How to remove a smudge from my seat

I went on a trip this past weekend and I guess one of the corners of a box which I put on the passenger's seat had a sticky tab...and it left a smudge on my seat. I can't get it out.

When I try to rub it out, it just makes my finger feel sticky, and I get a friction burn.

I've tried a damp rough microfiber cloth (the kind you use on laptop screens) and I've even tried an upholstry cleaner, which seems to help just a little, but I feel like whatever it is just spreads out.

How do I remove these kinds of weird smudges?

(I'm not really looking for a seat cover. I just want the smudge out, or as much "out" as possible without ruining the cloth.)

 

k I'll give that a try

 

What kind of cloth/rag/sponge would I use with that, to wipe the seat?

 

I tried using Folex. That didn't work. It just made the spot a little wet.

I couldn't find exactly that bottle of Scotchgard spot and stain remover after looking in two stores, so I went out and got Scotchguard Oxyclean Fabric Spot and Stain Remover. That didn't work.

If anything, now the spot (really two separate spots) are a bit larger and slightly darker. The little fibers are dark tinted.

Any other suggestions? Should I try using more Woolite?

 

Well here's an update, before I go buy any more products, I've been going back to Folex, Scotchguard, and Woolite, and I use a moist scrub sponge with a dab of soap, and I've made some progress I guess:



The smudge has cleaned up a bit, but it's still clearly there, as two separate stain-like spots. You can see a ring around where I was just cleaning, since I just took the picture, and that comes out.

I use one or more of the three products each day on the area. I let it soak, then try scrubbing it out. I might repeat a few times, then give up and try again the subsequent day. The spot dries out in the sun. Each day seems to help a little, but it's still an eye sore.


Oh and separate question: Once I get it out, Is there some kind of "seal" spray, like what the dealer uses, that I can spray on the seats to prevent spots from appearing again?

 

I think that helped. I tried using 409 and followed the directions on it... and that helped still a little more.

So, I just wanted to give you all an update. After another few days of cleaning, I think that I've got almost 100% of the whatever-they-ares out of my seat. They're still there, but faintly, and no longer an eyesore. Woolite doesn't seem to work anymore. Fortunately the cleaners that I used (Woolite, Folex, Scotchguard, 409) protected the color in the fabric of the seat, so I know that I can use them again.

As for the seal...

This stuff seems to work really well.