Life Jacket Stain On Seat

[Rideitout]

I searched around the inter webs and didn't find any answer to my problem so I turn to you - jet boaters who like to keep their boats in immaculate condition.
My wife left a wet life jacket on the seat for a few minutes and the logo transferred to the vinyl.
The following products did not work to remove the stain:
Vinyl Sauce, denatured alcohol, mineral spirits, carb cleaner, bleach, acetone, paint thinner, oxiclean, simple green, invisible glass

Any suggestions from the experts?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Sun. Let the uv rays wear it out.

 

[CrankyGypsy]

i have a helm chair that looks like it was stone washed from a friend whose blue rashguard bled onto it. Spray 9 and a brush barely touched it. i have not tried bleach or a Magic Eraser because they seem too harsh to me. i am waiting for a product to arrive that some people have used and was recommended by @Geoff Cooper a while back. i'll try to remember to post the results here.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008M6VXTQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



i also have a stain from a prior owner where he allowed a Salt Away bottle to leave a "coffee stain" on the rear rear bench seating. that has UV-faded over the past 2.5 years ...maybe it will be gone in two more?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

i have a helm chair that looks like it was stone washed from a friend whose blue rashguard bled onto it. Spray 9 and a brush barely touched it. i have not tried bleach or a Magic Eraser because they seem too harsh to me. i am waiting for a product to arrive that some people have used and was recommended by @Geoff Cooper a while back. i'll try to remember to post the results here.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008M6VXTQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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i also have a stain from a prior owner where he allowed a Salt Away bottle to leave a "coffee stain" on the rear rear bench seating. that has UV-faded over the past 2.5 years ...maybe it will be gone in two more?

Is that "NO STEP" written on your clean out hatch?

 

[Shannon]

We did the same thing.. Tried everything. What worked was the sun (UV Rays) after a couple of all day outings it was gone. Trust me I am anal about keeping this boat pristine. So no worries the sun will make it disappear.

 

[CrankyGypsy]

Is that "NO STEP" written on your clean out hatch?

yeah, i have the tray removed. i put the Garmin depth finder in the OEM spot and epoxied the old one under the starboard waterbox ...among other things. then i got lazy about re-installing the tray (actually thinking of installing a secondary bilge there, too). anyways, i had a few people on the boat when we went scalloping. stepping on it with the tray out puts extra stress on the hinge, so i Sharpied that on for the weekend.

 

[OperationROL]

Get to is as good as you can with the product of your choosing, then let the sun do the rest.

 

[haknslash]

Try this stuff https://jetboaters.net/threads/good-results-using-mary-kate-ultra-vinyl-cleaner.10696/. I use it on everything and it cuts right through whatever it is you're wanting cleaned up.

Just yesterday I had to use it on my cover as I noticed some nasty grease was splattered over it. I tried some quick Dawn and water but of course that didn't do much other than smear it on the white cover. So then I grabbed the vinyl cleaner, sprayed it on and wiped the grease right off without any scrubbing, buffing or smearing. I can't recommend this stuff enough.

 

[john94si]

I had the same issues this weekend.. dawn dish soap and a scrub sponge cleared it right up..