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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 :D
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
Use themQuote:
Originally Posted by Spanners
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
this ok to do on wood also? opened the safe last night, its on the plastic and wood stocks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
Yep sweet asQuote:
Originally Posted by Glycerine
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 ....
I got infected via a 303 I brought from a forum member.
You know who you are you dirty bastard! :D
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Like your style!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Just taking the piss :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauser308
Some sort of vapour killer/fix would be ideal.. its hard enough to close the door on the safe as it is without pulling everything out LOL
nope, bleach does not kill mold (ask professional painters or cleaners). you will just be spreading the spores around...Quote:
Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie
vinegar destroys the spores.
Cheers, I get the same problem on a few wooden stock rifles (not the old WW2 rifles... go figure).
Vinegar it is.
best bet is meths thinned with 30% water, we used to use ethanol at the museum. It kills all mould cells by rupturing the cell membrane and dehydrating it plus it doesn't attack any metal work or damage wood work.
vinagar? you know its an acid rite? bye bye bluing.
clove oil will kill mould. this is what i used when i lived in the tropics.
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Meths and clove oil, in a pan. Natural evap. In the bottom of safe.
Or for the initial, with one of those sonic fog generators for a day or 2 in the safe. Then followed by a dehumidifier for a bit....
Do you have access to a gamma emitter? Just gotta line your safe with lead a little bit.
Meths would probably be the best shot, but in my Vineyard i spray Potassium bicarbonate to kill fungi and mould, baking soda will do the same, and also resists rust
Exit Mould (from the supermarket) is what I'd use on the safe (not on the guns), it will stop the problem coming back.
Be sure to wipe the solution off with a clean wet rag afterwards.