Various finishes applied to automotive leather - Blogs - Autopia.org

a) Finished leather -
unless a Premium Leather option was purchased the type of leather upholstery used by 95% of OEM is a multi stratum covering over the leather hide; the top strata is the surface pigmentation (colour) and an abrasion resistant urethane.
b) Covered leather –
see (a) above
c) Pigmented leather –
a spray-on colouring applied to a leather surface. More often pigmentation is applied to a urethane, which provides an even colour to the upholstery as well as abrasion resistance
d) Aniline (more correctly Micro Pigment) –

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Paint cleaning; prior to polishing - Blogs - Autopia.org

Surface preparation is one of the most important steps when polishing to achieve a flawless finish. Regardless of how clean you think your paint is, there are still contaminants stuck on the paint that you need to remove before waxing or polishing your paint. Road film, oil, tar, grease, water spots and other environmental contaminants bond to the paint and glass surfaces and are difficult to remove. Glass and especially the windshield and rear window on trucks and SUVs are prone to these surface contaminants.

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Drying a Paint Surface (Drying Aids) - Blogs - Autopia.org

Provided the paint finish has been rinsed adequately (
See Drying a Vehicle ‘sheeting’ water
) there should be no dirt residue.
Water is a good solvent but a very poor surface lubricator. Try using a drying aid type detailer
(Dodo Juice USA Time to Dry, Finish Kare FK425, Autoglym Aqua Wax

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Oxidation or Clear Coat Failure? - Blogs - Autopia.org

The clear coat is the final original equipment manufacturers coating applied to a vehicle to protect the (base) colour coat while providing both depth and a durable, glossy appearance, originally designed to protect metallic paints, but is now applied to all colours. Any product applied on top of the clear coat needs to be transparent otherwise both the paint colour and its depth of shine will be muted.

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Polishing processes - Blogs - Autopia.org

Different types of polishing processes are given a verity of names; but to completely remove a paint surface scratch requires the removal of paint to the lowest level of the scratch, be cognizant the there is only a finite amount of clear coat that can be removed without compromising the integrity of its ultra violet (UV) protection

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Detailing products shelf-life - Blogs - Autopia.org

All car acre products are negatively impacted by wide temperature fluctuations and extremes of high or low temperatures, especially with the now VOC compliant chemicals. As far as wax storage is concerned standard room temperature will suffice; a refrigerator provides a stable temperature / humidity, which equates to a longer shelf life to the products.

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Removing Water Marks (Water Spots) - Blogs - Autopia.org

When water on a vehicles paint surface evaporates the residue left behind comprises; atmospheric pollutants; nitrogen oxide from motor exhaust emissions and sulphur oxide emissions from chemical plants, paper making and refineries, it should also be noted that rain water also contains these contaminates, all of which can cause paint discoloration, surface etching and leaving microscopic surface imperfections and micro pores in the paint film surface that are vulnerable to deterioration, these misnamed ‘water spots’ should be removed and naturalized as soon as possible.

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Bituminous Asphalt (Road Tar) Removal - Blogs - Autopia.org

[:The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete, asphalt refers to a mixture of mineral aggregate and bitumen (tarmac) Composed almost entirely of bitumen, which is a category of organic liquids that are highly viscous, black, sticky and wholly soluble in carbon disulfide, mostly made up of highly condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons]

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Hydration of Finished Leather - Blogs - Autopia.org

Leather naturally absorbs and retains moisture vapour, meaning it’s also susceptible to losing the moisture necessary to keep it pliant and soft. One of major attribute is its ability for transpiration (allowing the movement of moisture back and forth (evaporation and hydration), which it does even better than wool. This means not just its permeability to air but its permeability to water vapour, on the other hand, whilst it absorbs water vapour it doesn't readily absorb liquid, so a light rain will not harm it and a damp cloth can be used to keep it clean, however the introduction of any solvent-based products accelerates aging of the leather.

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Automotive (Finished) Leather Upholstery - Blogs - Autopia.org

There is a great deal of conflicting information on leather care being put out by leather experts themselves who use baffling pseudo scientific techno speak as another marketing ploy, which makes it difficult to find a definitive, unbiased answer. Here is one definitive truth –you are dealing with the leathers finish, not the hide itself.

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