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Moonstone Blues

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by DonD, Mar 15, 2016.

  1. DonD

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    Any thoughts on how to keep Moonstone clean? The 'grey' is practically white and looks challenging especially in the back seat.
     
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    Well the good thing is that it's SofTex so in theory, it should be easier to clean than natural materials. It's essentially plastic (New artificial leather gains increasing Toyota acceptance - SAE International ) so warm, very lightly soaped water should help clean up most things. I don't know what to do about stains (if it does stain). Hopefully those with Misty Grey (Aqua) on their Gen 3s can chime in. Misty Grey was a very light coloured grey that was offered on the Gen 3.
     
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    Use 3M Scotchgard for automobiles. Wait until a warm dry day and spray and leave car doors open to dry and ventilate. Its probably a good idea to wear a spray mist facemark when spraying. Spills clean right up- coffee, juice, anything. Twice a year application should do it- unless you have small kids- then 3x a year. I did my Moonstone 2016 interior front and back just after purchase. I have spilled coffee and it cleaned up with a damp paper towel- no stain.
     
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    Isn't it better to be cautious about putting unknowns on Softex seats? 3M Scotchgard is a petrochemical product. I'd be pretty wary about slathering that over new Softex seats. I do not know, I'd consult Toyota parts and service first.
     
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    I had a couple small marks on my mine. I used Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer. Did a fine job of cleaning the spots up and didn't seem to harm the Softex at all.
     
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