Comments on: How to Remove Mildew from Wood

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:31:18 +0000

How to remove white mold from wood? I looked all over the web for hours and still couldn’t find a chemical that would remove white mold/mildew from some wooden tables in my darkroom. This white mold was tuff stuff. I tried all the commercial mold removers, x-14, mold armor, turpentine, paint thinner, clorox, acetone, soap and water, vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice, pine sol, alcohol, paint, etc; everything else. Guess what? After trial and error I found that WD-40 whether sprayed on or brushed on agressively seemed to have killed the mold, but I did need to go back a few days later and apply another coat to the spots I missed, it really seems to have worked, after 10 days the areas I treated did not have the mold. There is a little bit of the WD-40 oily smell for a few days, but it really seems to have worked. I think the WD-40 displaces moisture, penetrates the porous surface, dries it out and suffocates the mold and kills it. Pethaps the petroleum distillates are mold toxic. Tell your friends

By: J J Harries

J J Harries — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:09:11 +0000

Can I use Sugar Soap to clean my good quality (not teak) wooden garden furniture? What kind of a brush do I use; abrasive or non-abrasive? I know someone who has done this and it gives the wood a lovely clean whitish look. I do not want to ruin my furniture. In the past I have not used oil on it, but just left it to weather.

By: Wilder

Wilder — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:49:27 +0000

That green stuff in the photo looks a lot more like algae than mold. Totally different life form, which only exists outside where it can have sunlight (like the old redwood fence in the photo).

By: Barkri

Barkri — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:24:36 +0000

Scrub the area with a stiff brush.