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Deb_and_Ed_M
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Sep 14, 2015

Got rid of mildew stains

Today's job was cleaning the camper. Ever since we bought it a year ago, there were some mildew stains on the inside of the pop-up vinyl in the cabover area; plus one corner on the outside of the vinyl. Maybe it was just my imagination, but I thought it looked worse as we camped.... with the 4 of us breathing more moisture into the interior....

Earlier this summer, we were going to sell our old pontoon boat, which had some serious mildew stains. I ordered a spray product called Zumildew, made by Zep, from Amazon; and to my delight, it cleaned that old boat up to where it looked like new, with NO scrubbing.

I still had a little bit left in the bottle, so thought "why not try it on the camper?". Sure enough, I sprayed the mildew (inside and out), waited a few minutes.... and it was gone. Seriously gone.

I have no ties to Zep. Just wanted to pass along a heckuva great product for getting rid of mildew stains. It has a strong chlorine smell, so I'd be careful using it on colored items (but the blue-and-white checkered towel I had used to wipe down the pontoon furniture after being sprayed, never faded)
  • It is like bleach.Bleachdoes the same thing,diluted how much I don't remember.
  • Thanks for the info. It has good reviews on Amazon.
    I'll be trying it.