Best mould killer?

Harnser · 1 Dec 2020 at 17:51

Through laziness I've ended up with mould on the sealant in the shower.

What's the best substance to use to clean it off and kill it? The HG stuff?

LiE · 1 Dec 2020 at 18:29

Try leaving some bleach on it, assuming it’s white sealant.

Relentless81 · 1 Dec 2020 at 18:30

HG I've used in the past and it worked well

rodders · 1 Dec 2020 at 20:26

I bought some 'astonish' from Morrisons (£1 a bottle), much cheaper than HG and seems to do as good of a job.

mickyflinn · 1 Dec 2020 at 21:50

Bleach.

UnworthyBean · 1 Dec 2020 at 22:07

I've found bleach in a spray bottle works best. One of those foamy type spray bottles as it sticks around longer and actually seems to get it back to being white.

Kaka · 1 Dec 2020 at 22:56

Thick bleach with some rolled up tissue paper. The tissue prolongs the contact time on the mould and speeds up the removal.

darael · 2 Dec 2020 at 00:33

Astonish Mould & Mildew Remover from Poundland. Works a treat.

SpeedFreak · 2 Dec 2020 at 00:52

Kaka said:
Thick bleach with some rolled up tissue paper. The tissue prolongs the contact time on the mould and speeds up the removal.

Just do this, works 100%.

Lartyconshayo · 2 Dec 2020 at 00:54

Cillit bang and dettol do a mould and mildew spray in your local supermarket

Rannoch · 2 Dec 2020 at 01:32

Big brother must be watching as I was reading this thread and moments later came across this

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/1...leach-bathroom-washing-up-liquid-top-product/

Harnser · 2 Dec 2020 at 09:04

mickyflinn said:
Bleach.

My understanding is bleach hides the mould by killing (and "bleaching" the colour away) the surface stuff, but doesn't kill all of it.

Do you find it returns in the same places?

Burned_Alive · 2 Dec 2020 at 09:49

HG Mould Spray - Brilliant stuff.

Bug One · 2 Dec 2020 at 09:57

I find the Cif Perfect Finish Mould Stain Remover to be very effective.

Harnser said:
My understanding is bleach hides the mould by killing (and "bleaching" the colour away) the surface stuff, but doesn't kill all of it.

Do you find it returns in the same places?

It'll always return on the colder sufaces of a house, if there is moisture in the air. What you don't want to do is paint over it, without killing it first.

Only way to stop it is to get the humidity of the house below 60%. Hard to do when it's freezing outside and you want to keep the warm air in.

Mahonyy · 2 Dec 2020 at 10:06

Kaka said:
Thick bleach with some rolled up tissue paper. The tissue prolongs the contact time on the mould and speeds up the removal.

This, for mouldy silicone there is no need for more expensive solutions

mickyflinn · 2 Dec 2020 at 10:10

Harnser said:
My understanding is bleach hides the mould by killing (and "bleaching" the colour away) the surface stuff, but doesn't kill all of it.

Do you find it returns in the same places?

You have to leave it to soak deap down to kill as much as it can penetrate , a lot of people just spray then wipe and think it will go away but not true.

It can return if it's under the surface as you can't see the affected area unless you can remove it.

samcat · 2 Dec 2020 at 12:32

Burned_Alive said:
HG Mould Spray - Brilliant stuff.

^this is the correct answer

Shadowness · 2 Dec 2020 at 12:35

I'm currently giving the bleach + tissue method a go as I type. Started a couple of hours ago, should have taken a photo before, but it should be clear if it's done anything as I only did have of one section.....just in case.

SpeedFreak · 2 Dec 2020 at 12:57

Shadowness said:
I'm currently giving the bleach + tissue method a go as I type. Started a couple of hours ago, should have taken a photo before, but it should be clear if it's done anything as I only did have of one section.....just in case.

Just be sure to use bleach and not toilet gel

Pigeon_Killer · 2 Dec 2020 at 13:33

samcat said:
^this is the correct answer

This but wear gloves.

Last time I did my bedroom I forgot to put them on and 3 hours later a load of old cuts and sores had opened up. My hand ended up looking like that guy from Robocop who drove in to the toxic waste tank.