Vinyl Burn HELP

[Ltrchick]

We have a 2007 MB that was in immaculate shape. Over the last week we had the cover on the boat and this happened. It's been 95 to 100 degrees every day!!! Its clearly a burn!!! Has this happened to anyone else and is there anything we can do to fix asap?

 

[sphelps]

Are you sure that’s not part of the cover that was on it ?
‘They do make vinyl paint ..

 

[Scott Danforth]

that is mildew

it is deep in the pores of the vinyl

take it to an upholsterer and have the red sections replaced.

 

[Dennischaves]

I sprayed my seats today with SEM vinyl marine paint ($10 a can)
the white seats were pretty bad with dark stains they look new again

 

[SunkenShip2]

I would try placing some bleach on a cloth and wiping over it.

 

[MTboatguy]

I would scrub it down with a vinyl cleaner then if needed pick up some vinyl paint and touch up

 

[ab59]

Got to think that if you did not do anything to kill the mildew before you covered it up then just like a bad horror movie , it will keep coming back time after time.

 

[clemsonfor]

yep mildew. Get a mildew cleaner for leather or vinyl. There is one they sell at Walmart in boat section I use and works well. Its like Mildew away or something, its a white like 16 oz spray bottle and has a yellow label with the red cross out circle over it. The circle like when you go somewhere and it say like no smoking, the universal sign with the cigarette and the crossed out circle over it.

 

[AlabamaNewbie]

You can pick up a UV flashlight really cheap ($10 to $15) and can tell if that is a mold/fungus or something else. Organic material will fluoresce under uv light.

I would caution you on using it in any public restaurant or hotel room. Just sayin'..

 

[ceasefire49Z]

I have to go withe the sem products soap vinyl prep and vinyl coat. just restored a 1988 rienell that was exposed for many tears. its like new.

 

[Woodonglass]

I'd try white vinegar and Krud Kutter from Lowes

 

[Ltrchick]

Its so hard to believe its mildew.. I feel that it would come off with everything I have tried so far... Magic Eraser, simple Green, Boat Cleaner... Nothing is removing it... I also cant take it to an upholstery place as were trading it in on Saturday

 

[AlabamaNewbie]

I'd seriously try the white vinegar. Its the best thing for cleaning pretty much everything. My wife keeps it in a spray bottle under the sink and its really the only cleaner we use.

 

[briangcc]

You can try this:

Four Winns had this concoction that I have used with no issues (**This was on my Four Winns so I strongly recommend testing in a small patch first as your mileage may vary with this!!)

(1) teaspoon ammonia
1/4 cup Hydrogen Peroxide
3/4 cup distilled water

Rinse with water and dry....I always used a vinyl conditioner after this as well.


Might be surprised what it will do, especially if left out in the sun to cook a bit after application. Took a set black walnut stain right out of my white vinyl.


I agree though, that appears to be mold and a pretty good case of it too. IF it was a burn, you'd see remnants of it on your cover as well.

 

[72fj40]

We just pulled my brothers boat out of storage and cleaned it up this last weekend. He had a couple of seats that were recovered a couple years ago and they were covered in mildew. They weren't as bad as in the pic, but they were heavily mildew stained. 1st we tried a really good cleaner, which did nothing. Then we tried a 50/50 mix of water and bleach to no avail. Finally we poured a little straight bleach on to the sponge and rubbed it over and over on the wet vinyl and it progressively got better. It took a little time to be effective. Once we sprayed it off with water, it removed most of it.

 

[Woodonglass]

The problem with using straight bleach is twofold. One if you get it on the seams it will eat the threads and cause seam failure, Two, it will remove all protective coatings from the vinyl and it MUST be replaced or the sun WILL destroy the vinyl

 

[GA_Boater]

If chlorine bleach was good for boats we would be boating in the pool.

You are trying to remove cooked mold or mildew. So use a mold/mildew remover and a soft brush.

Hope you get the stuff off to trade your boat.