Sticky vinyl?

[stormchaser]

I had top clean the vinyl on the helm seats with bleach to kill mildew...it left them terribly sticky. Is there anything I can do to make them not sticky?

 

[Traveler 45C]

I would go over them again with Spray 9, and then protect them with 330 Protectant.

http://www.303products.com/tech/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=428

It might help.

 

[Angela]

It could be that the plastic/vinyl is breaking down. The sun does this and the bleach may have set it off. My line strap/holders have started to blister and have gotten sticky. Pascal's large round fenders have done the same thing. My large Solas throw rings...same thing...anything with a plastic base that sits in the sun will eventually break down. If additional cleaning doesn't get the sticky off, you may be in for new covers for the seats.

 

[stormchaser]

Yeah, the soap and bleach took out some of the plasticizers...but I've heard of a prop duct that gets rid of the stickiness...I just cant remember what it's called.

 

[GJH]

Try Mop 'n Glow. Works for us, post cleaning, on the shore cords and other miscellaneous items.

 

[SportFishCruising]

Mop & Glow... I used to really like that product, made my floors look great. Until one time I needed to get my floors stripped....wow....unbelievable amount of residue came off that floor. The guy I hired to do it actually quit because there was just too much. When I saw what he was complaining about I couldn't believe it. Sadly, I don't use it anymore.

 

[GJH]

I could certainly see that happening if used regularly on a floor. But this is an every-once -in-a-long-while type thing we are taking about here. Happens to solve the problem, too.

 

[GJD]

What about a solvent (alcohol, laquer thinner, mineral spirits) used conservatively? I know that's how we get our fenders looking like new.

 

[rrrestorer]

Try leather and vynil dressing, same stuff you use in the car. Have had that problem before and the dressing cures it and makes the seats more pliable , adds moisture to them, they wont fall apart as fast. Use a lot of it , it soaks in and makes the vynil, or leather softer and more pliable.