I am really frustrated with myself, because I read a previous thread and decided to use Scotchgard on my tC's interior, thinking that it would maintain the nice black look. I could not have been more wrong! It left a really weird, dull film on the fabric, and some of the more thickly-covered areas have faint white spots on them (like someone spilled a drink or something)... argh!! Using a California duster helped some but it doesn't make it completely better. Does anyone have experience with evening out this kind of mess or have a solution to get it out altogether? much appreciated.

 

thanks for the heads up. it was on my list of things to do...

 

How much did you use??? I used ScotchGuard on my car first thing when i bought the car and everything is just fine... unless the dealer pre-treated your seats which may have caused the Scotchguard to bead off and dry in a weird fashion. Don't know what to tell ya man

 

Mine has Scotchgard on the interior, and it looks exactly the same as every other tC interior I've seen.

 

maybe i used too much...Giravani, do you think if i steam-cleaned it i could start over?

 

what's a "California duster"????

 

Well ScotchGuard is essentially a laminant for all intents and purposes. It's in liquid state long enough to permeate the material and then seal all of the absorbancy of the fabric, basically laminating your seats. I don't know what the melting point is of the solvent but I can imagine it's really high, high enough for you to do serious damage to your apholstery trying to get it out with a steam cleaner. I would check to see if there is a solvent that will break down ScotchGuard and use that on your seats, then use a rug-steamer attachment to suck it all out. It's worth a shot...

 

that's why we don't offer interior protection even when the customers ask about it. the seat fabrics on all the scions isn't your typical cloth interior.

 

Hi Rich,
That's wierd. I WAS offered interior protection for my tC although I did not purchase it :? . Is there a product available that we can use to protect our interiors? -Jayme

 

Product says to test it on a hidden part of fabric before using. Thanks for the alert. I will have to be careful in using scotchguard on the tC. I bought the bottle two weeks ago and still have to apply it.

1manila

 

ScotchGuard :D when used properly and in moderation, works great.

 

hmmm.. i used extra-strength or whatever it's called. maybe that had something to do with it...

 

Bought regular SchotchGuard from walmart ($5), applied two moderate coats (as the directions state) - interior looks as good as it looked before the application.

We had a pretty heavy rain and I had a passenger who for some reason stuck his umbrella inside the car first, so that watter dripped all over the seats - it beaded off without going inside the seat. So I guess scotchguard works. Just don't buy SctochGuard for carpet - it's extra strength and is intended for use in high-trafic areas. Regular upholstery ScotchGuard works just fine. One can is enough to do the entire car twice.

 

Good ____!! Thanx

 

at first, i just used the armorall wipes.. i was a lil nervous at first, but those bad boys work great, not that much shine but it leaves it clean and looking how it did when i drove off the lot.