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Sheepskin Seat Covers -- Cleaning & Care
These days, more and more savvy auto owners are using sheepskin car seat covers to protect their seats from wear and tear. Naturally soft and comfortable, sheepskin keeps car seats looking brand new -- and offers a comfortable ride, year round. Sheepskin is also very easy to maintain. Here are a few tips to help keep your seat covers looking ship-shape for decades:
1- Day-to-Day Maintenance
The wool fibers of sheepskin naturally repel dirt, which makes them perfect for seat covers. It's only when you spill something oily or stick on sheepskin that it begins to look dirty. Still, it helps to gently brush any visible dirt away as you see it, or once a week. Just sweep your hand across the seats to help shake off dust and prevent buildup.
2- Spot Clean Minor Spills & Stains
If you have an accidental spill, no worry -- sheepskin's easy to clean. Simply moisten a cloth with cool water and gentle dish detergent (Ivory liquid hand soap is good) and gently dab at the spill. Once it's clean, allow the area to air dry. Do NOT use any direct heat source, such as a blow-dryer. When it's dry, you can lightly brush the spot to help restore its original luster.
3- Deep Clean As Needed
If you follow the steps above, your sheepskin seat covers should stay looking sharp. After some months or years, however, you might like to give your sheepskin seat covers a good deep cleaning. Here's how.
Remove them and give them a good shake outside in the fresh air. Then, use cool water and gentle detergent (as above) to spot clean any soiled areas. You can give the entire surface a light wiping if you like. Do NOT saturate the area with water, though. Allow your sheepskin seat covers to air dry, out of direct sunlight.
For a final finishing touch, you can toss your seat covers into the dryer, along with some tennis balls or a clean sneaker or two. Dry them on AIR FLUFF (absolutely do NOT USE HEAT) for about 15 minutes. The static electricity of the dryer helps to straighten the wool fibers, and the tennis balls/clean sneakers will beat out any deeply embedded dust. Remove your sheepskin seat covers from the dryer and reinstall on your car seat--they'll look as good as new.
One last tip: if your seats have no side impact airbags (or other attachments, like integrated arm rests), try switching sides when you reinstall them. Doing so completely changes the wear pattern and will help extend your sheepskin seat covers a few years longer!
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