Bad white model 3 seat stains

[Cycle11111]

This is why I went with the black seats.

I don’t understand what people are thinking when they get white seats. Asking for trouble.

I have had my M3 with white seats for about 20 months now - still look great and we wish we had them on our MX - had to get one tough stain out and the Chlorox wipes did the trick.

 

[Birdman325]

Mine also look great except for that minor cracking on side - which is hard to see unless you look very closely.
Do you have that on yours ?

 

[N.Y.R.]

This is why I went with the black seats.

I don’t understand what people are thinking when they get white seats. Asking for trouble.

I have white seats and totally regret getting them. They absolutely do stain from dye transfer.

 

[Rippin1Gear]

I have white seats and totally regret getting them. They absolutely do stain from dye transfer.

well if your close to WA I will swap you with my black

 

[N.Y.R.]

well if your close to WA I will swap you with my black

Drive up to Calgary and you have a deal.

 

[datoda]

I swear by my Kirkland Brand Baby Wipes from Costco. It's non-abrasive yet strong enough to get my black jean stains out. The trick is to give each wipe at most two firm wipes on the seat surface. If you do more wipes you are just spreading the stains around.

Alternatively, you can do this to match your faux leather jacket--

 

[Rippin1Gear]

Drive up to Calgary and you have a deal.

Well your 14.5hrs away, I might make a trip up in a few months to visit Canada.

 

[acarney]

I don’t have any issues with stains or discoloring any more... I switched to white jeans...

 

[N.Y.R.]

I don’t have any issues with stains or discoloring any more... I switched to white jeans...

I know you're joking but I don't even where jeans - my dye transfer is from suits that have been dry cleaned multiple times and are by no means "cheap".

 

[acarney]

I know you're joking but I don't even where jeans - my dye transfer is from suits that have been dry cleaned multiple times and are by no means "cheap".

I’m actually not joking. I have some black jeans that didn’t seem to do anything... then got new dark blue and even after washing them like four times I noticed some slight color transfer and immediately stopped wearing them. So now I mostly wear white... I’m surprised suits are doing it!

I thought it might be something about natural fibers and specifically the blue dye they use...

 

[super20g]

Uhm... the friggin seatbelts stained my white seats - noticed at 1k miles, might have already been there, and i cant get it off no matter what. Been 'under investigation' with tesla service since sept...

 

[jvmoore1]

Uhm... the friggin seatbelts stained my white seats - noticed at 1k miles, might have already been there, and i cant get it off no matter what. Been 'under investigation' with tesla service since sept...

same here. rear seats. not sure how long it has been there. nothing i have tried has worked.

 

[SwedishSTIle]

I put a bench seat protector under my kids car seats. When I took the seats out to clean I realized the seat protector had stained the white seats from the dye in it. I have tried:

Mothers VLR
Griots Leather care
Diluted bleach
Magic Eraser
Folex Stain Remover
3M Marine Vinyl Cleaner
Meguiars M5716SP Marine Cleaner

By far the most effective was the 3M. However none completely removed the stains. They remain a very light purplish shadow on the seats (the protector was black with a high traction vinyl/rubber backing to prevent slipping.

How is that for annoying, your seat protector stains your seats

 

[tttt]

50% rubbing alchohol / water mix will work fine.

 

[N.Y.R.]

50% rubbing alchohol / water mix will work fine.

No it doesn’t. I’ve tried every percentage of alcohol up to 99%. It’s BS.

 

[plusonechoi]

limited data as I've only had the car for about 6 weeks. Just did my first maintenance clean of the white interior with Folex and felt it did a great job.

 

[toolman335]

The look of the white seats is fantastic, but seriously, white seats in a car? Absolutely no chance that I'd be able to keep them clean. It would drive me insane.

 

[MMBTUS]

So we had the unfortunate experience of my wife wearing a faux leather jacket in my white model 3 interior leaving horrific black stains all over the back seat and the front seat. We attempted to clean the stains per Tesla recommendation with warm soap and water and approximately 50 to 60% of the stain came out however the seat Still Remains stained. We have looked in all the forms and tried many Cleaning Solutions so I'm asking here if anyone has a magic solution for a good white Tesla interior cleaning solution. This is not your run-of-the-mill blue jean transfer stain, those are easy to remove these are difficult stains has anyone had experience with this?

When all else fails, call in a professional leather repair specialist to airbrush the stains over. They can work on any material, custom mix colors in the field, and the results are durable and amazing.

 

[derekmw]

I think it's clear, it's a mixed review of those who get stains that come off and those with situations that get stains which are hard or impossible to remove.

It only reassures me that I am not one who would have been happy with white seats. Every little flaw annoys me and seeing stains that I can't get out would drive me nuts.

 

[SwedishSTIle]

For the most part the seats are hard to stain and easy to maintain. There are however certain things that stain the white seats and become impossible to completely get out. I love the look of the white seats and my stains are currently under my kids car seats.

My Cybertruck wont have white seats.....