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Subject:Re: Clean up mould from interior roof lining?
From:Mark Hersh
Date:Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:22:48 -0700

I've had the same issues in Oregon.  I had mold all over the flocked
surface of the inside of a Westy pop-top.  I started using a home brew of
chlorine bleach and Simple Green.  That worked well enough (although I
should have been wearing a respirator.  For the mold, not the bleach (it
was dilute enough and I had the slider open)).  I was careful (I think at
least) of not getting any on the pop top canvas.

 A friend recommended some stuff called "Concrobium" that is a proprietary
mixture of tri-sodium phosphate and washing soda (sodium carbonate).  I was
going to make my own home brew of that, but then bought some at a big-box
hardware store.  It was in the paint department not the cleaning supplies
department.  It seemed to work well also although it seemed like I got
better spot removal with the bleach.

I tried white vinegar also without too much success.  I bought some other
mold stuff (cheaper than the Concrobium) and wiped almost every interior
surface I could.  I fixed the water leak in the rear hatch region and
haven't had any recurrence.

A person with some paint store experience that I trust also said that
bleach can be safely mixed with tri-sodium phosphate.  So that's another
potential home brew combo.

But I used a scrub brush with both and as I am rehabbing a shoulder injury
I was pretty worn out.  I might go back and hit some discolored spots
again. Reviews of the Concrobium indicate that some people get further
results with more treatments.

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Stuart Hertzog <stuart@stuzog.com> wrote:

> Here in BC we have a problem with mould, in particular, the nasty black
> stuff. Any suggestions for a cleaning product that will remove the mould
> from the interior roof lining without trickling down my arm, gassing me,
> or discolouring the tent fabric if it contacts it?
>
> Stuart
>

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