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cristalclear13

Joined: 19 Sep 2007
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Location: Southeast Georgia

Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: mildew on fabric

I have found another "bonus" (not) of living in this area of high humidity.  I am seeing quite a bit of black mildew now on the inside of my plane.  What will safely clean that off the fabric?

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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: Re: mildew on fabric

Flying more often will prevent it    



Mike

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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:19 am Post subject: mildew on fabric

From what I have read, a solution of baking soda and water sprayed  

on lightly will inhibit fungus and mold.

-Haven't tried myself though.

BB



On 3, Jun 2009, at 12:29 PM, cristalclear13 wrote:



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 I have found another "bonus" (not) of living in this area of high  

 humidity.  I am seeing quite a bit of black mildew now on the  

 inside of my plane.  What will safely clean that off the fabric?



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Fran Losey

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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:55 am Post subject: mildew on fabric

While covering is the topic, has anyone had any experience with Oratex UL600?  This product requires no secondary processes.....



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Dana

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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: mildew on fabric

At 02:40 PM 6/3/2009, loseyf(at)comcast.net wrote:

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While covering is the topic, has anyone had any experience with Oratex 

UL600?  This product requires no secondary processes.....


	


There was a big discussion about Oratex on the homebuiltairplanes.com 

forums not long ago.  It's rather expensive, and the one guy who got some 

samples said it has an unattractive (to him) dull finish.  They're 

apparently still developing the product line, but at the present it sounds 

like one of those prodcts that's "not quite there yet".



-Dana

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  When Columbus came to America, there were no taxes, no debts, and no 

pollution.  The women did all the work while the men hunted or fished all 

day.  Ever since then, a bunch of idiotic do-gooders have been trying to 

"improve" the place.

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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject: mildew on fabric

In a message dated 6/3/2009 12:30:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  cristalclearwaters(at)gmail.com writes:

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		     I am seeing quite a bit of black mildew now on the inside of my    plane.  What will safely clean that off the fabric?

    

      Cristal,

    

   I've been having much the same problem.  I hangar in one of those    tent like instant garages and there is a lot of mildew and mold on the inside    surface of the tent cover, which then seems to migrate onto the plane.  I    recently found a product that cleans it off pretty good and also helps to    prevent it from coming back.

    

   DampRid.  Available in a spray    bottle (like a kitchen cleaner) in the paint department at Lowes and Home    Depot.  The label says it is safe to use on aluminum, glass, fiberglass,    acrylic, pvc, vinyl, rubber, chrome, plastic and more.  I first used    it on the fabric/canvas tent cover and it cleaned it really good.     Then after seeing no ill effects on that, I began using it on my Kolb    fabric.  After about six months use I see no problems yet.

    

   Bill    Varnes

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Audubon NJ

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cristalclear13

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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:20 am Post subject: Re: mildew on fabric

 	  WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.co wrote: 	
		  

   DampRid.  Available in a spray    bottle (like a kitchen cleaner) in the paint department at Lowes and Home    Depot.  

	




Thanks Bill.  I'll have to see if I can find some here.

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beauford

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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:11 am Post subject: mildew on fabric

Miss Cristal:

Before you go spraying calcium chloride (damp-rid) on yer machine, you 

might want to take a look at

the MSDS sheet for that particular solution... para 10 of the MSDS is 

shown below...I invite your attention to the

last two sentences in the "Incompatibilities" portion.



I have had pretty fair luck using a half and half solution of 

isopropyl alcohol and water on stits mildew... as near

as I can determine, it isn't corrosive to the airframe metals and does 

not attack the polyfiber products.



Worth what ye paid fer it...

beauford

FF-076

Brandon, FL



-------------MSDS excerpt;  Calcium chloride---------------------

10. Stability and Reactivity

  Stability:

  Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Substance will 

pick up moisture from the air and go into solution if exposed in open 

containers.

  Hazardous Decomposition Products:

  Emits toxic chlorine fumes when heated to decomposition. May form 

hydrogen chloride in presence of sulfuric or phosphoric acids or with 

water at elevated temperatures.

  Hazardous Polymerization:

  Will not occur.

  Incompatibilities:

  Methyl vinyl ether, water, zinc, bromine trifluoride, mixtures of 

lime and boric acid, barium chloride, and 2-furan percarboxylic acid. 

Metals will slowly corrode in aqueous calcium chloride solutions. 

Aluminum (and alloys) and yellow brass will be attacked by calcium 

chloride.

  Conditions to Avoid:

  Incompatibles.

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WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.co wrote:

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    DampRid.  Available in a spray    bottle (like a kitchen cleaner) 

 in the paint department at Lowes and Home    Depot.




	




Thanks Bill.  I'll have to see if I can find some here.



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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:36 am Post subject: mildew on fabric

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		  From the Poly Fiber manual Appendix H: Dealing with stains: To remove stains. First try good old Clorox laundry bleach. Work it in with a sponge the flush with lots of water.While the PF manual is dealing with fuel and bird stains, I've used dilute Clorox (or any generic bleach) to take black mold off wall board, stone, and dacron sail cloth. Chlorine kills everything, even housewives who mix it with ammonia to clean the toilet, so use it in a well ventilated area or have an air supply.

 
	




Rick



On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Beauford T <beauford173(at)verizon.net (beauford173(at)verizon.net)> wrote:

[quote] --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Beauford T" <beauford173(at)verizon.net (beauford173(at)verizon.net)>

 

 Miss Cristal:

 Before you go spraying calcium chloride (damp-rid) on yer machine, you

 might want to take a look at

 the MSDS sheet for that particular solution... para 10 of the MSDS is

 shown below...I invite your attention to the

 last two sentences in the "Incompatibilities" portion.

 

 I have had pretty fair luck using a half and half solution of

 isopropyl alcohol and water on stits mildew... as near

 as I can determine, it isn't corrosive to the airframe metals and does

 not attack the polyfiber products.

 

 Worth what ye paid fer it...

 beauford

 FF-076

 Brandon, FL

 

 -------------MSDS excerpt;  Calcium chloride---------------------

 10. Stability and Reactivity

   Stability:

   Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Substance will

 pick up moisture from the air and go into solution if exposed in open

 containers.

   Hazardous Decomposition Products:

   Emits toxic chlorine fumes when heated to decomposition. May form

 hydrogen chloride in presence of sulfuric or phosphoric acids or with

 water at elevated temperatures.

   Hazardous Polymerization:

   Will not occur.

   Incompatibilities:

   Methyl vinyl ether, water, zinc, bromine trifluoride, mixtures of

 lime and boric acid, barium chloride, and 2-furan percarboxylic acid.

 Metals will slowly corrode in aqueous calcium chloride solutions.

 Aluminum (and alloys) and yellow brass will be attacked by calcium

 chloride.

   Conditions to Avoid:

   Incompatibles.

 --------------------unquote ------------------------------

 

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 WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.co wrote:

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 >    DampRid.  Available in a spray    bottle (like a kitchen cleaner)

 > in the paint department at Lowes and Home    Depot.

 >

 

 

 Thanks Bill.  I'll have to see if I can find some here.

 

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