White Seats, are they really easy to keep clean?

[Jayrod]

Hi everyone, new here and just ordered an X on 4 May. I did Ob Black with white interior, may switch to midnight silver though. I digress.

My good friend who lives in Atlanta has the white interior and he had a few marks only on the drivers seat after about 35k miles. We used and have always used zaino leather cleaner and it made the seat new again. Just my .10 cents.

 

[Chad.smith528]

Early days for me yet (only 1800 miles on white seats) but they are not showing any signs of staining with blue jeans which I wear a lot. I did have the seats treated with a high quality stain block though, so that might be helping. Every little mark I've seen so far has come off instantly with a baby wipe, so I'm happy so far. They look amazing too and not too loud with the surrounding black trim and carpets.

What product did you use to treat the seats

 

[Peteski]

What product did you use to treat the seats

It was a proprietary product from a local UK supplier who specialises in Tesla exterior/interior finish protection, so not something you could buy over there. But it looks like a typical leather/faux leather protection cream.

It is working very well, except for the huge mistake I made in using a black seat protector under a child seat, which has now transferred some grey dye from its backing foam onto the seat. Nothing I've tried will remove it so I'm now going to have to get it professionally restored when the child seat is eventually removed. The other seats which have just been sat on normally are all still perfect after 5K miles. No blue stains from jeans or any other staining of any kind. Absolutely no crease marks in the faux leather either or sagging of the material. It seems better than real leather in this respect. White is great for reflecting the sun too, no more roasted butt with typical black leather seats!

Would I choose white seats again? Probably yes, but the seat protector issue has certainly put me off. But I've learnt that lesson now, so as long as there are no other incidents I will be happy. For me it has to hold up well for 4 years only. If I was buying a car to keep for 10 years, white would not be my choice!

 

[ebfio]

It was a proprietary product from a local UK supplier who specialises in Tesla exterior/interior finish protection, so not something you could buy over there. But it looks like a typical leather/faux leather protection cream.

It is working very well, except for the huge mistake I made in using a black seat protector under a child seat, which has now transferred some grey dye from its backing foam onto the seat. Nothing I've tried will remove it so I'm now going to have to get it professionally restored when the child seat is eventually removed. The other seats which have just been sat on normally are all still perfect after 5K miles. No blue stains from jeans or any other staining of any kind. Absolutely no crease marks in the faux leather either or sagging of the material. It seems better than real leather in this respect. White is great for reflecting the sun too, no more roasted butt with typical black leather seats!

Would I choose white seats again? Probably yes, but the seat protector issue has certainly put me off. But I've learnt that lesson now, so as long as there are no other incidents I will be happy. For me it has to hold up well for 4 years only. If I was buying a car to keep for 10 years, white would not be my choice!

Which seat protector? I’m using one as well...

 

[Peteski]

Which seat protector? I’m using one as well...

I don't know, it's in the bin now! It had a grey mesh foam backing and that was what caused the staining. I would have a look under your seat protector asap and make sure it's not staining the seat. I checked mine after a week or so of use and it was fine. 3 months later and the staining had then appeared and it is proving to be permanent at this point.

 

[davedesro]

Picked up my MX 100D with white interior on Friday. TBC how the seats age but they look and feel fantastic.

DS thanked me for "not being afraid of" the white seats (I think they like the look and want more folks to advertise) and recommended "Simple Green" (https://simplegreen.com) cleaner to touch up dirty seats.

Loving my choices so far!

MX 100D red w/ white interior+CF
Premium Upgrade
Enhanced Autopilot
5-seat config

 

[Peteski]

DS thanked me for "not being afraid of" the white seats (I think they like the look and want more folks to advertise) and recommended "Simple Green" (https://simplegreen.com) cleaner to touch up dirty seats.

You can clean them with almost any household cleaner, the material is not at all fussy. I find baby wet-wipes are ideal for cleaning spot stains etc and I use a mild leather/vinyl cleaner for a more thorough clean. My white front seats still look brand new after 5K miles and I haven't had to clean them any more than normal, which surprised me a little as I thought they would need more care than typical black leather seats. The carbon trim is great too and doesn't show fingerprints at all.

 

[bob_p]

We've had our S 100D with the ultra white seats for over a year and approaching 25K miles - and the seats are still "ultra white". So far, if we get something on the seats, baby wipes (which we carry in the car) have been able to clean them up - and the seats still look great. We ordered our X 100D with ultra white seats (hoping to get it in the next few days).

What's surprising is how well the "signature" leather seats have held up in our first Model S, delivered in January 2013 with 95K miles. Those seats haven't anywhere near the amount of wear I've had in previous cars. Someone's going to get a great CPO...

 

[ZEPHYRHATS]

I got my white 100D a couple of weeks ago and took it directly to colorado detail and got the wheels powdercoated, got the black out package, and wrapped it in frosty blue metallic matte. I like the way they executed the tesla logo and wheel details as well. i am 56 but i just wanted to let everyone know that at any age you can always be different!

 

[tdwin2000]

Not sure if this will work for the white Tesla seats but worked great for the tan seats in my old Lexus interior. Use the Magic Eraser by Mr. Clean. Just dampen it (don't soak it) and rub lightly. This stuff is like miracle stuff. I use it on the whitewalls on my classic Corvette, scuff marks on the white baseboards in my house. Again, just rub it lightly to see if it will remove the blue stain but I think it's probably the best thing to clean the stains with. If this works, please post a reply.

 

[Peteski]

Not sure if this will work for the white Tesla seats but worked great for the tan seats in my old Lexus interior. Use the Magic Eraser by Mr. Clean. Just dampen it (don't soak it) and rub lightly. This stuff is like miracle stuff. I use it on the whitewalls on my classic Corvette, scuff marks on the white baseboards in my house. Again, just rub it lightly to see if it will remove the blue stain but I think it's probably the best thing to clean the stains with. If this works, please post a reply.

I've tried this on very stubborn stains (from a child seat protector disaster, see below!) and it didn't work at all. But worked really well for getting ink stains off a cupboard our 6 year old "decorated"!

For removing normal everyday staining from ultra-white seats I find baby wipes very good and a good quality leather cleaner for a deeper clean. At 13K miles, my front seats are holding up really well (still like new). The rear seats would have been fine too had it not been for the dye transfer off a child seat protector. That left grey marks that nothing has so far removed (not even diluted bleach) and think that will require professional restoration.