White seating stains

[PinkPanther]

Has anyone had white upholstery for their seating start to turn pink in patches I'm at a loss as to how to clean it if this is even possible, the material is a PVC type material and the boat is only ever used in freshwater

Cheers PP

[Fenlander]

Yes seen it in the past on dad's larger boats. Absolute pain. It's caused by a bacteria and goes deep into the vinyl so surface cleaning doesn't really work.

There are a few ideas online for cleaners/cures but we found nothing removed the stain.

He ended up replacing the upholstery in a darker colour.

[PinkPanther]

Hi Fen,

Thanks for the quick response this is pretty much what we did with the other boat just replaced the vinyl with navy blue instead of white.

[craig_c]

saveable

Go to B&M, buy a £20 addis steam cleaner and some microfibre cloths

You can also try some leather cleaner with this also

I followed the steps on this youtube video and it worked for black and rust stains on my grey and yellow vinyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bd_IqK5ydU

may have to do it 2 or 3 times, but it worked for me

£30 is a bet I would be willing to take

[Callum B]

If the pvc has been regularly exposed to the sun / ultraviolet light, it will become brittle, and begin to crack.....there is little point in cleaning it if the pvc is uv sick.

Not sure if that applies to you.

[boristhebold]

you could try some whitening toothpaste and a brush.

generally with that seating material on a rib like others have mentioned the material does go rather brittle and can get stained if you dont regularly clean them and then put some nice protecter paste/gel/cream on them.