Fake Leather smell
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Fake Leather smell
Hi,
I hope someone can help. We have the IS250 and my son can't stand that fake leather smell. We thought after a few year, it will fade or he'll get use to it. Neither happened. Is there anyways to get rid of that smell.
Thanks.
I hope someone can help. We have the IS250 and my son can't stand that fake leather smell. We thought after a few year, it will fade or he'll get use to it. Neither happened. Is there anyways to get rid of that smell.
Thanks.
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Have you tried air fresheners?
In my opinion, Lexus' Nulux synthetic vinyl has the same look and feel benefits of leather, but is of far higher quality than leather and it doesn't smell like a dead cow. LOL, j/k! But seriously, I would take Nulux over cowhide anytime.
Nulux is extruded to a more uniform thickness, won't get soft or weak spots due to variations in hide thickness. Is probably thicker than your average unbacked leather. Has a consistent color and texture. Is color-fast all the way through, so if creases or tears eventually occur at least you will not see white'ish raw hide underneath. Is easily perforated so it vents like cloth which is more comfortable in hot weather. Is more lightweight, more durable and cheaper to manufacture.
By the way, are you sure it's the vinyl seats and not the foam underneath or some other interior panels or something that your son is pretending to be bothered by the smell? I doubt the seat vinyl is still gassing-off VOC's after 2 years.
In my opinion, Lexus' Nulux synthetic vinyl has the same look and feel benefits of leather, but is of far higher quality than leather and it doesn't smell like a dead cow. LOL, j/k! But seriously, I would take Nulux over cowhide anytime.
Nulux is extruded to a more uniform thickness, won't get soft or weak spots due to variations in hide thickness. Is probably thicker than your average unbacked leather. Has a consistent color and texture. Is color-fast all the way through, so if creases or tears eventually occur at least you will not see white'ish raw hide underneath. Is easily perforated so it vents like cloth which is more comfortable in hot weather. Is more lightweight, more durable and cheaper to manufacture.
By the way, are you sure it's the vinyl seats and not the foam underneath or some other interior panels or something that your son is pretending to be bothered by the smell? I doubt the seat vinyl is still gassing-off VOC's after 2 years.
Last edited by Machine13; Sep 2, 2015 at 10:06 AM.
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While I prefer NuLuxe to leather, it does have a certain "funk" to it when new. I am either used to it now, or it has died down, but when it did bother me, I used Chemical Guys New Car Smell to great effect.
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Have you tried air fresheners?
In my opinion, Lexus' Nulux synthetic vinyl has the same look and feel benefits of leather, but is of far higher quality than leather and it doesn't smell like a dead cow. LOL, j/k! But seriously, I would take Nulux over cowhide anytime.
Nulux is extruded to a more uniform thickness, won't get soft or weak spots due to variations in hide thickness. Is probably thicker than your average unbacked leather. Has a consistent color and texture. Is color-fast all the way through, so if creases or tears eventually occur at least you will not see white'ish raw hide underneath. Is easily perforated so it vents like cloth which is more comfortable in hot weather. Is more lightweight, more durable and cheaper to manufacture.
By the way, are you sure it's the vinyl seats and not the foam underneath or some other interior panels or something that your son is pretending to be bothered by the smell? I doubt the seat vinyl is still gassing-off VOC's after 2 years.
In my opinion, Lexus' Nulux synthetic vinyl has the same look and feel benefits of leather, but is of far higher quality than leather and it doesn't smell like a dead cow. LOL, j/k! But seriously, I would take Nulux over cowhide anytime.
Nulux is extruded to a more uniform thickness, won't get soft or weak spots due to variations in hide thickness. Is probably thicker than your average unbacked leather. Has a consistent color and texture. Is color-fast all the way through, so if creases or tears eventually occur at least you will not see white'ish raw hide underneath. Is easily perforated so it vents like cloth which is more comfortable in hot weather. Is more lightweight, more durable and cheaper to manufacture.
By the way, are you sure it's the vinyl seats and not the foam underneath or some other interior panels or something that your son is pretending to be bothered by the smell? I doubt the seat vinyl is still gassing-off VOC's after 2 years.
I find the nuluxe seats have some white spots/patches, especially on the side bottom bolster/support. Certainly it has a different texture and softer than the leather used in 3IS. Probably the color of the nuluxe seats does matter as well. The one in that particular loaner car is black and I suspect when the seats are in red, those white spots may not be there.
Another thing is someone has claimed Nuluxe won't have creases. Again, it applies to Nuluxe when they are being taken care of. Again, the loaner car I was in has horrible creases in the bottom side bolsters on the driver's seat.
On the other hand, the leather seats used in 3IS seem to have less creases when compared to the one in 2IS. It is probably due to the shape of the seats and the distribution of the stuff inside. The leather seats used in 3IS actually are constructed by leather and nuluxe -- the Nuluxe is used in the back of the seats and some less visible areas.