How to clean vinyl boat seats: Even severe mold.

Many people who have a mold or mildew problem with their vinyl interior try cleaning it and get less than stellar results. Then they get quotes for new upholstery and are faced with a bill in the $1,000s.

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[c-LAW]

My pontoon sat for two years; coveredd with black mold. I bought 1 gallon laundry Bleach. Before I could finish UNDILUTED spraying the entire boat, the first part I sprayed the mold was 99% gone. I''ll spray it all again tomorrow and hose it down. Total time (it's a 30' pontoon), about 1 hour -- no scrubbing. I previously tried hydrogen peroxide and vinegar with little success.

[dereksmith]

Thank you for this video! Giving it a try today. I have some really brutal tough mold that nothing else will take off

[CharlieFoxtrot]

thanks this will help me clean up my boston whaler

[hillbillybassfisherman]

awesome i just need to clean mine didnt know what is the best way get that mold off

[davidbray]

I have used bleach products in the past only when absolutely nothing else would work. Just keep in mind if you do decide to use it. Keep it from the stitching. It's really the threads that can disintegrate over time. I also put a vinyl conditioner on after cleaning the vinyl.

[vanderlarss]

Thank you Sr. New white sofa, cat spattered enchilada sauce all over it. This video saved the day, the sofa is new again.

[randyscott]

crazy how the super fine dust from the lawnmower all summer winds up on the vinly boat seats, sticks and then the next thing ya know !!! It's a whole lot harder to clean off than grass .

[jdeax]

I did this but I'd recommend cleaning it with dawn dish soap after and then protecting it with a vinyl protector like 303

[phillipmorris]

hello from the ozarks! thanks for sharing your useful infotmation from experience1! how do you unload your boat by yourself at lake ramp without a dock?

[aryan]

How can we take off this type of seats, we would like to redo our carpet but was unable to take the seats off..

[erickitty]

I’d tread very cautiously with any harsh chemicals like bleach. It may look good for the moment, however can be very hard on vinyl seats down the road.

[Rick_James]

What is the spray you mention? I googled the spelling on the screen and couldn’t find anything

[DennisKenneybees]

Things are always "pretty darn easy" if you have done it many times before. How about showing us newbes how?

[csinalabama]

There is a product called Moldex house wash that is a gel. Spray it on with your hose and it will eat all that mold and mildew. Then use car wash soap and wash everything down and neutralize the bleach. Rinse, then you have to deal with the stains. Use Concrobium Mold Stain Eraser for those spots. Then, use a sprayer and spray your seats, carpet and canvas with Concrobium Mold Control once a month. You will never have mold or mildew again. Coat it heavy in the fall when you put your boat up and in the spring it will still be clean. Hey, Don't use magic Eraser. Its an abrasive and strips the UV and Mildew repellent off your vinyl. The secret to cleaning with any bleach product is only do it once then put your interior on maintenance with Concrobium Mold Control.

[o]

i have a vinyl trim around my boat will this work on the trim???

[iosgaminggeek]

Can you show us how to get the hard black spots out from those seats? I have a pontoon boat and there’s dark spots on there. It comes off, but I’m really having to use major elbow grease but the rest won’t come off. I don’t know what it is, if it’s mold or what. But it sat in water all year round. It’s not bad like in your video, but it’s just tiny spots all over the seat.

[TheLittleredranger]

We’ve used Tilex before, but can’t find any because of the damn Covid thing going on!! Thanks for the tip!!

[loshotshots]

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[axscdvfb]

Can you clean the blue parts of the seat with bleach, or just the white parts.

[fragged]

so from start to finish how many hours did you spend ?