Mold on vinyl seats

skuter99

So, FV270 was at the service shop for about a month unfortunately. I get it back today and start to get it all cleaned up again and I notice the whole carpet at the bottom of the stairs was soaked so much that when you walked on it 1/2 inch of water squished up. The carpet has never been wet before. On top of that I find
3 of the cockpit cushions that were stored in the aft cabin covered in mold. Super $hitty day!
I tried 3 different products to get the mold out without success. Anybody have any others suggestions before I go after the dealer for a new interior??
Any help would be much appreciated.
What was supposed to be an exciting day....was not so much.

Aqua_Aura

I use Star Brite Mildew Remover and it has worked well for me. There was a YouTube video I had watched that had a comparison of all the top brands and Star Brite seemed to be the best. 

skuter99

Thanks. Star brite was one of the products I tried.

YYZRC

Spray 9 Marine is epic but I have never tried it on mould. 

aero3113

As a last resort try Mold Armor , it’s very strong stuff. You can get it at Home Depot. Follow up with Star Brite vinyl conditioner. 

skuter99

Thanks aero. 

Aqua_Aura

Maybe let it soak. You could spray it on the seat and or towel and cover the seat with the towel. I think it is not supposed to be sprayed on the stitching so be careful with that. 

TonyG13

I use 303 Mold & Mildew Cleaner, but not sure if it would handle yours. Good luck and let us know what works.

Dutch320

Odd place to introduce myself, but I recently purchased a 2007 320 that was in sad shape. My vinyl was in similar condition, I used a steam cleaner to remove about 90% of the mildew and staining then followed up with Starbrite vinyl cleaner, the results were almost unbelievable. 

skuter99

Thanks Dutch. I have a steam cleaner. Will they that

Ian

I’d be taking photos to the shop and asking them what are they doing to address the damage they apparently have caused.

raybo3

I had the same problem once. I left the cushion in in the sun and about a week later it was gone. Not sure if that will work for you but it did for me......... Just say'n

skuter99

Photos already been sent to shop. Will address on Monday when they open up

laureniac1

this product is truly amazing! It popped up on an Instagram Ad and I bit on it. Bottom line it works with a small little brush. I used it on my golf cart and on my 270

rmrstlmo

I've had pretty good luck with the product in this link.  Had to let it soak overnight with some towels saturated with it.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AR5G6Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Michael T

I have had great success with Star Brite as it does not cause the white seat "vinyl" to yellow or go pink.

mattie

skuter99 said:

Photos already been sent to shop. Will address on Monday when they open up

What was the result skuter?

What did the shop say???

skuter99

I got 90% out but still some staining I could not get. Shop is going to look at them after the long weekend.

Aqua_Aura

I had my carpet get wet when I was on the trailer and I had the canvas off, luckily I got the storage canvas on shortly after the rain started. 

The sliding door drain is on the starboard side and the boat was leaning to Port in my driveway so the lower step/track filled with water and got into the cabin. 

dalek

I have had success with a "Magic Eraser" on my cushions. It is very slightly abrasive.

J3ff

Would be more concerned with mold down stairs..... Sounds like the shop owes you a new interior