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cleaning boat seats


leechlake

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Our pontoon has mostly white seats and white vinyl all over the place. I've tried 3-4 cleaners over the years with poor results. Theres small black spots here and there and various other "dirty" stuff on them. I've even tried the eraser type Mr Clean things with very little luck.

Any suggestions on cleaning up white vinyl?

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mr clean magic erasers

I've even tried the eraser type Mr Clean things with very little luck.

I think he might have tried that. whistle

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I posted the same issue about 2 months ago and was told about the 303 Aerospace cleaner and protectant. I've used the cleaner with a soft scrub brush and it comes off pretty easily. I haven't tried the protectant yet but will probably apply that Labor Day weekend. In the past, we've used Soft Scrub, which worked also.

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I used some vinyl top cleaner, don't remember the name but it's here in some other thread. Made the fairly disgusting looking seats and vinyl trim in my boat look nearly good as new. Think I got it a Wally, in the automotive cleaning products department.

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Get some scotch brite scrubbing pads. The red ones. And use Tilex. Spray, scrub, and wipe off with a wet rag. Works great on boat seats. Be careful not to let the tilex sit. It'll bleach the color out.

Jason Erlandson

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I have used 3m brand marine viny and upholstry cleaner. It comes in a blue and white bottle. I was happy with the results but they are not immediate. My seats got cleaner with evey application, even when they looked clean the rag still got dirty from the vinyl. Seats were shiny but not slippery when dry.

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Tip: using any product with bleach on vinyl will leach out the plasticizers that keep the product soft and pliable, leading to brittleness and cracking. wink

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This was by far the most helpful article! It not only showed me how to clean my boat seats, but it had some amazing tips for prevention. Once I figured out what was causing the problem I fixed it so it wouldn't happen again. This is the best resource for Cleaning Boat Seats.

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3 hours ago, CaptOldTimer said:

This was by far the most helpful article! It not only showed me how to clean my boat seats, but it had some amazing tips for prevention. Once I figured out what was causing the problem I fixed it so it wouldn't happen again. This is the best resource for Cleaning Boat Seats.

 

Welcome to the fourm, CaptOldTimer.

Thanks for the info. After trying a lot of brands I found that using this KRUD KUTTER spray cleaner works really well on my boat seats also.

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Marine 31 has a line of boat cleaning and restoration stuff.  I am presently using a couple products to clean as i go throughout the summer with my pontoon and use a good ultraviolet sun protector on seats to keep them looking new.  also has a good foam spray for any plastics(makes them shine new)  Really impressed!!!  

http://www.autogeek.net/marine-31-boat-care.html      

 

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The Magic Eraser in combination with the cleaning products mentioned are a pretty formidable solution for cleaning boat seats.

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303 cleaner then put on the marine protectant on your seats and the fabric protectant for the carpet. And use the magic eraser with the 303 cleaner.

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