Never too late to learn......but always questioning why
After 5 yrs of going to a local gym, got cited today for wearing jeans. After returning home and reading rules online, have probably decided that my memory is faulty and probably read and then forgot those rules long ago. Also have gone there typically 5-7 times/wk for 5 yrs and this is the first time anyone has said anything.
The rules forbid street clothes and jeans but shorts and sweat outfits are ok. The reason given to me was that jeans wear out leather (seats, I guess) on the equipment. I found the words below by googling "leather jeans wear tear". Never having owned leather seats in cars or anywhere else, all this is new to me.
Are jeans really that hard on leather or is it because jeans often have the "zips, rivets, and buckles" listed in the article below and those things cause the damage. To show how observant I am, I was about to claim I have no rivets, but just noticed I do have them but not on the sitting side.
I guess I should wonder also if the seats on the equipment are really leather or perhaps some synthetic (wear/tear characteristic?)
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Be careful sliding in and out of your car over leather upholstery and try to avoid the bolster. This area of the seat will always wear fastest, but often they can wear all the way through. Although normal wear to your upholstery is acceptable, if your leather is cracked and worn through, likely or not this will be judged to be excessive wear and incur a recharge. Leather is very delicate!
Take great care with zips, rivets and buckles on clothing. Try not to wear jeans on leather seats, and do not sit on your coat, these items will mark, scuff and even rip leather.
After 5 yrs of going to a local gym, got cited today for wearing jeans. After returning home and reading rules online, have probably decided that my memory is faulty and probably read and then forgot those rules long ago. Also have gone there typically 5-7 times/wk for 5 yrs and this is the first time anyone has said anything.
The rules forbid street clothes and jeans but shorts and sweat outfits are ok. The reason given to me was that jeans wear out leather (seats, I guess) on the equipment. I found the words below by googling "leather jeans wear tear". Never having owned leather seats in cars or anywhere else, all this is new to me.
Are jeans really that hard on leather or is it because jeans often have the "zips, rivets, and buckles" listed in the article below and those things cause the damage. To show how observant I am, I was about to claim I have no rivets, but just noticed I do have them but not on the sitting side.
I guess I should wonder also if the seats on the equipment are really leather or perhaps some synthetic (wear/tear characteristic?)
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Be careful sliding in and out of your car over leather upholstery and try to avoid the bolster. This area of the seat will always wear fastest, but often they can wear all the way through. Although normal wear to your upholstery is acceptable, if your leather is cracked and worn through, likely or not this will be judged to be excessive wear and incur a recharge. Leather is very delicate!
Take great care with zips, rivets and buckles on clothing. Try not to wear jeans on leather seats, and do not sit on your coat, these items will mark, scuff and even rip leather.