Glossary of Seat Covers

Custom Fit Seat Covers are premium quality seat covers that look, feel and last like the original upholstery that was installed by the automaker when the vehicle rolled out of the factory. Manufactured through automation system with the help of computer generated designs and computer aided manufacturing process, these covers are perfect when it comes to fitting. The fitting is always accurate because they are made with the exact make and model measurements.

Semi-custom Fit Seat Covers are never as good as Coverking Custom Fit Covers. How can they be? After all, they are not made with the specific measurements. These covers are also not suitable for all those vehicles that are fitted with Side Airbag Safety devices since their functioning may come in the way of these seat covers.

Universal Fit Seat Covers are the ones you generally come across at the automobile stores and at the shopping malls. But you should always stay away from them because these covers rarely fit well.

Pelt means leather or hide. It stands for cured skin of rabbits, beavers, raccoon, bears, etc in which the animal fur, wool or hair is still attached. Used in seat cover for adding extra comfort, Pelt replaces genuine fur that is far too expensive.

Polyester is commonly used in seat cover as it is a tough synthetic water-resistant material much suited to seat cover making. Polyester has a distinctive past when it was much favored by disco community during the seventies. But these days, Polyester is used in many areas.

Neoprene is a water-resistant fabric that is much used in making wetsuits, laptop sleeves, electrical insulations, etc. The material is extremely high in water resistance. Neoprene is also used by Coverking for seat cover making.

Pink Slip is linked to cars that get involved in road racing, particularly the changing of hand of the slip. But the slip is actually the Vehicle Registration Certificate. In the event of a road race, the winner takes over the Pink Slip of the loser, and so, DMV’s ask people not to travel with their Slips.

Friction is a term of Physics and is used to refer to the chafing or the rubbing action between two similar or dissimilar materials. In automobiles, friction can happen when a person’s clothing and the seat cover rubs against each other while he is entering or coming out of the vehicle. Friction generates heat, which in turn harms the fabric.