Action Dave
08-08-2011, 03:32 PM
I know I should probably post this in the detailing forum but I wanted to share this with as many members as possible and I know the general discussion gets the most traffic.
Anywhoo...I've had some serious mold/mildew issues with the interior of my boat due to using a shoddy cover that allowed moisture to saturate into my seats. I had tried everything to get the stains out. Some things worked slightly, some did nothing. Anybody who's seen my boat recently can tell you how bad the mildew stains were on my seats. Really made the whole boat look crappy. Well, I was browsing the cleanser isle at my local Publix (Florida grocery store) looking for some stuff to clean my bathroom with and I saw this bottle of stuff called Mold Armor. The label said "for indoor/outdoor use" and also said I could use it on vinyl. For $2.99 I said "what the heck". The instructions said to spray it on, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and hose off. I tested it on a small section of my front passenger seat. After 5 minutes or so, I went back to the boat and the section was like new! I sprayed it on the rest of my seats and let it sit for a few minutes and hosed it off. My seats are clean and yellow again. There is only a very small bit of grey stain where the mildew was really nasty on a couple of spots.
Now this stuff does contain bleach, so use caution with it. Try to keep it off the stitching and away from any thing it could stain. Also, just leave it on for a few minutes, it took less than five to clean my seats. Otherwise, it works wonders. I couldn't be happier with the way my seats look. $2.99 was way cheaper than re-appolstering the whole boat.
Anywhoo...I've had some serious mold/mildew issues with the interior of my boat due to using a shoddy cover that allowed moisture to saturate into my seats. I had tried everything to get the stains out. Some things worked slightly, some did nothing. Anybody who's seen my boat recently can tell you how bad the mildew stains were on my seats. Really made the whole boat look crappy. Well, I was browsing the cleanser isle at my local Publix (Florida grocery store) looking for some stuff to clean my bathroom with and I saw this bottle of stuff called Mold Armor. The label said "for indoor/outdoor use" and also said I could use it on vinyl. For $2.99 I said "what the heck". The instructions said to spray it on, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and hose off. I tested it on a small section of my front passenger seat. After 5 minutes or so, I went back to the boat and the section was like new! I sprayed it on the rest of my seats and let it sit for a few minutes and hosed it off. My seats are clean and yellow again. There is only a very small bit of grey stain where the mildew was really nasty on a couple of spots.
Now this stuff does contain bleach, so use caution with it. Try to keep it off the stitching and away from any thing it could stain. Also, just leave it on for a few minutes, it took less than five to clean my seats. Otherwise, it works wonders. I couldn't be happier with the way my seats look. $2.99 was way cheaper than re-appolstering the whole boat.