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> _The product that really made the difference was " X-14 Stain and Mildew
> remover " bathroom cleaner._ Application of this stuff with a wet bristle
> brush and not too much elbow grease got the top _ WHITE._ 
I would use this stuff very sparingly.  It contains chlorine, which is
a strong oxidizer and not very friendly to rubber or plastic, and, as
you guessed, paint.   Chlorine is also a rust catalyst.
While X-14 does kill mildew on contact, most likely what it did to your 
top was bleach it.
Roland
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