The rental I’m in came with my shower being covered in mold 💀 I’ve worked to clean a lot of it out but ofc it’s in the railings
I want to do a big effort to clean it all out for good, but one thing I’m stuck on is, how do I clean the railings out? Ofc I know to scrub in there and stuff, but they’re so close to the ground, and the wastewater for that has to go somewhere. Is there a tool for handling this? Should I rent/buy a wet vac? Is my best options to just layer towels on the floor and wash them in vinegar afterwards? 😭
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Bleach and vinegar are sooooo old school. Get yourself some Mold Armor. This shit kills mold like nothing you’ve ever seen. Also, if you look closely you will see that the rails drain into the shower, so rinse lightly and everything should go down the drain.
ok, in contrast to all the alkaline fanboys. i go acid, strongest vinegar you can find for mould.
It probably doesn’t matter if you go ph high or ph low though. Vinegar is more tolerable than bleach though, to me at least. just don’t mix them…
I have always found the most success with a dollar-store bristle handbrush. As others have said, a bleach solution is going to be a good starting point. Turn on the vent and open the window when pouring it into the railings and – I say this from experience – if you aren’t getting the desired results, do not add ammonia to speed things up.
But basically, yeah, you want an old towel around for incidental splashes, but aim the brush such that the gunk is going into the shower, not creating a new hassle. I find that two hours is more than sufficient, and with good ventilation and you not being in the washroom, it’s a pretty harmless chemical that gets the job done even at full consumer strength. Adding water within reason retains the efficacy while making the whole affair a fair sight cheaper. Basically, it’ll smell like an indoor pool.
Spray them with a bleach/water solution. Let it sit and bleach the organisms - they’ll literally fade away - if persistent spray again. rinse it down (hose?). Chlorine is an element - in that concentration it won’t even be noticed.
Bleach bleach bleach bleach.
I treat it like cleaning the trim around windows.
Spray a spray cleaner. Doesn’t have to drown it - just get every moldy surface wet. Bleach solution is great (don’t get it on you). Windex is pretty effective, too.
Let it sit for a few minutes to soften everything up, then get in there with cotton swabs and paper towels.
It seems daunting, but that first paper towel and swab are going to already remove like 80% of the filth, and the rest after that is just detail work for as long as you can stand it.
