Shiny Plastic. Non-boaty

[Lakesailor]

I have recently (in the pursuit of being really smart) cleaned the pvc-covered cushions in my trails cars and sprayed them with Carplan Original Black.
This made them very shiny indeed.

However I have found that it also makes them very, very slippery. Which is a bit of a bugger as my passenger is supposed to move about in the car when he needs to, rather than when gravity dictates.

I've tried Scotchbrite and Fairy Liquid and also Swarfega, but it's still like ice. Anyone have any thoughts how to reduce the (terrific in other circumstances) finish the product has left me with.

 

[macd]

I suspect the shiny ingredient in the spray is silicone (also common in dashboard brighteners), and you'll know what that means.

 

[Lakesailor]

Jesus. Ian doesn't need any bigger moobs......

 

[ralf2]

Give them a rub down with those white magic eraser sponges , commonly found in pound shops and the like, will clean them nicely.

 

[Lakesailor]

I wonder....

 

[nigelmercier]

IPA or other similar solvent?

 

[jamesjermain]

Jeees! You can get a passenger into that!!!

How about strips of 3Ms non slip stuff of the sort you put on step edges - might rip the a*se out of his/her trousers but better than ending up in a bush.

 

[Lakesailor]

Another possibility. However I have none of these to hand and could spend £20 or £30 as well as the fuel needed to hunt about and still not get the right result.

Problem.

Oh. Need to do it before Sunday.

I have e-mailed Tetrosyl who make it, but don't hold out a lot of hope.

 

[boguing]

Neat persil bio liquid. Leave it on for a day. It's worked on many things that none of the expensive things would shift.

 

[WindermereColvic]

Have your passenger wear vinyl trousers. Sure it'll stick to its self. Would want to watch out for static shocks though..and being seen in public in vinyl trousers.
Otherwise, you could recover the seat into the Lakesailor lounge instead of the sofa, and embark on your favourite box set of DVDs in the hope that you'll wear the surface down before the weekend.

 

[sarabande]

blobs of superglue ?

or cut up those really cheap orange gloves with plastic pimples on them, and sew them to the ar$e of HF's trousers ?

Wipe the plastic seating repeatedly with meths ?

 

[Lakesailor]

I like the idea of the bio washing liquid. In fact I wonder if Vanish may have an effect.

 

[boguing]

No idea. I only use Persil.

It's more powerful than Nitromors green.

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

sandpaper?

 

[[29051]]

If it's silicone not much will touch it without damaging the vinyl. I would try to rub it off with a microfibre cloth. If it is oil based i wonder if dry shampoo would lift it ? Otherwise spend a pound on a roll of anti-slip mat from a cheap shop. Very handy to have on a boat anyway.

 

[Tradewinds]

From the left field

Why not use a silicone sealant remover? CT1 Multisolve is a spray and available at builder's merchants.

Info here

http://www.ct1ltd.com/silicone-sealant-remover.html

Exiting stage right

 

[Lakesailor]

Update:
I bought some silicone sealer remover from the Build Centre for about £5

You smear it on the plastic and leave for a couple of hours and then wipe it off and clean away the residue with meths. Seems to have re-instated some grip to the PVC.
Could be a goer.

No reply from Tetrosyl yet. No surprise.

 

[Hugh Foulis]

IPA or other similar solvent?

Its IPA that got me the moobs in the first place. (and Guinness and McEwans Export)