How do I clean those white plastic out door chairs? Mine are all dingy and I want to know if anyone has painted theirs with any luck? Except for how hard they are to keep clean, they are in good condition. I have literally scrubbed mine too many times. Help, please.
Have you got a chlorine swimming pool? Maybe a good friend has? If you have, drop your dirty white furniture in (no leaves etc) and leave for a while. The chlorine bleaches them beautifully back to white.
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Request: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture (09/07/2009)
I have several of the plastic outside stackable chairs. Over the years they've gotten "dirty" looking even though they are not dirty.
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Archived on 09/07/2009
I have several of the plastic outside stackable chairs. Over the years they've gotten "dirty" looking even though they are not dirty. Any tips on cleaning these to get them back to looking nice? Mine are white or an off white color.
Carol from Anderson, IN
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RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
Try a Magic Eraser. Worked like a charm on my outdoor plastic furniture. (08/11/2006)
By Mary
RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
I hope this helps you. I used "Scrub Free" on my plastic furniture and it came out great. I rinsed it first then applied the Scrub Free to a brush and scrubbed. They came out really nice.
Have a good day.
Sherri (08/11/2006)
By Sherri
RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
If you can't get the yuck off, there are a lot of new paints just for plastic and they come in great colors. Depending on the quality of the chairs it may be cheaper to buy new than a lot of spray paint. But if cost isn't a problem and you really like the chairs I'd paint them. I have as much of a problem throwing out perfectly good stuff too.
Keep in mind that outdoor chairs are subject to the same kind of molds and oxidation cars parked outside are. Ask at the auto parts store what the campers are cleaned with. They sit in parks all summer and get tree sap and mold all over them. It's a different kind of plastic, but it may be worth the try. (08/11/2006)
By Carla B.
RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
I had the same problem with some chairs that I had and didn't know what to use so I took the chair out in the sun, washed it to make sure that it was as clean as I could get it with just some dish soap and water then sprayed it with some bleach water that I mixed in a spray bottle. I put a little more bleach in it than I usually would and just sprayed the heck out of it. It worked like a charm. I left it in the sun for a while after I rinsed it off and it looks new. Hope this helps. (08/11/2006)
By Brenda
RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
I use Oxi-clean. It works.
(08/14/2006)
RE: Cleaning Plastic Outdoor Furniture
I washed with Dirtex first. Then sprayed with Lysol Tub and Tile cleaner. Brushed solution over chairs. Let set for five minutes. Sprayed with clear water. Good as new. (07/09/2007)
