Mold on my newer wall tent, What do I do????

[trophyhunt]

Yes I screwed up and put my 16x24 wall tent away just slightly wet after last season. It's only 3 years old so I kinda thought in my mind that I wouldn't have to worry about it for a while, well I pulled it out yesterday and found mold on a small area of it. I'm very disappointed in my self but now I'm done dealing with my guilt, I need to know what is the best way to start getting rid of it??? Please any advise would be great, I did call Montana canvas but they are not open till Monday. Yes, I'm a bone head on this one.

[trophyhunt]

The one thing I've heard to do is wash it with warm soap and water, that is where I'm starting.

[Bob33]

Try 1 part vinegar to 5 part water solution. If that doesn't work try hydrogen peroxide in small area.

[trophyhunt]

Do I let it soak in or scrub and rinse off? Thanks

[huntnphool]

White wine vinegar and hot water

[trophyhunt]

I will try it, I assume I scrub it into the canvas then wash it off?

[huntnphool]

I will try it, I assume I scrub it into the canvas then wash it off?

Nylon bristle brush, circular motion and don't use a lot of pressure, you want the ends of the bristles to get into the cracks. This will kill the mold and smell but won't do anything for a stain. You may need to wash with soap for that.

[trophyhunt]

Thanks guys, I got the vinegar and have washed it. Thanks for your help, the stain is still there but hopefully the mold is dead. This won't happen again!!

[Buckmark]

Oxiclean, the powder is avail at costco so you can vari the mixture.
It is an oxygen bleach as compared to a chlorine bleach so it wont smell like bleach, it does kill mold growth..scrub like described above...

[Bean Counter]

Wow vinegar. I assume bleach would wear out the fabric too much?

[trophyhunt]

Wow vinegar. I assume bleach would wear out the fabric too much?

I guess, I was told after putting a weak solution of bleach on to not put bleach on it because of the fibers. I'm wondering if I should spray more vinegar on the mold spots and just leave it on without spraying off? nobody has told me if I need to spray it off yet, I'm not complaining, I'm just not sure if it needs to be sprayed off after applying.

[bearpaw]

Most of the tent manufacturers sell a liguid you can put on to help with mildew resistance. Ask your tent company about it.

[bassquatch]

Borax!! Works on walls too and it's a mold inhibitor so it shouldn't come back.

[Axle]

Set the tent up in your yard and spray the whole thing down with Thompsons original (use a garden sprayer). A little mold won't even have an effect on it after that. I bought one over 25 years ago and sprayed it with Thompsons and I've had no problems with mold even when I put it away with some dampness on it. You can't stop the moisture in this part of the country but you can protect the fabric.

[Jason]

Are we treating and preserving a deck or a canvas wall tent??(thats the response I got from the guy at Bravo tents) If your looking at preserving and making a wall tent water resistant again, I use and highly recommend Canvak, spray it on with a bug sprayer.  Cabelas and Bob's have it in stock.

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