vinyl damage from a bag of ice

skidaddytn · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2010 11:12 am **Posts:** 280

I set a bag of ice down on my vinyl for only a few seconds while loading the cooler and the ink from the bag bled into my white vinyl! magic eraser wont touch it i fear it will need cover up spray paint i had no idea that could happen be careful with your ice bags folks!

ric · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:54 am

skidaddytn wrote:

I set a bag of ice down on my vinyl for only a few seconds while loading the cooler and the ink from the bag bled into my white vinyl! magic eraser wont touch it i fear it will need cover up spray paint i had no idea that could happen be careful with your ice bags folks!

I prefer lysol mold and mildew with bleach in the white/purple spray bottle. Just avoid the stitching, rinse the crap out of it and use 303. My 2000 H180's interior still looks brand new after 12 years and it's mostly white. It gets the lysol treatment every 6 months or so due to spider poop and mold making black spots.

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

I set a black extension cord in the bow on one of the seats it was only there for a couple of minutes but I am still at a loss as to how that sucker transferred so much black to the vinyl. :shock:

I can still see it even if no one else can.

M.A.C Cruiser · **Joined:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:02 pm **Posts:** 21

may be in the same situation here....

rained like crazy here on Sunday and standing holding the boat cover in the bow slipped out, woke up in the morning and the cover was still attached around the bottom of the boat, but the bow portion was ALL the way to the floor, and full of water to the top of the boat...

Scooped it out with a bucket and then opened the top and i can see the faintness of spots where the vinyl cover let some water through onto the bow seats... hit it right away with some cleaner and hope it doesn't turn to nasty.

Will be hitting the store today from some of that mold/mildew stuff... i've just been doing car wash, bleach and water mixture and a scrub brush

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

My vinyl guy told me to steer away from the bleach because if it hits the threads that keeps everything together it can deteriorate them.

ric · **Posted:** Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:22 pm

Jafo4U wrote:

My vinyl guy told me to steer away from the bleach because if it hits the threads that keeps everything together it can deteriorate them.

My vinyl guy who just redid my seats said he cleans all his vinyl with bleach because it doesn't matter. Vinyl is rated in hours for direct sunlight. The best being around 500 hours. He said vinyl will discolor, dry out, harden, and crack before an occasional bleach cleaning starts hurting the threads.

skidaddytn · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2010 11:12 am **Posts:** 280

Just curious where to find Lysol Mold & Mildew with bleach? The wife was at super target and they did not have it... is it hard to find?

TX H210SS · **Joined:** Thu May 27, 2010 9:10 am **Posts:** 1488

You may try 3m vinyl spray....I may be wrong but it seems to me that vinyl gets dry and wants to soak up the wrong things....maybe a soft bristle brush with the spray will help. I got in the habit of wiping it all down after each use...it only takes five minutes but when i get something on seats it wipes right up. Academy sells the 3m.

I would try warm/hot soapy water and brush first though.

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:06 pm

skidaddytn wrote:

Just curious where to find Lysol Mold & Mildew with bleach? The wife was at super target and they did not have it... is it hard to find?

Yes, it is hard to find and I am thinking my wife bought it at Kroger (if there is one near you). Strange that not every store carries it but they don't.

skidaddytn · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2010 11:12 am **Posts:** 280

I tried some "Clorox clean up w/Bleach" on it 3 times... no dice... :cry:

I slathered it on with a saturated paper towel and even let it sit for 10 minutes...
there is plenty of bleach in this product... I used it straight without dilution.. The rag I used to wipe it up after is now super white, but it did nothing to the vinyl...

I'm guessing the only thing left to try now is spray paint...

greg5891 · **Joined:** Thu May 03, 2012 2:00 pm **Posts:** 85

I know how you feel, I have a sl262, interior like brand new, friends wife put a cheap black baby bag down, 10 minutes later the print from the bag is on the seats. And I mean all over and on 3 seats, of course it was moved multiple times. Tried everything on it, finally had to use Acetone on it to take it off and that's the last thing I'd reccomend but it worked. Also being out in the sun seems to take the rest out. Amazing how ink can come off another bag so easily but gets fused into the vinyl.

ric · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:59 pm

if only four winns used goretex thead... you could bathe the vinyl seats in bleach with zero damage.

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

That would be a dream scenario but they are into making more money than extreme quality in my book

Pedropup · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:51 am **Posts:** 104

I pulled a red scuff on the rear seat with the tube and tried to clean it with the Lysol described above, and had no success. Work at a Car Dealership so I will shoot back to detail for some "sample products" to see if I can get anything to help....

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