Best mould killer for wardrobe

[Shano]

I was just wondering what peoples recommendations would be for the best way to kill mould in a wardrobe?

I’m hoping a ventilation system that was put in will keep it away, but I need to properly kill the mould to see if that has worked.

I was advised to use bleach by a surveyor but from reading the web, it’s not the best thing to do!

I have been googleing this today and the HG spray looks great but cant be used on wood!

Cant find a definitive answer for the best product to use in the wardrobe though!!

Any suggestions before I take a trip up to homebase and woodies during the week? Appreciate all comments, thanks!

 

[dub_nerd]

I used the HG spray recently on bathroom tiles and it's awesome ... but it's effectively just highly toxic chlorine bleach. Can't imagine it doing your wood any good, as you say. Perhaps ventilation on its own will eventually cure your problem? I had a kitchen cabinet with a water leak that soaked through the wall behind it -- got pretty whiffy with mould, but after curing the leak I just left the cabinet door open for a couple of months and it mostly righted itself.

 

[Shano]

I used the HG spray recently on bathroom tiles and it's awesome ... but it's effectively just highly toxic chlorine bleach. Can't imagine it doing your wood any good, as you say. Perhaps ventilation on its own will eventually cure your problem? I had a kitchen cabinet with a water leak that soaked through the wall behind it -- got pretty whiffy with mould, but after curing the leak I just left the cabinet door open for a couple of months and it mostly righted itself.

I got improved ventilation a few months ago, but I didn’t kill the mould properly in the wardrobes properly after I put it in (I was a bit lazy doing it been honest!)

I am now getting small holes drilled in wardrobes aswel to improve the air flow.

Want to kill the mould properly now to make sure the ventilation improves the situation! (a surveyor told me if its not killed 100% it will come back regardless of ventilation,etc)

That HG stuff sounds the business but its no recommended to use on wood

 

[dub_nerd]

It sounds like it's ok to use a very dilute solution of bleach:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2002474_remove-mold-wood.html

Other furniture mould tips:

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Then you can use a protector product from HG to keep the mould away:

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[Shano]

It sounds like it's ok to use a very dilute solution of bleach:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2002474_remove-mold-wood.html

I actually came across that website when googling yesterday!

I’m not so sure about the bleach though – most sites seem to say that bleach isn’t too effective in killing it properly!

Thanks for the links though!!

 

[Leo]

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[dub_nerd]

I’m not so sure about the bleach though – most sites seem to say that bleach isn’t too effective in killing it properly!

I came across some like that, but most seemed to be vague and ambiguous and were promoting their own services. Bleach is a powerful oxidiser and in sufficient concentration will kill everything stone dead (including you, so handle with care). The problem with wood is it's porous and you don't want to damage it so can't use a strong solution. Nevertheless, I don't think there's a better approach. Forget about removing every last microbe as the scaremongering sites warn. That's completely impossible anyway -- microbes live on every surface on planet earth. The trick is that on an ongoing basis you make life as tough as possible for them, which in this case means dessication through keeping the surface dry with sufficient air circulation.