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ediblegod:

I have a cabinet I want to restore BUT the bottom of it is riddled with mold. I was thinking I'd just put a dust mask on and hit it with a sander, but I'm a little worried about the airborne crap.
Anyone ever conquered such a situation? How did you go about it?   

Thanks!





Games001:

If that mold goes all the way to the bottom of that panel, I'd just dump the board and put in a fresh cut.  Better safe than sorry.

Havok:

Spray it with a mixture of 1 cup of bleach per gallon of water to kill the mold, let it dry and then just paint over it.

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: Havok on March 25, 2008, 12:45:03 am ---Spray it with a mixture of 1 cup of bleach per gallon of water to kill the mold, let it dry and then just paint over it.

--- End quote ---

Bleach/water solution is only viable on surface mold. If the mold penetrates deep enough, bleach isn't going to kill it effectively enough. If you treat the surface and moisture reaches the wood again, the mold may reactivate and start destroying the wood again.

Most paints are extremely poor formulations for handling mold infections. If the mold reactivates, the paint practically becomes free food for the mold.

The best way to treat a mold infection and prevent it from returning is to treat it like cancer. Cut it out.

fjl:

Would mold also treat oil based paints as food or only the wated based paints?

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