How do I clean mold off a brown wicker chest?
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Jayce
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a brown wicker chest of drawers that has what I think is a very fine "dusting" of white mold ?
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If it has mold, try taking it outside and mixing a 50/50 solution of bleach and water. Where rubber gloves and using a sponge wipe off the entire piece. Then follow up with just water. Let it air dry completely before bringing it into your home.
First I would use my vacuum attachment on it. Then wipe it down with a mixture of vinegar and water. Wipe again with plain water.
Plain old white vinegar. Vinegar kills mold spores, bleach does not.
https://www.servicemaster-restoration-cleaning.com/2017/03/mold-myths/
White cleaning vinegar, wipe down with a microfiber cloth.
Thanks everyone. The vinegar wipe down and letting the drawers dry in the sun removed the "dusting" of mold as well as the Musty smell. Painted the chest with a dark brown acrylic outdoor paint, including the palm tree handles. Used a tack brush on the woven areas and paint roller on the smooth door fronts. Still has a tropical look but no longer "1950's beachy". Decided to replace three dresser draw pulls with round Walmart knobs, painted brown, allowing me to use one of then extra palm leaf pulls to replace a broken one on the chest of drawers.