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Getting mould off clothes

  • 21-01-2012 08:36PM
    #1
    pixie_dust
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    my favorite coat is somehow after growing tiny patches of mould as it was in the wardrobe for ages.....Anyone know of a good solution of getting mould off clothes? Don't want to get rid of it!:confused:


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  • #2
    dee.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭dee.


    Apparently leaving the clothes out in the sun will get rid of it, worked for me anyways. My converse had patches growing so I left them out in the sun (about 3 days) and the mold/awful musky smell was gone. I washed them afterwards and they've been fine since.


  • #3
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    I did this with a neighbours buggy fabric and it worked:
    The fabric was a plastic coated cotton.
    I have to be prepared for the chance of an accidental home birth..


  • #4
    daenerysstormborn3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,197 ✭✭✭daenerysstormborn3


    Try hanging it in your bathroom while running the shower and the steam helps lift the mould off. I tried this with a couple of old coats of mine that were sitting in a wardrobe in my parents' house for a while and it worked.


  • #5
    dingbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭dingbat


    Sun is the best for getting rid of mildew on clothing.

    However, this is Ireland in January :)

    I've used a dry cleaner for this before. Interestingly, some dry cleaners refuse to take clothing with any sort of mildew on it so ring beforehand. PM me if you want the one I used (in Dublin).


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