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Old 02-14-2016, 03:57 AM #16
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A steam cleaner may help. Just keep it away from the electronics and keep your doors/windows open.
Seconded. I picked up a cheap one from Harbor Freight. It's frigging awesome. It's cleans so may things effortlessly. And blasting stuff with seam makes cleaning fun.
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I'm guessing you ass-sweated into the seats and the "rain stains" are where the water is rinsing off your swamp butt (at least that's my case).

Steam clean it, and throw some pine tree air freshners into your back pockets.
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I'm guessing you ass-sweated into the seats and the "rain stains" are where the water is rinsing off your swamp butt (at least that's my case).

Steam clean it, and throw some pine tree air freshners into your back pockets.
Well, no. The spotting started when the car was brand new, in February, before ass-sweat season. The spots appeared the first time I opened the driver's door while it was raining. My guess is that it has something to do with the dealer's prep using paint protection on the new vehicle, and the spotting may have resulted from the rain washing some residue of the paint sealant, which I stupidly paid extra for. But that's just a guess.

Besides, there's no spotting in the ass sweat area of the seat, just on the outside bolster, where my small ass doesn't cover.
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No, but I'll definitely try that first, as soon as the polar vortex exits the region.
If that doesn't do it, I would try 91% isopropyl alcohol. A gentle but effective solvent. Test is small area first of course.
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have you tried soaking with lots of warm water, then sponging off?
Thanks for all the suggestions! I decided to try the least aggressive suggestion first, which was the one above from @delloro . Turns out, he's the winner. A couple of applications of warm water with a sponge did the trick.
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