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post #1 of 16
7/6/08 at 7:56pm
Thread Starter 
What can kill mold??? The mold that is in the caulk around your tub? I have tried peroxide, lemon juice, charlie's soap, baking soda, etc. They just won't penetrate deep enough! Help! Thanks
post #2 of 16
7/6/08 at 9:31pm
i've tried all that too...i want to try bac-out but haven't yet...i have some but haven't had time or a free hand...has anyone else tried bac-out? i will be trying it soon as during my bath today i noticed even more mildew! if i can find some time...i'll let you know after i try it.
post #3 of 16
7/6/08 at 9:37pm
I have not tried this, but maybe a paste made with baking soda, tea tree oil and water would do the trick?
post #4 of 16
7/6/08 at 10:35pm
What about vinegar? I think I saw something about vinegar getting rid of mold. HTH!
post #5 of 16
7/7/08 at 12:24am
put a strip of cloth around the edge of the tub, soak it with vinegar and leave over night, worked for me
post #6 of 16
7/7/08 at 9:20am

Ugh-I was just going to post this!

I noticed yesterday our tub is a mess. It's been several months since I quit using Clorox cleanup on it. I have mold in every corner, every caulked seam. I ordered some Basic H from Shaklee, so I'm hoping that might help. I don't know!
post #7 of 16
7/7/08 at 12:29pm
I have a corner in my bedroom that has a blackish looking mold. My dh still needs to get up there and take care of it, but I know he's going to want to use Clorox mold and mildew or bleach. Anything else I can get him to try first?

The orange mold around my tub goes away and comes back and I clean the tub with a baking soda, Dr. Bronners mix and then on other days just a spray of 50/50 vinegar. It still comes back.

It was even on the bottom of my cloth shower curtain and I washed it with detergent, baking soda, and vinegar in the downy ball on hot. Some of the spots came out, but some did not. Am I to assume that the spores are killed and that is just a "stain" or should I assume that there is still mold on the curtain? I bought the cloth one because I was using the pvc/nylon one and just throwing it away every 6 months or so. I wanted to be less wasteful and not get the pvc off gassing.
post #8 of 16
7/7/08 at 2:53pm
If vinegar doesn't work, you may need to remove the old caulking and redo it.
post #9 of 16
7/7/08 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by MaxMommy View Post
put a strip of cloth around the edge of the tub, soak it with vinegar and leave over night, worked for me
Thanks for all the great ideas!! I will try this and let you know if it works!!
post #10 of 16
7/8/08 at 9:58pm
Thread Starter 
Bummer...it didn't work for me I think it took a tad off, but it's too deep in the caulk!
post #11 of 16
7/9/08 at 9:02am
sounds like you need to rip out the caulk and recaulk the tub because if you're getting mold behind/in the caulk, it's probably getting water in it, which defeats the purpose. We've had to do that, then in the future it's much easier to keep it clean.
post #12 of 16
7/9/08 at 9:19am
Grapefruit seed extract. Works wonders.
post #13 of 16
7/13/08 at 3:11am
Use the vinegar full strength when you spray it on and let it set. If you do have it behind the caulk it would be better to replace b/c you will never be able to get it all.
post #14 of 16
7/13/08 at 7:35pm
How do you do the grapefruit seed extract? I wanna try it
post #15 of 16
7/14/08 at 9:51am
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How do you do the grapefruit seed extract? I wanna try it
I squirt it right on a sponge and rub it on wherever I need to sanitize. A couple hours later I scrub it gently.
post #16 of 16
7/14/08 at 9:57am
How do you rip the caulk out?
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