Have a dye transfer from a leather pillow on the passenger seat back. Tried everything up to Leather Strong Cleaner, with no improvement, and this is first stain I haven't been able to remove from the white seats. Today mobile service took a crack at it but had no luck either. The service guy said Tesla can easily replace just the cover - has anyone ever had this done? If so, what is the cost?
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Replace stained white seat back?
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ambrown307
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Sounds like the "leather" is permanently dyed. As a last ditch effort right before you pay for a replacement, I would try some sort of vinyl topcoat to see if you can live with it. I've used SEM in the past to re-coat a leather steering wheel and it worked fine.
If you have a local paint and body supplier, it will likely be cheaper than buying through amazon.
If you have a local paint and body supplier, it will likely be cheaper than buying through amazon.
So, I have used SEM Color Coat before in my Lexus and if you prep the seats very well before applying, it has lasted well over a year without any evidence of cracking or peeling. Asking ambrown307, have you actually used the SEM 15313 white and it matches the white seats exactly, or fairly closely. Thx
sounds like you are in the same situation as this guy:
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Mistakes made. Anyone have an idea how much I will be dinged for this on lease return?
I've always made sure to take great care of the car, but compared to most here I'm a younger driver so there's a lot that I was not aware of. One of those things being never to leave rubber on the seats! I purchased new tires and left them in the back seat before going on vacation...
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joebruin77
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I have seen some videos on Youtube in which car detailing experts used and successfully removed dye transfer using a very strong automobile all purpose cleaner. I personally have used and recommend Optimum PowerClean (link below). The directions say to dilute Power Clean 3 parts water to 1 part PowerClean for interiors. You can try that, but if it doesn't work, I would be tempted to try some PowerClean in a small area at full strength, undiluted.
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Optimum Power Clean
Optimum Power Clean is an environmentally friendly, safe, yet powerful All Purpose Cleaner. The unique formula contains special polymers and emulsifiers br
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What did you end up doing? i have a similar problem. . .and might be happy with a $850 solution of replacing just the cover, instead the entire seat for $1,960 that Tesla is quoting. Were you able to replace just the fabric alone?
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