nubby

Anyone else having this issue? It's some sort of blue smear/pigment that appears on my black leather seat, door interior, and anything leather. I usually clean it off but it happens so frequently that it's starting to piss me off. The only thing I can think of is the water spill proof option I selected when I got the vehicle but I also see very little of it in my TSX, just a little.

XIS

take it to the dealer if you are still under wty.

I have black leather in my 2007 and have never seen anything like you describe.

nubby

Ya I think I'll bring it to the dealer.

here are some pictures from my camera phone. There are some on my leather steering wheel but I didn't take pics.

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8476/dsc00287s.jpg
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/7839/dsc00288yx.jpg
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6227/dsc00289xm.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4778/dsc00290cv.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8696/dsc00291bk.jpg

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

looks like one of your kids got a hold of some chalk.

nubby

haha ya it's some sort of powdery substance. some of it got on the outside paint.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

I've seen it some where before.
I can't recall what it is, tho.

where does it come from? does it magically appear over night? do you leave the windows down?

nubby

Yes it just appears out of nowhere..... but I think it's something in the leather. Friction with the leather causes it but it's definitely not from the clothes.

cookj

I'm glad I choose Taupe, not black. The leather on my old TSX and now my RDX always looked new without any maintenance.

R*D*X*

It happen to me too stain on my taupe interior and i just found out it was from my wife and kids when they put sunblock :p...

nubby

well I just came back from the dealer and the service guy didn't know what it was either. he said it wasn't from the car and that maybe it was from a detail work I might have had on my car but I haven't done anything to the car, it's all stock/original. He noticed that the blue powder was all over my car, even on the trunk rubber seal. he said it wasn't covered under warranty and that i'd have to talk to the manager when he comes in tomorrow ;(

one thing that I do notice though is that this only happens during the summer. I've had this car since last summer and the same thing occurred back then but it stopped happening during winter.


R*D*X* are you saying the exact same thing happened to you and it was from sunblock? I don't use any sunblock tho.

nubby

my wife just told me she uses sunblock haha... maybe that's it.

I took that info, googled it and came up with this. it mentions blue thing as well.

SinCity

Beat me to it. It shows up as white on my beige interior.

wspy

Wow, good info guys!!

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

Test out the theory and let us know if it was indeed the sun block.

R*D*X*

hahahahaha

XIS

Wives..... Sheesh! ~!

Will some good ole lexol take care of it?

nubby

Yup it was the sunblock lol. sunblock is white but turns blue after drying and being in the sun/heat. It's easy to clean off with leather cleaner or damp cloth.