REMOVE
TO
MIlDEW
GOLF CAR SEATS
During long-term storage, you
may find that the seats of your
recreational golf cart have be-
gun to form mildew. While this
doesn’t damage the seat itself, it
can produce an unpleasant odor
and come off on your clothes.
Fortunately, mild cleansers such
as bleach will not affect the vinyl
seat surface and, with a small
amount of scrubbing, will loosen
and remove all traces of the mil-
dew from both the seat cushion
and the seat back.
Things You’ll Need
8 Rubber gloves
8 Safety glasses
8 Bucket
8 Warm water
8 Bleach
8 Clean rag
8 Position the golf cart in an
open area where you can work
without the fumes from the
bleach causing you any discom-
fort. Put on rubber gloves to pro-
tect your hands and safety glass-
es to guard against getting bleach
in your eyes. You may also wish
to wear old clothes to ensure that
you don’t damage good pants or
shirts.
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8 Dilute 2 cups of bleach with 4 cups of warm
water in the bucket, and then soak the rag in the
diluted mixture.
8 Scrub the vinyl seats of the golf cart with the
diluted bleach mixture. It will take a few minutes
of scrubbing, but the bleach will kill the mildew
and release it from the vinyl. You may also notice
that the seat will lighten a bit. This is the warm
water removing excess dirt and dust from the
vinyl, not a discoloration due to the bleach.
8 Wipe the cleaned seat with a clean, dry rag to
remove any traces of the diluted bleach mixture,
then place the golf cart in the sun to completely
dry out any of the mixture that may have seeped
into the seam between the seat base and the
seat pad.
Tips & Warnings
8 Do not use the bleach full strength unless the
mildew is severe. While it won’t damage the vinyl,
the smell may permeate the cushion and remain
with the golf cart for several weeks after you
have cleaned it.