STAR BRITE Mold Stain & Mildew Stain Remover – Lifts Dirt & Removes Mildew Stains on Contact - 32 OZ (085632)

I had given up hope on ever removing the mildew from my deck furniture and canvas cushions. Although our deck furniture was kept outside under a covered deck, most everything was still subjected to the fickle, moist Ohio summers. Add to that drippy popsicle messes, and a band of homeless cats that routinely took up residence on the cushions at night, and you can imagine how literally disgusting the furniture on our deck was by the end of the summer. The cushions had both spotty mildew and dirt. To note, the instructions specifically state that this product is not for use on fabric. I decided to ignore that, as it was this or buy new cushions. I absolutely cannot believe how well this stuff works. I used it on four different types of materials, with impressive results. I do have a few suggestions for use...wear protective eye wear and wear a filter mask. I went bonkers spraying this stuff on my porch swing, and almost passed out from the fumes. It smells worse than straight bleach. Use this outside, on a relatively windless day, or you'll feel the burn on your skin. I'm not really a safety freak, but I do think eyewear, long sleeves, a mask, and sturdy gloves are a must. Wear something you don't mind ruining. That being said, I tried my deck swing first. It is that weird plastic wood composite stuff that's supposed to last forever, but it's white, so it shows everything. I sprayed the entire swing, and waited about 10 minutes before rinsing with my garden hose. Most of the spotty black gunk was gone, but I wasn't truly happy until I used a second application. The swing looks brand new again. Then I moved onto the cushions. I opted against testing an inconspicuous spot, and went to town. This stuff removed not only the mildew, but also the dirt from the cats. A few spots I had to treat twice, but the cushions look amazing. The cushions are a light teal color, so they show everything. I also used it on the multi colored patterned pillows- no problems with the colors bleeding or running. Also just hosed these off and left them in the sun to dry. Honestly I though for sure this would bleach the colors, or leave white spots all over, but that didn't happened. I moved on to the plastic deck box and outdoor garbage cans. Same awesome results, and no scrubbing required. So far, this has been the best cleaning day of my life. I live with my husband and gaggle of grimy active children, so to have something this clean is nothing short of a miracle. The last place I tried this product was on the greenish algae spots on my house siding. I had to use a stiff bristled brush, and a little elbow grease, to get everything, but it wasn't terribly difficult. I probably didn't need the brush, but I didn't want to spray this stuff above my head, and experience the rain down, so I applied some on the brush and scrubbed that way. I feel like this product has a multitude of uses. I can't wait to tackle the outdoor umbrellas next. I bought the gallon size, and used about half of it to treat 6 cushions and pillows for our deck set, 4 decorative pillows, a deck box and cushion, porch swing, two garbage cans, and about , 6x6 foot area of algae covered siding. A little goes a long way, but if the area you are treating is heavily soiled, plan on two applications. Also, if you really like your stuff, and you're not completely desperate, I would test any fabric for colorfastness prior to use.

Used this on our boats seats and it worked beautifully. Sprayed it on and let it sit for a few as the instructions said and the mildew stains just disappeared. Used a little scrubbing on some areas but it mostly came off after letting it sit. Rinsed and the seats looked nearly good as new. It also worked well on the hull.

quick shipping, this stuff is awesome , works great!

Who puts white vinyl seats in a pontoon boat? Well our lake house purchase included a boat. The seats have covers, but over the winter, the covered seats will mildew no matter what we do. The boat is parked on a trailer under a carport for the winter. So in the spring as part of our clean up, we use this product and a mister clean magic eraser to wipe and scrub all the mildew stains from the seats. It never all comes out, but it looks mush better afterwards. There are some teal blue accents. This product will wipe color off of those bright blue vinyl trim and accent parts. The parts are still blue, but the microfiber cloth and magic eraser have blue color on them after wiping. This year I hope to apply a 3M vinyl protectant at the start and end of the boating season to minimize the mildew over the winter. My local boat shop sold this same product, but Amazon had it for much less, and in smaller size bottles. Happy with the product, just wish my pontoon seats were grey instead of white.

Best stuff ever. We use this for the seats on our boat and it works so good. I noticed some mildew on my ceiling in my bathroom and sprayed this on and walked out, when I returned 5 minutes later I couldn’t remember where I sprayed. The mildew was gone ! I’ll never buy another product !

Had a serious mildew problem on all my outdoor cushions this year - so bad I was seriously thinking of throwing out my expensive Schumacher fabric pillows. I bought a bottle of this and thought “oh well, here goes.” Wow - most of the little black specks disappeared in about 5 minutes on my test pillow. In a few particularly bad areas, I left on about 10-15 minutes and gently used a soft brush. Good as new! Cleaned other spots and dirt as well - didn’t need any additional cleaners. After cleaning all my cushions, I have a few tips: 1) first do a colorfast test in a small inconspicuous area to make sure you don’t have color bleed (I didn’t experience this but you never know). 2) make sure work space is well ventilated - strong smell. 3) wear gloves! I stupidly didn’t and got moderate chemical burns on my finger tips. This was after working with product for a couple of hours. 4) I ended up mixing 1 part Starbrite with 3-4 parts water in a bucket and it worked just fine. Using it straight may be needed for really bad areas but give the diluted mix a shot (10-15 min). 5) rinse well - it takes a while to get all the product out. This is what lead to my diluting mix - much easier to rinse.

so upset, i love the way this works however bottle leaked in package i only got half the bottle.

Awesome product! Worked great on our boat seats!