Mildew

taylor1

 Hi guys. I have just finished the seadek installation on my Rinker 400 EC. It looks great, but I cannot get the mildew stains removed from my swim deck cushions. Any ideas? Any help would be great. Thanks! 

Handymans342

What have you tried?

reneechris14

Seadeck makes that very nice boat look awesome!! I have problems using detergents that are way to strong.so be careful maybe 409? I would use bleach then next year the vinyl would crack.

raybo3

Is the boat been covered for the winter? Sometime the sun will bleach it out. There are mold remover products at West Marine and other marine supply stores.

taylor1

Tried "vinyl sauce" as several slip mates recommended it, didn't  work as u can see. Going to try x14. I'll check out west marine

rasbury

I bought a product from Attwood for mildew and from what I can tell, worked great. I have one edge on the top of the transom seat backrest that I guess to far gone but the rest of the seating looks really nice. I orders through WalMart, they did not have in store.

Dream_Inn

@taylor1 I saw your PM on this. I have the same thing on mine, only a couple small spots though.  I've tried everything that has been mentioned on this forum.  No luck.  I'm just gonna ride it out and replace the entire back area in another year or two.  As far as the lights under the steps, not sure.  That is probably the only thing I haven't replaced with leds.

If you find something that removes it, let me know!   Seadeck looks great!

taylor1

I have considered replacing the cushions, would Rinker factory be able to supply them?

Dream_Inn

You'd be better off having a local canvas shop do them.

rkinross

Another option would be to check out Copycat Upholstery Inc. 296 Silverado St. Tavares, FL 32778.  http://copycatupholstery.com/  They are getting good reviews and their prices seem reasonable.  All you have to do is ship the old fabric to them and they will create new covers.  You install DIY after you get the new covers.    

rasbury

Hey, try the Attwood product- you might get a couple more years out of it...its like 7 bucks for a bottle of it- talk about getting put on ignore!

Handymans342

Magic eraser but only on spots

taylor1

Thanks for all of the great advice

Dream_Inn

Alswagg said:

Remove the seat skin. Bleach from the inside out.  The mold you see is on the underside of the vinyl.  Treat and kill the mold with bleach water.  Also treat the foam. 

Thanks @alswagg !  Looks like I know have a good spring project!  I'll put my staple gun to good use as well!  When you say foam, you mean the cushion foam under the vinyl?

MarkB

If what Alswagg says doesn't work, then just get them to recover the seats. It doesn't cost a lot of money, just save yourself the cost of all the cleaning products that won't work.