Protecting the Paintwork and Upholstery of a new car

DUTR

bigadaj said:

People can scotch guard upholstery themselves but there's growing evidence that it's a potential carcinogen. 

Do you have a source? 
Even back in the day when I was detailing, it was frightening, the amount of folk hardly adopting any safety measures, even simple things like gloves.

ComicGeek

tiya1990 said:

Following on from my previous post , I will be taking delivery of a new Toyota Rav4 with grey leather seats within the next few weeks.  
I have been offered Paintseal ( Teflon £349 or Gen-3 Glasscoat £449 ) which can be done on the day of delivery. 

Is this worth it ?- I am especially  keen to save the colour of the light grey seats especially with my teenage boys!
I have seen prev posts regarding Supaguard and forumites were largely unimpressed. 

Is Paintseal any better ?
What would you use for your new 'pride and joy' ? 
I have heard that some of these products are available cheaply as standalone products but are they easy to apply by a complete novice or will I cause more harm than good and need a professional  ?

I wouldn't bother. I've had my RAV4 with light grey seats/interior for just over a year now, and it still looks brand new, inside and out. I always use a towel or something under car seats, and make sure that I regularly wipe down the kids' seats with baby wipes. Just keep on top of the sticky food mess and it will be fine - nothing will prevent it getting stained if you don't look after it.

bigadaj

DUTR said:

bigadaj said:

People can scotch guard upholstery themselves but there's growing evidence that it's a potential carcinogen. 

Do you have a source? 
Even back in the day when I was detailing, it was frightening, the amount of folk hardly adopting any safety measures, even simple things like gloves.

The chemical involved is pfos (also pfoa), it's becoming a big issue on former industrial sites as it doesn't degrade. 

Leather12

You can clean and maintain your car seats with household products like vinegar, baking soda, rubbing alcohol. Otherwise you can use leather wipes which is so simple to use and maintain your car seats like a new one. 

Grumpy_chap

This thread is from last August.

born_again

Grumpy_chap said:

This thread is from last August.

Perhaps the Op will now reappear and tell us what they did or did not do and how the grey seats look