Thread: Mold and Old

I have a mold prob in my gunsafe.
Its dry.. and has 2 dehumidifier thingies in it, dont have any issues with rust

But i get a white mold that grows on both timber and metalwork. Wipes off ok.
The safe smells 'old' as its 1/2 full of stuff thats 70-100 yrs old, and thats to be expected really.
The 1930s and 40s must have stunk if 303 slings are anything to go by LOL

Anyone have any tricks, hints or ideas on how to get rid of it?

When you wipe it off do you use a disinfectant or vinegar solution? The spores may still be there if you just wipe it, you possibly need to nuke it all

Wipe off with my hand or a rag lol.
Can put new gun in there and will get fur in a month or 3


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Sounds like me wiping off the tears when I can't afford some of the guns you have had for sale in the past.....I'm sure you would but If you use something to kill it probably best to be safe and test it so that it doesn't damage any metalwork etc.
Cheers.

Bleach it, rifles out first

Had it once on some leather bayonet frogs white mould and the brass rvets were covered in verdigris, wiped them over with savlon seemed to do the trick. Also suspect that sumlight will kill it

Originally Posted by Spanners

I have a mold prob in my gunsafe.
Its dry.. and has 2 dehumidifier thingies in it, dont have any issues with rust

But i get a white mold that grows on both timber and metalwork. Wipes off ok.
The safe smells 'old' as its 1/2 full of stuff thats 70-100 yrs old, and thats to be expected really.
The 1930s and 40s must have stunk if 303 slings are anything to go by LOL

Anyone have any tricks, hints or ideas on how to get rid of it?

Use them

Mix up some ballistol with some clove oil. Give it a good shake, slosh a bit on a rag, wipe everything down. Problem solved. Clove oil is cheap, like $12 for a little bottle off the pharmacy websites. If the slight clove smell bothers you (it will dissapate) add a bit of orange oil to the solution

Wipe it with white vinegar

Originally Posted by Tommy

Mix up some ballistol with some clove oil. Give it a good shake, slosh a bit on a rag, wipe everything down. Problem solved. Clove oil is cheap, like $12 for a little bottle off the pharmacy websites. If the slight clove smell bothers you (it will dissapate) add a bit of orange oil to the solution

this ok to do on wood also? opened the safe last night, its on the plastic and wood stocks!

Originally Posted by Glycerine

this ok to do on wood also? opened the safe last night, its on the plastic and wood stocks!

Yep sweet as

Mix 50:50 vasaline and petrol. About 5l should do. Throw it over everything and set it on fire.

"Napalm sticks to stocks" with respects to the original

Kill it. Your nastiest household cleaner should do the trick! Don't just wipe it off! haha

with the size of your safe , you will need water blaster to save time ....