| Sounds like "bunny fur" material. Might as well pull it down, find and fix whatever leak is creating the
moisture.
You can spend all summer scrubbing that thing, but everytime it rains
(what? in Seattle?) or you wash the boat the mold problem will kick in
again. My advice would be to eliminate the source of the mold, and then
replace the material. A lot less frustrating than trying to keep up
with a bottle of bleach and a brush. The bunny fur is probably glued directly to the laminate. Look for a
good spot to make a straight cut when you're removing the old stuff.
When you replace the bunny fur, you can add a teak or even a platic
batten to cover the seam between the new and the old material. You can
add a second batten on the opposite side and the whole works will look
like it was built that way, rather than patched. |
Chuck
Mar 15
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| Mold Killers: 1. Alcohols (ethanol, isopropanol): Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal. Use a diluted concentration of 60
to 90%.
Advantages - nonstaining and nonirritating
Disadvantages - inactivated by organic matter, highly flammable 2. Quarternary Ammonium Compounds: Bactericidal and Virucidal with limited effectiveness, Fungicidal. Use a
diluted concentration of 0.4 to 1.6%.
Advantages - inexpensive
Disadvantages - inactivated by organic matter, limited efficacy 3. Phenolics: Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal. Use a diluted concentration of 0.4
to 0.5%.
Advantages - inexpensive, residual
Disadvantages - toxic, irritating, and corrosive 4. Iodophors: Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Sporicidal and Tuberculocidal if
contact time is for a prolonged period of time. Use a concentration of
75 ppm.
Advantages - stable, residual action
Disadvantages - inactivated by organic matter, expensive 5. Glutaraldehydes: Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Sporicidal (prolonged contact time
required), and Tuberculocidal. Use a diluted concentration of 2%.
Advantages - unaffected by organics, noncorrosive
Disadvantages - irritating/damaging vapors, highly toxic, expensive 6. Hypochlorites (Chlorox Bleach): Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Sporicidal (prolonged contact time
required), and Tuberculocidal. Use a diluted concentartion of 1:10 .
Advantages - inexpensive
Disadvantages - bleaching agent, toxic, corrosive, inactivated by
organic matter; removes color from many interior fabrics; dissolves
protein fibers (i.e. wool, silk); has not shown to be effective against
stachybotrys spores. 7. Hydrogen Peroxide: Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Sporicidal (prolonged contact time
required), and Tuberculocidal. Use a diluted concentration of 3% or greater.
Advantages - Relatively stable
Disadvantages - corrosive, expensive, degrades in heat or UV light |
RJSmithers
Mar 15
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