How can I safely get powder mold off of vintage wood?
Jilibean asked:
I’ve stored some vintage wooden items in my garage and with the rain here in the Pacific NW, they now have some powder mold on them.
What’s the best way to safely remove this from vintage wood without damaging the finish? Is there hope?
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I’ve stored some vintage wooden items in my garage and with the rain here in the Pacific NW, they now have some powder mold on them.
What’s the best way to safely remove this from vintage wood without damaging the finish? Is there hope?
Please don’t thumbs down my contacts. They are only trying to help!
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Wash them with Murphy’s Oil Soap and water. Follow the directions. Make sure you do it in an environment where they will dry quickly.
You can buy Murphy’s at the grocery store or anywhere that sells cleaning supplies for wood.
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Well first try any wood cleaners , but probally the mold has started to grow beneath the finish in the wood, hopefull that is not the case and the wood had a good finish and the mold is on top of that protective layer of finish. So they got moisture on them right, next time try to cover them with plastic so no moisture can get in there and sit on them. Hopefully you caught it early and can clean them, good luck.
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Oh miss jilli!. You need to use Chunky Monkey that was left over from the orgy.. The wood there must have had some mold on it too.
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Rub gently, or use your tongue.
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Shoulda wrapped your would before you let it get wet.
As a vintage wood expert I am gonna recommend you just use a towel to wipe it off and if needed gently use sandpaper to remove the rest of the mold.
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The mold is most likely only attacking the unfinished wood areas or the organics in the varnish.
The Murphy’s Oil soap is a good idea but I would also add a bit of chlorine bleach to kill the mold. Once wiped, dry the area quickly.
This should not damage to the finish but as always try a small test area first.
BTW- I’m assuming your items are old and coated with oil, varnish or shellac.
Varnish will not water spot UNLESS it was waxed. Be careful about leaving water on a varnished finish for too long.
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This is why you should ALWAYS use protection when handling wood. Otherwise, you risk infection such as mold. You need to wipe clean, and next time be sure to think before you act.
Stay safe. Good luck and I hope this helps!
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I’m not an expert on wood, and I like the Murphy’s Oil Soap procedure, but if I faced this I would start out DRY. Water is only good for wood when the wood is still a tree in the ground. I’d take a stiff bristle or wire brush and apply baking soda, salt, and talcum powder to scrape the surface gunk off. If it weren’t so expensive, I ‘d also apply a fungicide like athlete’s foot spray and let it try to kill the mold.
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vintage wood??? has it really been that long?? i wish i had wood in my garage especially for a rainy night!
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Jil,JIL, JIL , look I know the old guy is your favorite , But you have to let him out of the garage occasionally ! or at least go in there and polish his wood every once and a while . because if you don’t pretty soon the old guy would even be able to get wood any more , andTHEN what will you do?
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I’m thinking that the advertising on the right hand side of the screen has some great suggestions. The first one I saw said: “Injection Molding”. I think this is a good idea. Inject that son of b, with what ever you got! I think some kind of water soluble lube or Crisco would be suitable. I didn’t get past that one ad, and I’ll be damned if I will click on it because it will likely take me to one of those virus uploading sites and then I’ll get infected or some kind of shizle.
Good luck. I love antiques and vintage pieces, which is why I’m poor now.