How to get stains out of common white vinyl lawn chairs

Marion Nesbitt
by Marion Nesbitt
My cheapie white vinyl lawn chairs, etc. go motley gray. Have tried unsuccessfully to clean them. Have painted using special spray paint for vinyl - just peels off every year. How to clean? What paint if that fails?
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  • Neal Shafto Neal Shafto on Oct 25, 2014
    try a mix of muratic acid and water in a spray bottle, leave on for 30 minutes and rinse with water from a hose or pressure sprayer. This is the recommended way to prepare for painting or just cleaning the surface.
  • Susie Graeber Susie Graeber on Oct 25, 2014
    S of scrub works well.
  • Dottie Mooney Dottie Mooney on Oct 25, 2014
    Spray Nine you can buy it at Home Depot cleans anything
  • Crafty Quilter Crafty Quilter on Oct 26, 2014
    I used Oxi Clean--the granules. I dissolved about 2 cups of the granules in hot water. Poured it on my 2 chairs and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Then scrubbed it all off. I wish I had taken a before & after photo as no one would believe how clean they came.
    • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Oct 26, 2014
      @Crafty Quilter Thanks. How did you keep the mixture on the chairs? Did you immerse them in a laundry tub?
  • Peteysmom Peteysmom on Oct 26, 2014
    I use a lot of peroxide and sunshine for white things gone bad: Windbreakers, pillows (the inside covers), etc. Sometimes it takes a few sprays, but then they look good as new or at least a lot better. It might work on white vinyl chairs...Watch out for colors though, because it does bleach out colored items.
  • Don Don on Nov 02, 2014
    In the spring when you open your pool after the water ph is balanced put the chairs in the pool overnight then take them out and spray off, if bad enough lightly scrub them and put back in pool be careful of sharp edges if your pool has a liner.
    • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Nov 02, 2014
      @Don Thanks Don! .... but I don't have a pool! Have a pretty good sized laundry tub though. LOL
  • Don Don on Nov 11, 2014
    Find someone who has a pool LoL!