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| Thread ID: 85810 | 2007-12-22 23:12:00 | Shower Mould | Pato (2463) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 623682 | 2007-12-22 23:12:00 | After only four years the sealant around our Shower is showing signs of black which I presume is mould. Is there any way of preventing this?. Any hints on overcoming this problem would be appreciated. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 623683 | 2007-12-22 23:51:00 | Remove it. Go to Placemakers or a bathroom shop and buy this stuff called Ever White I think it was. Apply strictly according to directions. End of problem. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 623684 | 2007-12-22 23:58:00 | Use a craft knife/scalpel with a new blade to carefully remove the old sealant. Clean with Exit Mould or bleach or similar. Allow to dry. Then re-seal with a Selly's or similar bathroom sealant product. Patience and careful removing and reapplying is the key. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 623685 | 2007-12-23 00:27:00 | Mould is caused by moisture, maybe you could have your shower converted to a dry cleaner model.:groan: Or sue the council for insufficient chlorine in the water. :yuck: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 623686 | 2007-12-23 00:50:00 | Thanks Pctek and Greg. I thought there must be some way of overcoming this. I appreciate you help. Cheers. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 623687 | 2007-12-23 00:50:00 | Mould is caused by moisture, maybe you could have your shower converted to a dry cleaner model.:groan: Or sue the council for insufficient chlorine in the water. :yuck: Your comments sound a bit expensive and impractical to me!!. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 623688 | 2007-12-23 03:03:00 | Then re-seal with a Selly's or similar bathroom sealant product. No, no, the Ever White. All the rest will eventually get mould again. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 623689 | 2007-12-23 03:26:00 | No, no, the Ever White. All the rest will eventually get mould again. Have noted that and will give it a try. Cheers. |
Pato (2463) | ||
| 623690 | 2007-12-23 05:33:00 | As I found out . . . almost any sealer with silicon in it has a certain amount of arsenic in it to retard mold and mildew . . . but it washes away after a while and then the fungus shows up . There is a warning to NOT use silicon as a sealer for the inside of dishwashers for just this same reason . Arsenic is counter-productive to animal life . If you have used silicon . . . and I think that's a big mistake . . . I'd remove it as above and use a product called Geoseal . . or really almost any sealer without silicon as the base chemical . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 623691 | 2007-12-23 07:32:00 | Using Exit Mould can get rid most of the mould. It's actually chlorine. Just spray and wait for 30 mins to 1 hour. Can get them from Pak n save. | Taurus (9579) | ||
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