Does anyone have tips on how to get off that green-black gunk that start to grow on that very chair model after if has seen couple of summers and sun has made it’s surface coarse and it’s shedding microplastics like no tomorrow.
Yes, oven cleaner with lye. Don’t know if it actually works, just assuming it’s mold and that lye will kill the mold. Also assuming it shouldn’t melt the plastic, though it technically could I guess in some freak accident.
The plastic in these chairs is very porous and a great place for bacteria and other stuff to hang out.
They are talking about that weird chalky plastic oxidation and sun damage. As far as I know you have to strip a layer off one way or another to remove it.
Probably best option is to sand it, prime it, and repaint it. Use a UV resistant paint made for plastic or UV resistant top coat, and should be good for several more years.
The green black gunk is probably algae, maybe with mildew (guessing you live somewhere that gets humid, or at least takes a while to dry from dew) so feel free to wipe it down with bleach or a fungicide after sanding but before you paint it.
Does anyone have tips on how to get off that green-black gunk that start to grow on that very chair model after if has seen couple of summers and sun has made it’s surface coarse and it’s shedding microplastics like no tomorrow.
Yes, oven cleaner with lye. Don’t know if it actually works, just assuming it’s mold and that lye will kill the mold. Also assuming it shouldn’t melt the plastic, though it technically could I guess in some freak accident.
The plastic in these chairs is very porous and a great place for bacteria and other stuff to hang out.
They are talking about that weird chalky plastic oxidation and sun damage. As far as I know you have to strip a layer off one way or another to remove it.
Power washers clean everything
My father broke one of these chairs when he power washed it. So yes, they clean everything.
WD-40. Spay it on, let it sit a few mins, wipe it off. Enjoy your chair having the sweet scent of machinery and innovation for about an hour.
Just sit on it. It builds character.
How Wabi-Sabi of you
No, I don’t think the green stuff is wasabi.
That’s when you’re supposed to go throw them in the river.
Probably best option is to sand it, prime it, and repaint it. Use a UV resistant paint made for plastic or UV resistant top coat, and should be good for several more years.
The green black gunk is probably algae, maybe with mildew (guessing you live somewhere that gets humid, or at least takes a while to dry from dew) so feel free to wipe it down with bleach or a fungicide after sanding but before you paint it.
The whole country is basicly a swamp when it’s not frozen wasteland.
Since power washer was already mentioned, I’ll suggest fire
Since it’s probably made from polyethylene it’ll mostly burn non-toxic. If I didn’t live so close to city center this might actially be a solution.