Look at the pic below. The interior of this vehicle has severe mold. It is on the vinyl seats, as well as the steering wheel and control knobs. I am sure the spores are also in other areas that are not visible.
What product(s) is/are recommended to remediate this problem inside vehicles?
I usually use steam to clean interiors, but I am concerned that the pressure from the steamer would just blow the mold spores around.
WOW!
What is this from, and what kind of vehicle is that? A Jeep?
The floor is blue; Does this mean if you were to clean with bleach water, getting the floor wet wouldn't matter?
I know bleach is not preferable, but I would use bleach.
If you don't own a resirator, buy a cheap set of painter's/drywaller's masks.
That looks like it very well could cause some temporary resiratory illness.
I wouln't use steam untill the mold is under control.
How about lighter fluid and a match?
Is this your car or someone else's? Mold can make you incredibly sick if not kill you depending on what type it is. This is a project I would have to run away from.
You can buy a good respirator from Home deport that will protect your lungs from the mold. I just removed a bunch of mold from my basement and wore 3M bunny suits, closed goggles, and a respirator. You can protect yourself easily enough, but then the job ends up being hard to do.
Borax solutions can be used to kill mold (and spores), but I am not sure how safe it would be on the interior.
A professional advised I spray bleach and water mixed in a 3(water):1(bleach) ratio to kill mold. The mold changed from a dark color to a very light color in less than 2 minutes. If it's a jeep, I would go with bleach and water. Once you spray and wait, the level of danger drops almost to none, IMO.
3:1 is caustic enough that it can make your skin itch, which isn't a huge deal. I would wear gloves and a cheap mask, and possibly bring a change of clothes.
I don't know if i would get involved with mold that bad.
Maybe if the owner took the seats out and brought it to you, you could do a proper job on it. You could use a bleach solution and then hose it down and dry in the sun.
I never thought mold would grow on vinyl.
I don't know if i would get involved with mold that bad.
Maybe if the owner took the seats out and brought it to you, you could do a proper job on it. You could use a bleach solution and then hose it down and dry in the sun.
I never thought mold would grow on vinyl.
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Re: Mold Remediation
Originally Posted by solman
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