henhouse
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milldew problem
I keep my pontoon at a dock at Deep Creek, Md. and I have it covered most of the time. Lately I have seen a lot of milldew on the seats and was wondering if there is any good way to remove it and keep it from coming back? Tried different cleaners and it keeps coming back.
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/27 16:52:50
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Buy or build an ozone generator
The O3 kills mold and mildew
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 06:51:19
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 07:19:50
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Bleachwater or lysol will kill mildew. Lysol treatment helps keep it from coming back.
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 09:10:17
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need fresh air use a fan if you have to by a solar
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 09:21:21
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Keeping it covered is trapping the moisture. Don't button it up so tight and let it breath a little and a quick spray of Lysol disinfectant before you cover it up (on the seats, carpet and inside of your cover) should keep most of the mold/mildew out.
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 11:16:09
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ORIGINAL: eyesandgillz
Keeping it covered is trapping the moisture. Don't button it up so tight and let it breath a little and a quick spray of Lysol disinfectant before you cover it up (on the seats, carpet and inside of your cover) should keep most of the mold/mildew out.
Yep. If its not breathing you'll get the mildew and mold. If it seal up pretty tight, try a 5 gallon bucket with about 4-5 inches of calcium chloride in it while you're gone. it will suck up a lot of moisture.. ( I know, the boat is sitting on water). The only other thing to do is have some vets put in to let it breath. The problem is when it cools over night, the humidity gets trapped and when the sun hits it, with this cycle...you've got the perfect environment for mold and mildew. I cover my boat when I'm gone but have a bigger problem with spiders moving in. The No Pest strips from lowes takes care of those thankfully!
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 11:25:45
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Deep Creek Lake...........loved living in that area.........
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/28 17:34:23
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ORIGINAL: Blowchowski
ORIGINAL: eyesandgillz
Keeping it covered is trapping the moisture. Don't button it up so tight and let it breath a little and a quick spray of Lysol disinfectant before you cover it up (on the seats, carpet and inside of your cover) should keep most of the mold/mildew out.
Yep. If its not breathing you'll get the mildew and mold. If it seal up pretty tight, try a 5 gallon bucket with about 4-5 inches of calcium chloride in it while you're gone. it will suck up a lot of moisture.. ( I know, the boat is sitting on water). The only other thing to do is have some vets put in to let it breath. The problem is when it cools over night, the humidity gets trapped and when the sun hits it, with this cycle...you've got the perfect environment for mold and mildew.
I cover my boat when I'm gone but have a bigger problem with spiders moving in. The No Pest strips from lowes takes care of those thankfully!
"Monkey Balls" (Osage Oranges) will keep the spiders away...
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RE: milldew problem
2010/07/29 07:56:09
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ORIGINAL: bulldog1
ORIGINAL: Blowchowski
ORIGINAL: eyesandgillz
Keeping it covered is trapping the moisture. Don't button it up so tight and let it breath a little and a quick spray of Lysol disinfectant before you cover it up (on the seats, carpet and inside of your cover) should keep most of the mold/mildew out.
Yep. If its not breathing you'll get the mildew and mold. If it seal up pretty tight, try a 5 gallon bucket with about 4-5 inches of calcium chloride in it while you're gone. it will suck up a lot of moisture.. ( I know, the boat is sitting on water). The only other thing to do is have some vets put in to let it breath. The problem is when it cools over night, the humidity gets trapped and when the sun hits it, with this cycle...you've got the perfect environment for mold and mildew.
I cover my boat when I'm gone but have a bigger problem with spiders moving in. The No Pest strips from lowes takes care of those thankfully!
"Monkey Balls" (Osage Oranges) will keep the spiders away...
Osage Oranges I have a feeling the spiders at my dock would eat the oranges. Sometimes there are herds of them! Little buggers like to reproduce in my flip out drink holders too. 
I love cats. I just can't eat a whole one..
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RE: milldew problem
2010/08/01 16:44:24
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Be careful with cleaning the mildew. I just did my pontoon about two months ago and never conditioned the seats and they are now cracking severly. I did condition them with two coats of a 3M product when I got the first little crack but it made no difference they are now ruined!
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RE: milldew problem
2010/08/01 19:57:09
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my parents pontoon did the same...my dad always used clorox clean up....2 or 3 times a year...
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RE: milldew problem
2010/08/06 20:18:03
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Bought the 3M products at Gander Mt. and went to Deep Creek today and cleaned the mildew off the seats. Mildew remover and mildew blocker was the name of each. The remover worked great. Hope the blocker works as well. As an added bonus to the trip we had a sow bear and three cubs cross in front of us on New Germany Rd. on the way home.
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