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W_E_BGood
Aug 02, 2013Explorer
Just a suggestion to try for cleanup...isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle, spray it on, let sit for a moment and wipe off with a terry cloth type rag/towel, like a bath/hand towel. Test it first on surfaces your might question.
For cloth material or carpeting, just spray and leave...the alcohol kills the bacteria. It may smell "perfumy" to start with, the odor quickly dissipates and leaves no after-odor.
My experience you ask...I used it on the light colored berber carpet along the baseboards in the basement around the outer walls when they started showing signs of darkening from what turned out to be slight mildew/mold. Then got a dehumidifier. And, when I was a LEO patrol officer, my bullet proof vest cloth liner was always damp, frequently soaked with perspiration at end of shift. I'd always spray it with alcohol before hanging it up to dry. Next day, no dampness, no odor, and it never deteriorated the cotton liner.
For cloth material or carpeting, just spray and leave...the alcohol kills the bacteria. It may smell "perfumy" to start with, the odor quickly dissipates and leaves no after-odor.
My experience you ask...I used it on the light colored berber carpet along the baseboards in the basement around the outer walls when they started showing signs of darkening from what turned out to be slight mildew/mold. Then got a dehumidifier. And, when I was a LEO patrol officer, my bullet proof vest cloth liner was always damp, frequently soaked with perspiration at end of shift. I'd always spray it with alcohol before hanging it up to dry. Next day, no dampness, no odor, and it never deteriorated the cotton liner.
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