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How to clean and refresh a vinyl chair?

ilox
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How to clean and refresh a vinyl chair?

So here is the throne in its better days.

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Now it is looking worse for wear. The seat has golden-ish metal buttons with metal loops. They show tarnish. 

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The surface of the vinyl also shows black spots that I hope can be cleaned. 
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Suggestions please?


The back had lovely plastic buttons from Spotlight. Every single one of them has given up and fallen off.

Now, that is going to take a lot of work, fixing new metal buttons and getting it clean and tidy too.

 

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The cushions on the arms get a lot of use each season and they need to be cleaned up as well.

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Any advice would be much appreciated.
PS: No, I don't think it is possible to replace the vinyl unless necessary. That stuff is not cheap and no, it was from a professional automobile upholsterer, not Bunnings or Spotlight or other handyman stores.

ilox
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Re: Fixing up Santa's Throne - part 2 - Cleaning and refreshing the Vinyl

Running late but have the foam from Clark Rubber Modbury. Friendly helpful staff. Got the paint from Bunnings Modbury, such a helpful, knowledgeable, young woman. 

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 Sanded down the underside of the second arm and applied the Agnews putty.  And back to sanding before the next undercoat goes on.

 

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