WilliamG
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Fascinating. That cap should be tossed if you ask me. Who knows what you’re absorbing through your skin when you sweat into it.
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MASTER THREAD: Removing marks from white seats
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Fascinating. That cap should be tossed if you ask me. Who knows what you’re absorbing through your skin when you sweat into it.
Super_Popular
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Like jeans you should wash the hat a few times and get the dye out of it.
Bill Foster
I'm going home!
Definitely a problem with that cap. I would get rid of it.
But, the white stain resistant seats are supposed to be resistant against stain makers. When you have something that does not stain, you do not need stain resistance.
You only need stain resistance when you come up against a stain maker.
So the fact that the cap was a stain maker is not an excuse for the stain resistant seats.
But, the white stain resistant seats are supposed to be resistant against stain makers. When you have something that does not stain, you do not need stain resistance.
You only need stain resistance when you come up against a stain maker.
So the fact that the cap was a stain maker is not an excuse for the stain resistant seats.
I have the black interior but I’m still very careful what I leave on the seats. No matter how hard I try I seem to leave sunscreen on the seats and door trim. It generally comes off with an alcohol wipe but I’m not sure how many times I can rub those stains off with alcohol before I rub off some of the dye.
With white seats I think I would be a nervous wreck. I would probably keep some towels in the car to protect the seats if I’m sweaty or covered with sunscreen.
With white seats I think I would be a nervous wreck. I would probably keep some towels in the car to protect the seats if I’m sweaty or covered with sunscreen.
Jaywlker
Former Vendor
So, I’m a little over a week into a new (to me) Model 3 Performance. I absolutely love it, and I did a lot of reading about how great and stain resistant the white interior is. So, I went with it.
Late this week, I left a black baseball hat on the back seat for a few days. The car was in a parking garage but out of the sun. It’s a very nice hat and I’ve had it for over a year with no problems at all and no ink transfer to other things before.
Well, lo and behold, I picked the hat up and it left behind a nasty surprise. The seat now has a black fabric dye stain that I’ve now exhausted my options to get clean. Before you offer suggestions, I’ve searched on here and read every thread I could. I’ve tried just about all of it. At this point I’ve pretty much given up. Anything above what I’ve already done is likely to do some damage to the fabric. Hell, I may have already done that.
Is this a warranty-able item from Tesla? It’s just so damned disappointing that I’ve just barely gotten the car and it already has a huge noticeable blemish on the back seat.
I’m certain that a little isopropyl alcohol with a microfiber cloth would take care of that. If not, a tiny amount of white shoe restorer would take care of it, lickety-split.
It did not take care of it at all. That was one of the first things I tried. I thought it would work as well, but it was utterly ineffective.
Thought I'd share, saw this in a FB group. Looks like staining isn't isolated to black hats. The owner used alcohol, Fantastik, Magic Eraser, baby wipes, etc, none of it worked.
Not saying the fault lies with either party yet, but I'd think leaving a hat on a seat falls under "normal use" for the car seats. Leaving a salt water drenched hat on the seat to bake for months will probably fall under the "not normal use" category (OP said this wasn't the case).
But for the seat belt to stain is a whole other story. That's a component of the car affecting another part of the car.
Not saying the fault lies with either party yet, but I'd think leaving a hat on a seat falls under "normal use" for the car seats. Leaving a salt water drenched hat on the seat to bake for months will probably fall under the "not normal use" category (OP said this wasn't the case).
But for the seat belt to stain is a whole other story. That's a component of the car affecting another part of the car.
Bill Foster
I'm going home!
If this dude with the seatbelt issue is the only one experiencing this issue, more then likely he’s the cause.Thought I'd share, saw this in a FB group. Looks like staining isn't isolated to black hats. The owner used alcohol, Fantastik, Magic Eraser, baby wipes, etc, none of it worked.
Not saying the fault lies with either party yet, but I'd think leaving a hat on a seat falls under "normal use" for the car seats. Leaving a salt water drenched hat on the seat to bake for months will probably fall under the "not normal use" category (OP said this wasn't the case).
But for the seat belt to stain is a whole other story. That's a component of the car affecting another part of the car.
It's possible that dye was transferred to the seat belt from another object, such as a we shirt. It then rubbed off onto the seat.
Note there are quite a few varieties of isopropyl alcohol. 50%,70%,91% & perhaps higher.
91% will take sharpie off many items. 70% wont even make sharpie smear.
Atari2600
Active Member
I have a white interior with over 17,000 miles on it with no issues. If I toss stuff in the back it's on my 3D MAXpider all-weather floor mat.
I do agree with the ceramic coating comments. I'll probably pick up this www.amazon.com/CarPro-CQuartz-Leather-30mL/dp/B00REX3LFM before someone tosses a hat like this in my seats.
That is an unbelievably horrible hat. Did they use permanent marker dye to make the hat? As an insane experiment try washing that cap with a white t-shirt and see what happens. Then burn the hat.
One area where the wife and I strongly disagree is washing new clothing. She does not care but I'm always worried about chemicals in clothing from the manufacturing process and leaching dyes so I refuse to wear anything without it being washed first... even sweatbands I wear on my head when I work outside in 100F heat.
Seems like the hat is what has a defect. Where was it made. Do not buy another from them.
I would guess that the hat is a cheap knock off of something pricier and as such is of poor quality that it would stain anything you left it on in the hot sun. Try washing it and see if it bleeds color or chemicals.
I would guess that the hat is a cheap knock off of something pricier and as such is of poor quality that it would stain anything you left it on in the hot sun. Try washing it and see if it bleeds color or chemicals.
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