# mildew on patio furniture cushions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830 "2004-10-06T13:15:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![cedric45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@cedric45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedric45)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830/1 "2004-10-06T13:15:07Z")

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Help! We’ve got mildew on our patio furniture cushions. The fabric is supposed to mildew resistant. Anyone got any experience in removing this stuff? The cushions were custom made so they’re pretty expensive. I can remove the covers from the padding if that’s important. Any ideas on what products/procedures to try?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830/2 "2004-10-06T13:30:26Z")

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I would wash the covers in the washing machine on hot. And use a bleach water solution on the cushions themselves.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830/3 "2004-10-06T16:17:47Z")

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I’ll second that suggestion. It works for shower curtains, too. But don’t put them in the dryer! 😃

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mildew-on-patio-furniture-cushions/267830/4 "2004-10-06T17:08:01Z")

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Mildew resistant does not mean mildew proof.

Try Soft Scrub (without the bleach.)