Mould part 2

[madam_ray]

Does anyone have any idea how I can get rid of mould/mildewy stuff in my drawer? It's made half of my jumpers go mildewy and the rest just smell really like old mouldy men. This is not ideal. I'm thinking drawer-liners might help (at least then they'd smell of old mouldy men with added orange) but is there some way of actually getting rid of the

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[daydream_nation]

ehrm... sell it on ebay. Make money out of it ;)

[daydream_nation]

ehrm... I obviously interpreted your entry in the wrong way.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get rid of mould/mildewy stuff in my drawer?
I thought only a couple of items were affected. And it was a useless comment anyway, so ignore =/

[madam_ray]

It's okay, I obvs didn't make myself clear. I need to get rid of the mould, not the clothes. x x

[adaveen]

There's a product here called "Damp-Rid" which is made of these crystals that suck the moisture from the air. I'm sure you could find something similar there. What kind of drawers do you have? Wood? You'll need to dry them out completely and spray them down with Lysol. Do you have any sunny days? If you spray them down well and put them in the sun for a while, it will help. If you don't have sun, you can use a blowdryer. Then, wash all your stuff again. White vinegar takes out odors in the wash. Use the liners because some of the smell will be embedded in the wood still, and then you could put some Damp Rid or similar product in each drawer. Spray with Lysol every couple of weeks -- I understand it kills mold.

Lysol, dryness, vinegar, etc., should help. If any of it is stained from mold, you'll probably have to bleach it or use color-safe bleach.

Another option is to put them in garment bags before putting them in the drawer.

Or, you can pitch the old wooden dresser and get some stackable plastic drawers?

[madam_ray]

Thanks love. They are made of wood but I'm fucked if I'm getting them outside to dry unfortunately. Esp as the moment I managed it it would probably pee it down. So blowdryer it shall have to be

[adaveen]

Yeah, I wasn't really sure what your set up was, where you were living and what resources you have

[madam_ray]

I have some mould/mildew killer with bleach in it that I used, so I guess that's pretty much the same thing.

My housemates mum has a dehumidifier, so hopefully she can bring that down at the end of the month and we can get dehumidifying.

Thank you for all your help and advice, hopefully can get it all sorted at the weekend. Or at least a bit less damp :)

XXXXXX

[myska_x]

isnt there stuff you put in shoes and salt and rice and all that, to keep the wetness out? or is it rice you put in salt *ponders* well, you knwo what i mean. there's those little bags of.. something that absorbes wetness.

god, this is really not helping, is it?? I'd google it if i wasnt at work

[madam_ray]

You put rice in salt :P

But I know what you mean, adaveen said something about them... crystal type things. I'm going to have to look in town tomorrow. Meh.

xxx

[myska_x]

i knew there was something bout salt. heh.

[doasyouplease]

Ok...Im not sure if this would be more expensive there...but the easiest solution for me was bleach.

BUT TAKE EVERYTHING OFF THE DRAWER FIRST! And keep the windows open, use gloves, take care of your clothes and use the bleach pure. (That's the intoxicated voice of experience and damaged clothes speaking)

Then let it dry and: Voila! It'll never come back again. (Hopefully, but then you can use something like those "damp-rid" for prevention, cos they might take some time in taking the damp out)

It worked when I moved to this mould mountan with a house inside of it...3 years ago. Now Im living only in the house, the mould is gone.

And here we have some lavender-scented bleach, so if you can find something like that, you wont have to worry (Too much) about the smell...

I repeat, I dont know there, but here it was VERY cheap.

And think about nice things, it may help. House problems suck, but it's a small price to pay for independency.

[madam_ray]

Thank you love. Long time no speak! How'z things?

I have used some spray which has bleach in it & smelled a bit horrendous, but seemed to do the trick :)

xxx