Thread: Mold and Old

I got infected via a 303 I brought from a forum member.
You know who you are you dirty bastard!



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Originally Posted by kiwijames

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

Like your style!!

Originally Posted by Mauser308

Um, if it was me - apologies for that.

I've had a similar issue with white growths recently too.

I just cleaned everything with a solution of BLO and mineral turps to 'thin' the brew. Stings a bit though, and the smell puts the missus off for a while...

Just taking the piss

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

Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie

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

nope, bleach does not kill mold (ask professional painters or cleaners). you will just be spreading the spores around...

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.
greg

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.