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Old 08-04-2010, 08:58 PM
 
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Bleach only whitens mold/mildew. If you really want to get rid of it use white vnegar, that kills it. If you then need the stain removed use Tilex mold/mildew remover. HTH!

Elecia ~Moving from Rhode Island to Houston before Thanksgiving
Actually, bleach kills mildew. Tilex is basically diluted bleach.
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Old 08-05-2010, 06:21 AM
 
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Actually, bleach kills mildew. Tilex is basically diluted bleach.
I have read SO many places that bleach doesn't kill mold. we think it does because it bleaches it out so we can't see it anymore, but notice very shortly it "comes back". Read this article all about it:

BLEACH DOES NOT KILL MOLD!
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Old 08-05-2010, 05:15 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Put the bleach in a spray bottle but make sure you write on the bottle what it is
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Old 08-05-2010, 05:26 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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When I had mold/mildew on my garage overhang a few years ago, I got some stuff called JOBOX to spray on it. WOnder if that would work in the shower.
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Old 08-05-2010, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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When I had mold/mildew on my garage overhang a few years ago, I got some stuff called JOBOX to spray on it. WOnder if that would work in the shower.
How do you spray that??




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Old 08-05-2010, 05:37 PM
 
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I have read SO many places that bleach doesn't kill mold. we think it does because it bleaches it out so we can't see it anymore, but notice very shortly it "comes back". Read this article all about it:

BLEACH DOES NOT KILL MOLD!
That is because the national organization of scammers want to sell you expensive mold remidiation, when in fact super inexpensive bleach/water mixture does the job just fine.
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Old 08-05-2010, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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When I had mold/mildew on my garage overhang a few years ago, I got some stuff called JOBOX to spray on it. WOnder if that would work in the shower.
You didn't buy a JOBOX, but JOMAX, from zinsser, same people who make other paint products. Get it at most any box store in the paint dept. I use it regularly and have a gallon jug in the garage. It's a mold/mildew killer that's activated/enhanced by bleach. GREAT STUFF. I highly recommend it if you're pressure washing exterior surfaces. It's not any more caustic than bleach, so YES, using a JOMAX solution in the shower is a good idea.
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Old 08-05-2010, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Thats it...Jomax...I should have googled the product before posting. Too much time in industrial sites, leaves me seeing Jobox pretty often.
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Old 08-05-2010, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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That is because the national organization of scammers want to sell you expensive mold remidiation, when in fact super inexpensive bleach/water mixture does the job just fine.
Exactly right Supermac34. Never believe an article refuting basic chemistry and biology published by an organization that stands to profit from your ignorance.

I find it amazing how many people were not paying attention in middle and high school, or who neglected to take basic science classes.

One problem people have with showers is that they don't seal the floor and let water saturate the pan over the years. Mold/mildew starts to grow and it's almost impossible to eradicate it completely. While you can treat the surface, it's hard to let the bleach soak into the grout like the water does. In the new home we just built, I purposed to not let this happen and we wipe down the all shower surfaces until they're dry after each shower. Then we also make sure air circulates in the shower to dry out any remaining moisture. I also wipe down all joints with a 50% bleach solution once a month (a recommendation from a bathroom remodeling pro).

True story: a house I recently sold was in the older neighborhood of Meyerland. Two years ago the shower pan (original, going on 40+ years) needed replacing due to a slow drip leak in the shower pipes. The water had saturated not only the concrete pan, but through the lead liner and into the slab. The only reason I did NOT have a black mold problem is because for some time I had been (literally) saturating the shower floor with bleach before each shower (I was using over a gallon a week). Fumes were pretty intense, but I was keeping the mildew under control. Over time I must have used enough bleach that it was able to seep down into the slab and keep the black mold from developing. The slab was so damp that after I busted out the concrete pan and lead liner, it took (literally) two weeks to dry, with fans running 24x7.
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