Tesla touchscreens are sensitive. The wrong cleaner damages the anti-glare coating.
Distilled water + microfiber. Tesla-approved screen cleaner. Nothing else.
Glass cleaner. Alcohol. Ammonia. Anything with abrasive particles.
Includes Tesla-safe touchscreen cleaning. No upcharge.
By Joe Young, Owner, Premier Detailing LLC | Published
Mobile service to your driveway anywhere in Johnson County, Kansas. Owner-operated by Joe Young.
Book Now Call 913-391-1868The touchscreen in every Tesla model, Model 3, Model Y, Model S, Model X, has an oleophobic anti-fingerprint coating applied at the factory. This coating is what causes fingerprints to resist sticking and makes the screen feel smooth to the touch.
Products that destroy the oleophobic coating:
Once the oleophobic coating is stripped, the screen becomes a fingerprint magnet that is extremely difficult to keep clean, and the coating cannot be reapplied outside of a factory service.
Distilled water on a clean, lint-free microfiber. That is it.
Tesla themselves recommends distilled or deionized water for screen cleaning, and lists isopropyl alcohol wipes (50% or less) as acceptable for sanitization on non-screen surfaces only. For the screen itself, water only is the safest protocol regardless of what you read in Tesla owner groups.
I use the same protocol on the instrument cluster display, the rear passenger screens in Model S and Model X, and the rearview camera display. Any screen surface in a Tesla is treated as oleophobic-coated until I have confirmed otherwise.
I detail all Tesla models in Johnson County, Model 3, Model Y, Model S, Model X. The white interior package in Model 3 and Y requires extra care on the center console and door panel surfaces, which show staining easily.
Interior Reset: $225 Model 3 / $275 Model X. Full Premier Detail: $325 Model 3 / $375 Model X and Model S.
Yes. Premier Detailing LLC has experience detailing Tesla vehicles.
All Premier Detailing services are available for Tesla, Interior Reset, Full Premier Detail with exterior decontamination and ceramic sealant, and engine bay (frunk) cleaning as an add-on.
Yes. P&S Bead Maker ceramic sealant bonds to all automotive clear coat including Tesla.