On Nov 24, 2:09*pm, N8N wrote:

I don't know if this will actually work in your situation, but I have
had good luck "restoring" old automotive vinyl by getting some
mechanic's hand cleaner with lanolin, and rubbing that in, scrubbing
with old toothbrush, buffing with soft cloth, lather, rinse, repeat.
Not only does it clean the vinyl but it seems to condition it and
restore the original color as well. *Now whether or not it will remove
the mold, I don't know.

Joe and Nate, thanks for the suggestions. I came up with a wild idea,
but when it comes to clean upholstery, no idea is too wild for me. I'm
getting a kid's plastic swimming pool and setting it up in my kitchen
(the recliner's too wide to fit through the bathroom door). I'm doing
the scalding Oxy-Clean solution, and then shop vac-ing the dirty
water, and then the rinse water, from the pool. Then, I'll keep the
recliner tilted vinyl-side downward, letting the air dry the washed
"underbelly."

I call this fun with obsessive compulsive disorder At least I have
no bed bugs, though!