Help! Jeans turned tan Softex blue in brand new Prius!

no advice, sorry. but i have to wonder, if they are turning your softex blue, what are you absorbing into your bloodstream?

 

I've seen how the softtex will turn blue from jeans too. A mild soap should do the trick for ya!

 

If the "mild soap" suggestion does not work.....try

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Cleaning Tips

 

Oxyclean. But use a small wet vac too if possible such as:
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BTW, with any cleaner you work with make sure to do a test spot first to ensure it doesn't bleach out/fade the fabric color. Good luck.

 

Can new jeans do this to the regular cloth seats in the Prius as well or is mainly the Softex susceptible to jeans paint absorbing into the seats? I was curious if the heated cloth seats on the PiP might have that issue with new jeans.

 

Yes. Fresh, deep blue denim can and will transfer the blue to all kinds of stuff.
If they are "pre-faded", there should not be a problem.

 

Yup. New Jeans will bleed everywhere. Always wash once prior to wearing.

 

...at least once.

 

leather seat cleaner? meguiar's.

 

This was a common complaint with light colored leathers from a number of automakers that was discussed in forums a few years ago. Maybe leather tanners have found a solution to this that needs to be applied to these new-fangled "vinyl" seats.

 

It not just jeans. I sit on an old towel to keep the dye from my pants from staining the chair. We stored some blue leather against white. The white is stained. There's a reason they make seat covers.

 

We had a good laugh at that over the holidays after this comment was suddenly blurted out: "Why are your hands blue?"

New jeans are definitely a problem. And that's absolutely correct about the pre-faded. I haven't had any problem whatsoever with them on Softex.