PeteW

Will they be a royal pain in the *** to maintain? What would you use to clean them?

-Pete

bjh

Search archives with "leather alcantara" as the search terms to get a summary. Also there was a link to the US distributor posted earlier in this forum.

Noel Louthan

I took this from: http://plgroupinc.com/Pages/Alcan1.htm

The Purcell/Letchinger Group is proud to be a North American sales agent for Alcantara, Europe’s premier suede cloth manufacturer. Alcantara is made in Italy and is the single best selling fabric brand in the world.

Now available in 54-inch widths, Alcantara’s suede-cloth fabrics are remarkably soft and durable. Furniture upholstered in Alcantara is warm, elegant, comfortable, and practical. Unlike its competitors (who use only 2 or 3), Alcantara combines up to 11 different dyestuffs to get the powerful depth and richness of its colors, and with 48 stock color choices available, Alcantara fabrics are a beautiful choice for all applications–from bold to subtle.

As rugged as it is beautiful, Alcantara is a favorite of the best architects and designers because it stands up to the most demanding uses and environments with style and sophistication to spare.

Virtually indestructible, Alcantara’s wear resistance exceeds 125,000 double rubs in Weisenbeck tests
Extreme colorfastness makes Alcantara ideal for even the most heavy-duty applications
Alcantara cleans easily with household products and can even be washed in washing machines.
Alcantara’s surface characteristics more closely resemble suede than any other manmade leather.



Noel

Bill D

My experience is with Alcantara vs. Suede steering wheels.

Suede sucks...it deteriorates and dirties very quickly.

Alcantara rules....it doesn't wear, it keeps its color, and is exceptionally durable. Clean like you would clean leather.