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[edicehouse]

Was planning a fun family weekend. We are going to Oceanbreeze Friday (a waterpark) and then going camping for the weekend. I even thought about dipping out of work early tomorrow, getting to the campsite and setting up and going from the campsite to Oceanbreeze. Well I got the camper out (pop up) and guess what. MOLD! I said a few other 4 letter words that were not mold. I found out you can't use bleach cuz it will mess up the canvas, so we have to buy rubbing alcohol in bulk. :frown:

Or does anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Gary Beasley]

Did you try a pressure washer?

 

[edicehouse]

It's on the inside mostly

 

[DestinTurnings]

Go to a local boat sales lot. If they have a maintenance/parts section, you can pick up canvas safe mildew/mold remover. I'll be honest, it's not as good as bleach but it works better that plain soap.

 

[edicehouse]

K I will check into that Dave.

 

[edstreet]

Bleach does *NOT* kill mold. Bleach just bleaches it and makes the surface wetter causing more mold to grow.


http://www.spore-tech.com/viewCategory.asp?idCategory=78

 

[PenMan1]

Old Boatman's trick here. Get HOT soapy water (as hot as you can stand to put a gloved hand into) and a soft bristle brush. Scrub the canvas with the soft bristle brush and let the soapy water sit on the canvas for 5 -10 minutes, UNDISTURBED!

Then prepare another bucket of clear HOT water. Use the soft bristle brush to "rinse" the soapy water. If all of the mold came out, then treat with RealLemon concentrated limon juice.

THEN treat the canvas with 303 (available at any boat store). That will keep the mold from returning.

IF, the hot water treatment is not strong enough, you can use ZEP mold and mildue remover available at Home Depot. IF YOU USE THIS PRODUCT, REPEAT THE RINSE PROCEDURE TWICE AND DO NOT TOUCH THE SEAMS WITH THIS PRODUCT.

DO NOT USE BLEACH OR TILEX, THEY ARE TOO STRONG AND WILL EAT THROUCH THE CANVAS!

 

[edstreet]

Chlorine Bleach is Not Effective in Killing Mold | Peak Pure Air

 

[corian king]

Maybe you shouldn't have waited until the last min to check the camper Buddy.LOL

 

[dexter0606]

Bleach does *NOT* kill mold. Bleach just bleaches it and makes the surface wetter causing more mold to grow.


Chlorine Bleach Effects

I believe this article basically refers to just porous surface treatments. Not sure where you found the "causes more mold" reference

Ahhh! The edit button is our friend :wink:

 

[dexter0606]

Whatever cleaner you end up using (rubbing alcohol or some brand name) I think you need to make sure the canvas is dry first to kill off any "growing" mold. Let it sit in the sunlight for a while. Hopefully you have time before your trip.
Good luck!

 

[edicehouse]

Jim, it was Wednesday night. We closed it up dry. Wife has today to clean it, while I am at work :}

 

[edstreet]

Bleach does *NOT* kill mold. Bleach just bleaches it and makes the surface wetter causing more mold to grow.


Chlorine Bleach Effects

I believe this article basically refers to just porous surface treatments. Not sure where you found the "causes more mold" reference

Ahhh! The edit button is our friend :wink:

Here.

Bleach itself is 99% water. Water is one of the main contributors of the growth of harmful bacteria and mold. Current situations using bleach re-grew and regenerated mold and bacteria twice the CFU counts than were originally found before bleaching, within a short period of time.

...

The ionic structure of bleach prevents Chlorine from penetrating into porous materials such as drywall and wood---it just stays on the outside surface, whereas mold has enzyme roots growing inside the porous construction materials---however, the water content penetrates and actually FEEDS the mold

 

[Haynie]

whether she has today to clean it or not you will want to wait a couple days to see if she really did get it. I was told you can never really get rid of mold on canvas. Tthe little mold tendrils get in between the fibers and the water repellent keeps the cleaner from getting to it. I assume this is because the moisture that grew the mold was allowed to sit for a very long time and get through the water repellent chemicals. The cleaner is not allowed to sit on the surface of the canvas long enough to get through the repellent. I was lucky that it was only a canvas bag that molded not a camper.

 

[edstreet]

mold has enzyme roots which allows it to grow inside the materials. these are VERY hard to impossible to reach areas with many chemicals.

 

[PTownSubbie]

Maybe you shouldn't have waited until the last min to check the camper Buddy.LOL

That is usually my MO.... Last minute is good enough....LOL!

Try to call Eastern Burlap. They have lots of boat repair materials and my have what you are looking for.

 

[dexter0606]

Bleach does *NOT* kill mold. Bleach just bleaches it and makes the surface wetter causing more mold to grow.


Chlorine Bleach Effects

I believe this article basically refers to just porous surface treatments. Not sure where you found the "causes more mold" reference

Ahhh! The edit button is our friend :wink:

Here.

Bleach itself is 99% water. Water is one of the main contributors of the growth of harmful bacteria and mold. Current situations using bleach re-grew and regenerated mold and bacteria twice the CFU counts than were originally found before bleaching, within a short period of time.

...

The ionic structure of bleach prevents Chlorine from penetrating into porous materials such as drywall and wood---it just stays on the outside surface, whereas mold has enzyme roots growing inside the porous construction materials---however, the water content penetrates and actually FEEDS the mold

Must be in the link you changed

 

[edstreet]

5 minutes to change/modify a post.

 

[dexter0606]

No problem!