I have kept my Naish Board cover in the back of my dual cab (with canopy) for the past few months and never used it because I put my board back in the shed after each use.
I went to clean out the tray today and noticed mould all over and in the fabric. It appears that the canopy is not water tight or condensation has been an issue on the cold mornings.
Any advice welcome! Is the cover beyond salvaging or does someone have a secret remedy to help me out.
As mentioned above its a red & white canvas type cover. The mould ranges in patches for 50c piece size to lots of smaller patches around 3mm dia. Its all over the cover on both sides.
I also had wet suit vests and fold away canvas chairs in the tray but they are OK.
So far I have been told white vinegar mixed with a small amount of dish washing liquid to allow penetration of the mild acid into the canvas fibre, no idea how long to leave it on.
Any other suggestions???
I managed to resurrect a pretty far gone black and white one with a somewhat less scientific Karcher water blaster.
These bags seem to attract mould.
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I have kept my Naish Board cover in the back of my dual cab (with canopy) for the past few months and never used it because I put my board back in the shed after each use.
I went to clean out the tray today and noticed mould all over and in the fabric. It appears that the canopy is not water tight or condensation has been an issue on the cold mornings.
Any advice welcome! Is the cover beyond salvaging or does someone have a secret remedy to help me out.
As mentioned above its a red & white canvas type cover. The mould ranges in patches for 50c piece size to lots of smaller patches around 3mm dia. Its all over the cover on both sides.
I also had wet suit vests and fold away canvas chairs in the tray but they are OK.
So far I have been told white vinegar mixed with a small amount of dish washing liquid to allow penetration of the mild acid into the canvas fibre, no idea how long to leave it on.
Any other suggestions???
Seems to be a common problem ya Big Lump.
When I brought my Glide I also bought a Naish cover. Red on the sides and bottom and white on top.
i know Qld is famous for moisture and humidity but I didn't have it a week before the White turned grey With mould.
I have stopped trying to get it off, it just keeps coming back no matter what you use.
The funny thing is that there is absolutely no mould on the red fabric, only the White.
ET.
My Red&White and Black&White ones are the same although you can't really tell because of all the dirt, footprints, and other various stains. I never even considered trying to get the mould off. Now I think about it though - what about one of those oxy-clean laundry sprays? I wouldn't use bleach for fear of weakening the fabric.
Foamballer the oxy action sounds like great advice, used on ordinary clothes so it should be safe for the cover.
Bleach is out, I once spilt bleach on a cotton drop sheet and let it dry before folding and putting away. The next time I went to use the drop sheet it had holes all through it were I had spilt the bleach .... turned the fabric to mush.
A mix of water and vinegar does a good job of killing mould.
Make sure you get every last bit or else it will just keep coming back...
With the cover still wet .....
Tried the Karcher, stains still there;
Tried the vinegar and water stains still there;
Tried straight vinegar stains still there;
Tried the oxy action stains still there;
With the cover still wet .....
Tried the bleach 20% mixed with water stains still there;
Tried the bleach straight ... in about 10 minutes the cover was like new.
Threw the cover in the swimming pool to rinse, most difficult part was trying to keep it fully submerged.
Yeah you gotta kill those mould spores
bleach .50-50 or ..straight .then wash of with fresh water or else the bleach will eat your cover
then hang out in the sun for two days ..
sun kills mould .just to finish it off .
I've got a cover to but do use it .unless I'm going to have my board on the roof for a long time .
they do make great sleeping bags too.so worth saving .
