Possible RV Restore
1990 Georgie Boy Cruise Air III Does this model have metal framing(roof/walls)? Thanks in advance
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Ah, I understand. Yeah, I'd be careful about toxic mold issues. And I wouldn't recommend an RV with them for a Toxically Injured person if they could afford better. However, there are ways to remediate minor mold issues, and knowing a little bit more about toxic mold can help prevent it getting started.
You mentioned new RVs often have mold in the window wells. Well, there are some reasons for that. Aspergillis Nigers (black mold), is the main one that's making people sick. There are a couple of things it really likes to feed on, one of them is petroleum products and by products. You probably already know about mold spores and how they are transported by air currents. There are always mold spores present. Without moisture, darkness and warmth they aren't a problem. Petroleum products and by products feed black mold. Thats why shower curtains, plastics and calk, etc., really grow mold well. The reason you see it in window wells is, the moisture that condenses plus the deposits of spores from the air, the darkness, the warmth and the windows are lubed with petroleum based products, so they slide easily.
There are very easy ways to kill mold that are non-toxic, if it does get started. Tea tree oil is fantastic! Hydrogen peroxide does well, too. Enzyme cleaners are also effective in breaking down the structure. Chlorine bleach doesn't actually kill it. It just lightens it so you can't see it. It does take off the tops but does not take out the root. Thats why it comes back. Its also a neurotoxin. If its a lot of mold, or in walls, the moldy parts have to be removed (and of course the leak sealed). I do know of Toxically Injured people that have purchased RVs that had mold problems because thats all they could afford. They hired someone, or had a family member, strip the interior, and kill the mold. They then did their remodel with non-toxics.
You mentioned new RVs often have mold in the window wells. Well, there are some reasons for that. Aspergillis Nigers (black mold), is the main one that's making people sick. There are a couple of things it really likes to feed on, one of them is petroleum products and by products. You probably already know about mold spores and how they are transported by air currents. There are always mold spores present. Without moisture, darkness and warmth they aren't a problem. Petroleum products and by products feed black mold. Thats why shower curtains, plastics and calk, etc., really grow mold well. The reason you see it in window wells is, the moisture that condenses plus the deposits of spores from the air, the darkness, the warmth and the windows are lubed with petroleum based products, so they slide easily.
There are very easy ways to kill mold that are non-toxic, if it does get started. Tea tree oil is fantastic! Hydrogen peroxide does well, too. Enzyme cleaners are also effective in breaking down the structure. Chlorine bleach doesn't actually kill it. It just lightens it so you can't see it. It does take off the tops but does not take out the root. Thats why it comes back. Its also a neurotoxin. If its a lot of mold, or in walls, the moldy parts have to be removed (and of course the leak sealed). I do know of Toxically Injured people that have purchased RVs that had mold problems because thats all they could afford. They hired someone, or had a family member, strip the interior, and kill the mold. They then did their remodel with non-toxics.
