Diesel stains on vinyl

[trev]

Did a stupid thing and put a diesel soaked sponge on the cockpit upholstery. Its left a yellow stain - tried Y10, bleach, 'stain remover' etc etc. Will a steam cleaner do the job? any ideas?

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[BrendanS]

I'd try petrol (this is vinyl, not fabric yes?) on a rag.

If you are one of the petrol allergic types, try ammonia - diluted first, then try in increasing concentrations until it works

usual caveats apply - try small patch somewhere it can't be seen to make sure it doesn't discolour - there are so many different types of 'vinyl' it could be made of almost anything

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[scorch]

Had problem with same thing, bilge cleaner on a sponge did the trick an' its water washable !!!! Scorch.

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[Dave1258]

Oxyclean, make a strong solution (almost paste like) apply to affected area, when it's nearly dry just wipe it up, agitate slightly with toothbrush or similar first.

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[simongoldthorpe]

Acetone


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[BrendanS]

acetone will melt some vinyls, or dull the surface - needs care

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[Nick2]

What do you reckon will take sooty deposits off white vinyl ?

Thanks

Nick

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[BrendanS]

a rubber (eraser) like kids use to take pencil off paper. If that works, and it's a big area, try a soot sponge (specialist thing for removing soot marks) Don't use water based products, you'll just smear it around and make ink. ammonia would also be a good bet, but check for decolourisation first

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[longjohnsilver]

A wife...............

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[ziggy]

Hi Nick, like you we also have a soot problem, our back canopy and dinghy get covered in the stuff. We tried alsorts to clean it but the best thing I found was non-biological washing powder. Make a very strong mixure of powder and water, lay canopy flat on the floor, pore mixture onto the vinyl and leave it for about five minutes then scrub with a medium scrubbing brush. I was amazed at the results, hopefully you will be to.

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