Cleaning Mold From Wooden Furniture

Open your windows and wear a face mask to avoid inhaling spores.

Cleaning mold from wooden furniture.

How to remove mold from wood. Disinfect your furniture by mixing 1 cup of bleach for every 5 cups of hot water in a bucket. To remove light mold from wood furniture add cheap vodka to a spray bottle and coat the furniture with it before allowing the piece to air dry in direct sunlight. Exposure to uv rays from direct sunlight may be effective in killing mold that has grown into the surfaces of the wood components of upholstered furniture.

Mold and mildew builds up a little at a time over the winter. Use bleach on raw wood. Don t sponge up the excess liquid. To remove stubborn mold scrub the furniture down with a detergent or bleach solution using a stiff bristled brush.

Vacuum the area to collect loose spores. Use a large plastic tarp to protect the plants. Don protective gear an air mask is a must. Use a white rag to wipe down the furniture where the mold and mildew are.

To remove mold from hard surface use a solution of water and bleach to scrub the affected areas. If the mold is extremely resistant try sanding it away with sandpaper. Scrub away the mold leaving the borax solution in the wood. Using a diluted bleach.

The bleach will kill the mold and mildew so you should not see any signs of it after this stage. Alternatively the wood can be lightly sanded to remove a layer of finished wood and the mold and the wood can be re finished. Shake to dissolve the baking soda. Remove all the items on your furniture while wearing gloves long sleeves and pants to minimize exposure.

Spray the moldy area with baking soda cleaning solution and rub with an old rag or scrub well with a scrub brush. There s less daylight and lousy weather making it easier to put off dealing with until you can t any longer. Before cleaning mold in a basement remove and clean any contaminated items such as boxes furniture or clothing. You want as much of the solution in the wood as possible to prevent future growth.

Use soap and water on painted or stained wood. To clean antique wood furniture and eliminate mold at the same time fill up a plastic spray bottle with warm water and add one tablespoon of baking soda.