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What's happening to my Ultra White Seats? Tesla won't fix!
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I am using this as well. It even removed blood stain and pen marks well.
However, it is still having a tough time remove blue jean transfer. It helps but can’t remove it completely
Sorry to clarify, in terms of the cleaning, it won't do it. The Sonax stuff is what Tesla told me to use at delivery, and the SC themselves took it in with their in-house detailer trying to clean it but no luck. The only part that could be attributed to cleaning is possibly the blue toning, but the rest is what looks like paint peeling off the seats (the dots on the back and on the arm bar) which is what was concerning and made me think it was the seats that were defective.
It was a Diono Ultra Mat like this:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diono-40241-Ultra-Mat-Black/dp/B00BFQ5BM0
No, it didn't come off at all (tried all manner of products) but at least the child seat will be permanently on top of it for another 3 years until we change the car. At that point I'll probably have to get it professionally restored. The protector left a grey dye all over the seat base in a nice mesh pattern! Lived and learned, lol.
Caramba. That's what I have for 3 seats, but it's the newer one that goes all the way up the seat back... and it's black underneath.
I've read all of these stories which is why I just use a towel. A white towel under the carseat. I'm not trusting anything to those other protectors that can melt crap onto my seat, especially in these Texas summers.
140 lbs (~63kg)....im not a heavy guy ...and no one other than myself or Tesla Techs have sat in the drivers seat.
Me too now! A seat protector that leaves dye on your seats totally defeats its point. Now just have a white cotton towel under the seat base and no more issues.
OptAdam
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Blue jean dye transfer is extremely common on all automotive leather seats. DO NOT EVER USE A MAGIC ERASER ON AUTOMOTIVE LEATHER.
If the staining has not been there for very long (think weeks not months) the safest way to clean it is to take a Optimum No Rinse dampened towel and wipe. If this does not remove it then I would take Optimum Power Clean at 10:1 with a leather scrub brush and if that does not fix the seat would need to be redyed.
If you use a Magic Eraser you are taking essentially 5k grit sandpaper to your seats. For better protection have your seats coated in Opti-Guard Leather coating.
If the staining has not been there for very long (think weeks not months) the safest way to clean it is to take a Optimum No Rinse dampened towel and wipe. If this does not remove it then I would take Optimum Power Clean at 10:1 with a leather scrub brush and if that does not fix the seat would need to be redyed.
If you use a Magic Eraser you are taking essentially 5k grit sandpaper to your seats. For better protection have your seats coated in Opti-Guard Leather coating.
That actually isn't a bad idea. Only thing is that it leaves only a thin layer of towel on the bottom which means the cushion will get deformed from the car seat, unless you swap things around often. What is that?
Barklikeadog
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1. white seats
2. What drivers seat doesn't develop the edge crinkle after a year?
3. They will never be like new because they aren't new. Do the best you can to clean them and accept it.
4. white seats
2. What drivers seat doesn't develop the edge crinkle after a year?
3. They will never be like new because they aren't new. Do the best you can to clean them and accept it.
4. white seats
That's what I thought, but having lived with the ultra-white seats for 9k miles they are holding up better than typical leather seats. The key thing is that they clean up very easily (with the major exception of the child seat protector dye!). I'm now a big fan of the synthetic leather they are using and in black it would be totally bomb proof - although I do prefer the look of the white and how it reflects the sunlight etc. Obviously you have to be more careful with white seats and what you wear. But with a packet of baby wipes in the door bin I've never had a problem removing the odd mark or dirty patch and I've been surprised how little maintenance they actually need to keep looking fresh.
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