Learn Now! The difference between leather and vinyl

Thinking about it, now it makes sense…however I always believed the vinyl would stretch more. I like the leather. I love how it looks, smells and feels. That texture of the vinyl looks really good.
Cool videos. Makes me want to send you my drivers seat bottom, it’s cracked and needs replaced. I think it’s vinyl though 😢

Great content, Rudy! Hey remember Corinthian leather from Chrysler?

I did know that trick about the Vinyl on Car seats being used in those areas but i will admit that i’ve been on some very nice Motor Yachts that have furniture that is Vinyl but it’s a very high Quality one that really looks and feels great i think the Trade name was Ultra Leather and in all honesty it holds up better than that Bnded Leather Crap that they were at one point inthe Furniture Trade to legally call Leather? i beleive that isn’t the case any longer my personal ProfessionalBackground was many years in the Woodworking and Furniture business and that industry went through many years of debates on what could or could not be called Solid Wood as at one Point most items were Veneered Substrates that could be capped with the same Species of Solid Wood and be called RealWood currently in that Industry because of newer technology many people now use HPDL that has a Woodgrain pattern on it that is actually a photograph printed onto the Plastic Shheets that many people refer to as Formica which really is a Trade name owned by one company and many folks use Formica more as a generic name for similiar products like Kleenex would be to a paper or disposable Hankerchef

Thankyou i didn’t know about the MineralSpirits being safe to use i’ve always have a tendency to be extremely cautious on using chemicals on Upohlstery in fear of dissolving or causing damage to it but now i know more than i did

Great info !!!!! Thank you !!!!

Excellent explanation and product comparison. I get a lot of knowledge ( pleather?..lol)from your videos…thanks for taking the time to put these videos together

What do you recommend to protect fabric seats from liquids, adhesives, stains or odors? Could you do a video of how you apply the product?

Yeah I bought a Dodge Challenger with leather interior and within 2 years the crappy vinyl side on the drivers seat started cracking exposing the cloth behind it. This when I found out they were not full leather. Would never upgrade to factory "leather" again.

My guess is the Sides are vinyl, before i keep watching….

Keep it up my bro….
There weren’t any “tech #’s” this time tho! My log book has missing numbers now!! Haha. Great video, man. How can i find tech tip # 1?

I like the mineral spirits tip.

What is the reason for perforated materials, is it strictly for apperance?

Great video! The only one that I have seen in which I've learnt the truth about leather vs vinyl. Impeccably explained! 👏👏😁😁

I am be doing upholstery work since 1977 I know what you're talking about!!

Leather is going to age, if not treated regularly it will happen in a relatively short time...I had a 1974 Gran Torino with original vinyl seats...still like new in 2022. So now I am looking at my truck leather seats and thinking I might go to vinyl, especially the higher grades....so I won't have to redo them in the future. Since a new truck is around 80k these days...I will keep my old truck and fix it as needed. I had new leather replacement covers in a 71 vette, after 3 yrs here comes the unsightly wrinkles and creases, no matter how much I conditioned it, and that certainly was not my daily driver.

Is there a name for the really thin carpet that’s used on some car seats? Very informative video, thank you 👍😁

Could you talk about Mercedes MB Text which is their vinyl, to me it’s the best, lasts forever and almost can’t tell it’s vinyl. Wears like ion!

Very interesting and informative as always, I am impressed by the PARTNERS idea , here in England I have not seen that idea as yet .

I feel I'm taking advantage of your videos by not dropping some cash. Covid forced me to rethink working in the corporate world. Sir, thank you so much for inspiring this mature lady an avenue to support myself again.

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

My first truck was a beat up '72 Ford Courier with a marine vinyl bench seat, it would get rock hard and slick as a teflon pan in the winter and I learned real quick how important seatbelts are. Does the extra thickness of marine vinyl actually help it last any longer outdoors?

In upholstered furniture to keep cost down they advertise "touch leather", meaning any area that the body touches when setting normally is real leather, the rest is vinyl. Car interiors are no different, all about cost savings! Great video

Do you reupholster steering wheels/make covers?

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Thank you for sharing all that good knowledge and experience . I want to say as far i understand (maybe im wrong) marine quality has always synthetic fabric backing cause supposed to be resistant to mold rather than a cotton knitted fabric backing of the non marine standard vinyl. Great videos !

Happy Easter!

Dude, where is your shop? Please say Texas.

Great information....in your opinion leather or vynil is better/durability?

Question can I use a regular home sewing machine to make vinyl seat covers for my car?

Great video Rudy very informative

The overtime shine

Thanks!

Listen to this guy people, I've been trying to tell people this exact stuff about leather & vinyls for the years that I have been doing it and he has been doing it a lot longer than I have & nothing has changed except for more time! 🤣🤣 Good stuff!

What Thread you use bonded or non bonded

What really sucks is bonded leather it peels right off

Wow, I didn't know the part about them putting plastic Over the leather.
Bless their pointed little heads 😆
I both learn from and enjoy your videos / keep 'um coming.

No I didn't know that, and what about those leather/vinyl repair kits a DIY sold in auto part stores do they work, will the leather keep it's shape or over time will it mold over time w/o perforation I mean like a heavy sweaters ewe.

I was looking at a used 2020 Mercedes SUV. I have come to realize its white seats are Mercedes MB-Tex. Which is their vinyl. I thought it was leather until I read what the MB-Tex was. I was shocked. Should a person be worried that a vehicle has this instead of real leather?
And another thing. Mercedes says do not use a microfiber cloth on the MB-Tex upholstery as it will shorten its life. How does Microfiber mess it up! I am puzzled. Thanks. Tom

So do you clean and condition vinyl the same as you would leather? So vinyl is synthetic leather just as alcantara/ simulation/ synthetic suede is a synthetic suede?

Honestlly when i have my upholstery recovered i choose to have it done in vinyl. Today it looks as good as Leather and you know what, Vinyl doesn't crack and is much more rugged than leather. Leather doesn't hold up worth a crap. All the cars i owed with leather seats always cracked even with all the conditioning and care i gave those seats. Vinyl for the win.

Only the seating areas of the seats are leather. I know this, my 78 Cadillac Coupe has leather seats, and the sides, bottom bolsters, and backing are vinyl color matched to my cars leather. My interior color code is 783 Antique Mulberry. Great video

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Pleather is PLastic LEATHER = vinyl. technique 678, you know who you are.

How do you get those samples from Keyston Bros? And also I can't find foam on their website. Keith from northeast Texas.

Thank you learned a lot

What last longer tho?