Mold spots on curtains.

[38mess]

I have small black spots on curtains only on windows I left cracked open for ventilation during the winter.
I have tried washing on hot and spraying with mold remover then washing but they are still there. I have also tried soaking overnight in white vinegar, but they are still there. I have run out of ideas.
Any advice please?

 

[Slowboat35]

Two posts in a row now mis-spelling mould...
Puhleese, this is a UK site, not a murrican one !

 

[38mess]

Two posts in a row now mis-spelling mould...
Puhleese, this is a UK site, not a murrican one !

Have you any advice about the mould? If not go away in small jerks.

 

[Dellquay13]

Watching with interest, I have the same problem, both with curtains and unsure spelling of mould

I am toying with trying Patio Magic or cheap version (on the curtains not my spelling)

 

[billyfish]

I think we all have that problem this winter , as in a thread ages ago I'm trying this .
1 quart hot water

1 tablespoon baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

2 tablespoons washing soda (sodium carbonate)

2 tablespoons trisodium phosphate (TSP)

 

[Ammonite]

I think we all have that problem this winter , as in a thread ages ago I'm trying this .
1 quart hot water

1 tablespoon baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

2 tablespoons washing soda (sodium carbonate)

2 tablespoons trisodium phosphate (TSP)

Tried this but it didn't work for me. Ditto soaking in white vinegar. In the end I soaked them repeatedly in vanish oxi action and patio magic, using a low temperature hand wash machine cycle in between. The mould can be seen if you look really closely but under normal circumstances you don't notice it. This is with dry clean only rayon curtains...although a bit of research shows you can hand wash rayon on low temperatures. The only thing I've found that really removes black mould is bleach but it will damage most fabrics.

 

[Boater Sam]

More likely to be spider or fly poo than mould. It stains very well. Hydrogen Peroxide and baking soda mix may shift it.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Two posts in a row now mis-spelling mould...
Puhleese, this is a UK site, not a murrican one !

Yes but he's Welsh

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Hydrogen Peroxide or bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite) will not only kill mould but it will also affect any dye in the curtains. What the OP has is the remnants of the dead mould that have bonded onto the curtains, successive washes will gradually reduce their appearance / visibility but you are unlikely to get rid of them completely.

 

[Mudisox]

I had the same, tried all sorts, finally asked SWMBO, who also tried, and then she just made new curtains having always disliked the original ones!! Now have superior rags.

 

[38mess]

More likely to be spider or fly poo than mould. It stains very well. Hydrogen Peroxide and baking soda mix may shift it.

It's definitely not spider poo

 

[Iliade]

Patio Magic didn't remove the black spotting for me, but I'm trialling it to see if it keeps recurrence at bay...

Very disappointed with the hydrogen peroxide spray bleach's performance too. I'm going to try good old fashioned chlorine bleach next time I'm at the Moho as that worked on the last boat's carpet lining.

(It developed a window leak and consequently some black mould on mattress.)

 

[wonkywinch]

Two posts in a row now mis-spelling mould...
Puhleese, this is a UK site, not a murrican one !

Only part American else he'd be struggling with soiled drapes.

 

[Dellquay13]

Only part American else he'd be struggling with soiled drapes.

My Drape teamed up with a pair of drainpipes, brothel creepers, bootlace tie and a DA

All were well soiled by the time I got some fashion sense

 

[Mister E]

Tent manufacturers used to recommend Milton I don't know it it will remove the stain or just kill the mould/mold.

 

[wingcommander]

Thinking now of buying curtains with a black dotted design. Problem solved !

 

[Halo]

I think you will have to live with the spots or get new curtains.
The moral of the story- seal her up and use a dehumidifier !

 

[vyv_cox]

Until quite recently I lived in Mold. It was rarely mouldy.

 

[Bodach na mara]

Sounds like mildew. Seen it often and never cured it. The problem on patterned fabrics is that bleaching agents affect the pattern. Even on plain fabrics like sails I have found it immovable.

 

[cid]

Hi, I know its too late to solve your problem, however to avoid it happening again try placing small tubes of bleach around over winter. Some in the bilges helps.