Mold Removal?

[Sageslinger]

Over the winter my AC converter went down and I lost power to my heater and fan in the cabin. A couple of mold spots appeared on the upholstered ceiling. What is the best way to remove these? Would a steam cleaner be out of the question due to the glues used to apply the upholstery to fiberglass?

 

[CliffA]

Over the winter my AC converter went down and I lost power to my heater and fan in cabin of my boat. A couple of mold spots appeared on the upholstered ceiling. What is the best way to remove these? Would a steam cleaner be out of the question due to the glues used to apply the upholstery to fiberglass?

maybe test 'Clorox Clean-Up' in a small un-noticeable spot on the headliner to see if it would affect the color...it is a relatively mild diluted bleach cleaner....if the headliner color holds just spray the clean-up on the spots and let it work for a while and that should kill the mold....

cliff

 

[Tough Life]

Mr Clean's Magic Eraser gets a lot of stains out. Haven't tried for mold but worth a shot.

 

[The Bill Collector]

Our headliner in our motorhome is some kind of carpet. I use a weak bleach solution sprayed on then allowed to dry and then vac or brush out the stain...

 

[JimFromMD]

Over the winter my AC converter went down and I lost power to my heater and fan in the cabin. A couple of mold spots appeared on the upholstered ceiling. What is the best way to remove these? Would a steam cleaner be out of the question due to the glues used to apply the upholstery to fiberglass?

Im not sure if KanberraGel will remove the stain, but I know that it kills mold as it evaporates into the air. There have been several threads about it here on the site.

 

[PMC]

Over the winter my AC converter went down and I lost power to my heater and fan in the cabin. A couple of mold spots appeared on the upholstered ceiling. What is the best way to remove these? Would a steam cleaner be out of the question due to the glues used to apply the upholstery to fiberglass?

if you've ever had mold remediation done, the disclaimer is to remove the affected food source (the damage), and keep the moisture content under 50%. None of this is conducive to boating.


If you go the steam cleaner route, make sure you have a heavy duty dehumidifier (rent one) with plenty of air movement. Let that run for a couple of days until it is completely dried out. Keeping damp cloth, in a boat that has active mold spores is a combination for more growth.

As others have said, bleach will clear the staining....test some spots to make sure you don't damage the color.


Good luck.