Is there such a thing? the kind I used a while back looks like its molding inside it.
Can Anyone suggest a good mold resistant brand for under the sliding shower door frame?
thanks
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Silicone.
even silicone gets mildew build up after a while, I try not to use caulking in any shower/ tub environment
Some manufacturers spec silicon.
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Some silicones have a mildewcide. I used some really expensive elastomeric (sp?) caulking I found at the hardware store. Over three years later, no mildew. My house is tighter than a drum full of fish.
Good ventilation.
Which is used.
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Try cleaning the caulk with household bleach and water.Put water in a spray bottle then add equal amount of bleach.MAKE SURE you put water in first then bleach. If you reverse the procedure you can splash the bleach. Shake a little bit to mix .Spray this right on the moldy caulk and wait five minutes. The bleach mix will clean the mold off, you may have to repeat here and there where the mold is stubborn.Save the mix,away from children. Once a month or so spray the areas where mold normally grew.This will prevent new mold from forming.I used a commercial bleach used to bleach pt wood decks that is a stronger solution. I am guessing a bit on the ratio if you use household bleach.In any case it will still work, might take longer than five minutes though.I used a concentrate that I diluted by 5 to 1.
mike
You don't need to go 50/50 on the bleach. I was in the environmental field for a number of years. More is not always better.
I was trained to mix 10-1. Certain dish soaps will clean just as well. Try Dawn dish soap. I don't know if the new stuff works as well as the soaps they had several yrs back.
Ge makes some good products, and look for something with Microban, an anti microbial from 3m included. To truly kill kill some forms of mold and or mildew you really must use a different class of product, such as Sporiciden. You can add a bit of dish soap to the bleach it will aid in the wetting and reducing of surface tension. However the manor in which the tendrils permiate the caulk will prove to be a bit tenacious in getting rid of at times. As mentioned reduce area moisture and leave the curtain or door open to aid in air circulation. This life form needs 3 criteria to truly florish and one of them is H2O.