Mould Stains
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:57
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westskip
The rubber seal around the bottom of the pop on our 10 yo van is badly stained black from mould. Any ideas on how to clean it or do we just get on with replacing the seal?
Many thanks
John & Helen
Reply By: Member - Barnray (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 13:59
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 13:59
You Could try exit mould, I have used it to remove mould stains etc from
my home brew gear,it works very
well but follow instruction and be careful with materials around the area. Barnray
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 14:16
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 14:16
J & H,
Try Shannon Lush's recipe for mould, half a teaspoon Oil of Cloves(& only half, no more) in 1 litre water. Spray on & allow to dry, so that cloves kills the mould spoor. May need a 2nd application. Think you brush it off later,
Bob.
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Follow Up By: Rockape - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:02
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:02
Bob,
Oil of cloves are also great for toothaches applied directly to the tooth. Another good use for it is if you don't like someone spray it into their vehicle a/c vents. It works really, really
well. I promise they will never screw with you again.
RA.
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Follow Up By: Begaboy - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:55
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 19:55
Someone must have sprayed some on my x wife then :) and it wasnt in her air vents :)
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Follow Up By: Bob Y. - Qld - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:02
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:02
RA,
Didn't know about the air vent one, friend, buddy, ol' mate lol.
Won't try it,but sounds worse than prawn shells in the hucaps caper!!!
Think Flying Doctor medical kits still have small bottle of Oil of Cloves, for the toothache job. Saved me on a couple of occasions, over the years.
Bob.
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Reply By: Steve M1 (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 14:39
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 14:39
diluted bleach sponged on - use stronger mix if necessary
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 16:32
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 16:32
I have the same problem now and again on the pop top.
My solution is simply a mixture of water and cleaning vinegar.
It's 80% vinegar and 20% water.
I liberally spray it on the affected area and wait about a minute and use one of those little nylon brushes and gently give it a scrub. Then wash it of.
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Follow Up By: Rockape - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 18:56
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 18:56
Boo Boo,
good to see someone using a friendly way to get rid of mould. It is amazing what vinegar will do for all our cleaning needs.
Have a good one'
RA.
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Follow Up By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 21:24
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 21:24
RA
I use vinegar and a couple of other docile products to clean oldish furniture.
It brings it back to looking like near new.
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 23:54
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 23:54
I'm another for vinegar and water, one of the few things that actually kills mould, bleach doesn't kill it, it just bleaches it, vinegar suffocates the spores. A lesson I learnt picking up my grandaughter from Kindy. LOL
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Reply By: westskip - Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:00
Sunday, Sep 25, 2011 at 20:00
Thanks for those tips. Will look into using them but I fear that the ruibber is too far gone to be returned to pristine condition.
Once again many thanks
John & Helen
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