I’ve had my M3 for 3 weeks now and i mainly wear black shirts, sometimes have graphics on the back. is there a good way to get this off? water wet wipes don’t work
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it’s not sunscreen, i don’t wear it lol. i’m pretty sure it’s just sweat lol. i drive for work so i’m in there a lotKnowing what the stain is goes a long way to finding an answer. In my case the white stains I've had were from sunscreen so I looked for a way to remove sunscreen from car seats.
The key to remove sunscreen is to use a degreaser cleaner. Even a household degreaser such as 409 spray should work.What was the solution for removing sunscreen from the car seats?
The seats are polyurethane and attached to the foam below using adhesive. I wouldn't be comfortable using anything that contains solvents or not marked as safe for polyurethane.Try 303 Aerospace Protectant. If that fails, use a small amount of WD40 on a microfiber cloth and gently clean area. Follow-up with 303 or Meguires Interior Cleaner spray.
303 Aerospace Protectant and Meguires interior detailer don't have solvents. No issue when using on my Model 3 seats and interior. The WD40 would only be for tough stains that nothing else can remove. I used the WD40 method on my Ferrari 355GTB to remove blue ink stain on seat from a passenger that had a pen in his back pocket. Worked great. Followed that up with leather cleaner.The seats are polyurethane and attached to the foam below using adhesive. I wouldn't be comfortable using anything that contains solvents or not marked as safe for polyurethane.
Tesla recommends:
"Wipe spills and chemical residues from interior surfaces as soon as possible using a soft cloth moistened with warm water and non-detergent soap. Wipe gently in a circular motion. Then wipe dry using a soft, lint-free cloth."
Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla
Learn how to properly clean the interior and exterior of your vehicle.www.tesla.com
A widely available source of non-detergent soap is baby shampoo. That generally should clean most things on the seats.
For things that stain, using a good quality paper towel instead of microfiber cloth may be better (so the stain transfers to the towel and off the seat).
303 Aerospace Protectant I'm aware of and it is listed as safe for plastic.303 Aerospace Protectant and Meguires interior detailer don't have solvents. No issue when using on my Model 3 seats and interior.
It's probably ok to use for rare cases, but would need to clean off all of quickly so that it doesn't seep or dwell on the seat. I still think however using mild non-detergent soap should be the first thing to try as that is actually what is factory recommended.The WD40 would only be for tough stains that nothing else can remove. I used the WD40 method on my Ferrari 355GTB to remove blue ink stain on seat from a passenger that had a pen in his back pocket. Worked great. Followed that up with leather cleaner.
Just occurred to me that I forgot to mention that my seats were treated with ceramic coating. Which is probably a big factor in the ease of cleaning.This is what I use. No problem getting sunscreen off.
Chemical Guys SPI_993_16 Nonsense Colorless & Odorless All Surface Super Cleaner (For Vinyl, Rubber, Plastic, Carpet & More) Safe for Home, Garage, Cars, Trucks, SUVs, RVs & More, 16 fl oz, Unscented Amazon.com
What brand of ceramic coating did you use? I'm also seeing this mystery white residue in the car, appears after nearly anyone sits in the car.Just occurred to me that I forgot to mention that my seats were treated with ceramic coating. Which is probably a big factor in the ease of cleaning.
Professionally applied by Alset in Portland, ORWhat brand of ceramic coating did you use? I'm also seeing this mystery white residue in the car, appears after nearly anyone sits in the car.
Just put Aerospace 303 on my seats, hope that helps prevent it or at least makes it easier to get off. It cleans off with Weiman leather conditioner easy enough, but as the seats are not real leather I don't want to use this anymore. I really didn't like using Meguiar's interior cleaner/detailing spray, it just doesn't do the job for me.