# Mold/Mildew Removal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 23, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851 "2004-03-23T04:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851/1 "2004-03-23T04:42:01Z")

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I have a vinyl seat that has a bit of mold and mildew on it, and wondered how to remove it withour damaging the vinyl.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851/2 "2004-03-23T05:00:04Z")

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This thread is better suited for [**General Questions**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=3). I’ll move it for you.

**Cajun Man**  
for the SDMB

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**Author:** ![Bobby\_Roberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Bobby\_Roberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobby_Roberts)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851/3 "2004-03-23T14:05:26Z")

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> [@Mudshark](#):
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> I have a vinyl seat that has a bit of mold and mildew on it, and wondered how to remove it withour damaging the vinyl.

I’ve removed mildew from dry-wall and my deck, but not from vinyl. The best solution I found was first killing with a dilute bleach solution and then washing it out (scrubbing.) After that see if you can find a mildew-resistant treatment for the vinyl.

I don’t know how the bleach would affect the vinyl, so make it a very dilute solution (about 1-100 mix, about 6 oz to 5 gallons.) The key is that you have to kill the mold/mildew. It will come back if you just scrub. After killing it with the bleach, just a soapy solution would be fine to scrub it out.

Hope this helped a little. Good luck!

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**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mold-mildew-removal/235851/4 "2004-03-23T14:21:07Z")

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Leviticus 13: 47-59 has some very specific procedures for dealing with mold and mildew but only for linen, wool and leather. Nothing sepcifically for vinyl. You’re gonna need a priest, though. 🙂