Found this one at Bunnings at cheap price.
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Selleys Rapid Mould Killer effectively eradicates mould and mildew leaving treated surfaces hygienically clean in just 2 minutes.
- Powerful formulation kills mould in just 2 minutes
- Stream trigger option helps reduce fumes
- Removes the stains you can see and kills the germs you can't see
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These things have a limited life as they chemicals (bleach) breaks down and after 12 months it is useless.
I find that the bleach rusts the metals in the trigger most of the time. Need to spray some water with it to flush out the bleach after every use.
I always use the Aldi ones, and it works great. Can’t remember the exact price, but either $3 or $4 as everyday prices.
All these antimold sprays are all basically bleach sprays so wouldn't make a difference which one you get.
Exactly
Or mix up some 99c bleach in water inside generic spray bottle.
Not true. The concentration varies dramatically between brands. Selleys and interestingly Coles and or Cheap as Chips brand are the strongest (the later being $2.50).
Standard bleach is a lot less concentrated.
However, being so concentrated the solutes tend to precipitate to the bottom quickly and when you go to use it a clump breaks off and blocks the trigger. Therefore, shake it up regularly. Pass it around to the family and use it up it one hit. Bathroom, toilets, kitchen splashbacks (after degreasing with washing up liquid).
It also works great on nylon shower curtains (so wont bleach the fabric). Also water damaged ceilings (then add vinegar to your paint before painting over). If you simply paint over, the stain will always beam straight through.
Chlorine may be cheaper than coke (or water in some instances), but water tastes better ;-)
I concur.
Agree with you, my wife got one from Aldi and its awesome, it really works well, effortless cleaning.
Be aware that this product contains Sodium hypochlorite…
It is a bleach spray.
But you get your choice of topping!
That’s good!
The topping contains potassium Benzoate.
That's bad.
lol
CHEMICALS
Doesn't taste as good though.
If only you tasted more…
try with lemon, mint and Ice ;-)
Lemon bleach is my favourite flavour
Lavender is pretty nice too.
This would be a higher concentration so better value
https://www.bunnings.com.au/hy-clor-15l-liquid-chlorine-exha…
The link seems not working…
Recently had it drummed into me by the interwebs that bleach is less than ideal for killing mould. Guessing this would be one of the better explanations for that:
https://www.choice.com.au/home-and-living/laundry-and-cleani…
2l bottles of white vinegar from Aldi actually kill the mold instead of just hiding it.
What if they don't have 2l bottles or I can't get to an Aldi.
Does other vinegar work?
I buy 2L vinegar from Coles
4L bottles will do but not 3
I presume so, just never tried it so can't give a personal recommendation
Err that’s why we add bleach&chlorine to the gene pool as it certainly does kill said bacteria.
It does kill mold but people are confusing it with bathroom mold usually on bathroom silicone sealant. From what I read bleach just kills the top mold spores and as mold has deep roots, its still alive deep within the sealant. A dose of vinegar penetrates deep into its roots to finally kill the mold.
Would this remove mould from silicone?
Try this…
Toilet paper soaked in bleach then put on silicone for one day.
Amazing…
Oh yeah that is the best. Just stay away from the fumes while the magic happens.
Yes yes I forgot to mention…
Does it make a difference is the toilet paper is used? Hoping to be frugal
have you tried this?
is this method effective.. nothing i tried so far helped in removing mold from silicone
I can vouch for it. Check YouTube for videos about mould on caulking.
Buckster, the toilet paper is the trick to keeping it wet with bleach.
@spillmill:
Just grab a toothbrush, put toilet paper in position first, then pour the bleach slowly into the toilet paper. Hold n push the toilet paper using the toothbrush or spread the bleach.
Works a treat. I soak white king toilet bleech in rolled toilet paper and push it against the mold. Wait 24 hours then wipe the mold off with a damp warm cloth.
I've used the home brand $3 versions and they work great, I haven't checked but they are probably the same active ingredients, just like most cleaning products and insecticides.
probably the same active ingredients, just like most cleaning products and insecticides.
Some of the home brands have more active ingredients than the name brands; eg Woolworths 'Force' flyspray at 1/3rd the price.
More of an active ingredient doesn't always mean something is more effective
Care to give an example?
Eg a sledgehammer will kill an ant just as good as… well… anything really. So don't bother to buy Bunnings "Kill ants 100% dead!" sledgehammer, even if it's on sale.
@D C:
Taking your flyspray as an example.
If the lethal dose of insecticide to kill a fly is 4µg/g body mass (pretend an average fly weighs 1 gram) and 1 aerosol droplet of fly spray at a 5% insecticide concentration contains 6µg of insecticide then it will kill a fly weighing 1 gram. Increasing the insecticide concentration to 10% will give a higher concentration of insecticide in each aerosol droplet however there is nothing to be gained as a 5% concentration is already above the LD.
Or if you mix your own weed killer you will probably mix it with water at 10mL/L to kill garden weeds. Sure you could mix it at 50mL/L but it wont kill the weed any better/faster you are just wasting your weed killer. This is one of the many reasons why you dont spray a solution of 100% glyphosate on your weeds.
Will I be charged for murder for using this?
Read the terms and let us know. Cheers
5 parts vinegar to 1 part water sprayed on kills mould. Don’t mix vinegar with bleach though as it’s toxic.
4:1 (80%) is typically recommended
Given vinegar is about 95% water, why bother?
The mild acid in white vinegar kills the mould whereas bleach only kills the surface mould.
@bennybaubles: Why add more water to something that is already mostly water? You're just making it weaker…
@D C: I don’t know. One of life’s mysteries. All I know is I read up and listened to people who know what they’re talking about and tried it recently. Voila mould gone. Just thought I’d pass on the info to anyone who may be interested.
@bennybaubles: A mystery indeed.
Normal white vinegar at 5% needs diluting, but 'cleaning' vinegar at 10% doesn't…
@miicah: Not sure if you read the posts, but I think diluting vinegar before using it is bollocks.
Looks like one of those "Well, everyone else does it plus I read it on the internet so it must be true" things.
@D C:
Or maybe it should be a case of everything we read in regards to D C banging on about vinegar and water levels must be of value. Can’t believe I’m getting sucked into a debate on whether you should put a bit of water with your vinegar to Kill mould or not. Sad days.
banging on about vinegar and water levels must be of value
Well, you brought it up.
You obviously read it somewhere on the internet and thought it made sense. Even if it doesn't once a slight bit of thought is actually given.
"So, I take my 5% solution and dilute it down to 3% and that makes it better? Of course it does! The internet can't be wrong!"
@D C: ✌️Peace in the Middle East brother. I’m sorry I was wrong with putting water in the recipe. I was wrong. You are completely correct in what you are saying. It’s nice to be able to chat with someone that knows so much about vinegar concentrations and mould. I was well out of my depth when I gave out that simple recipe before. I should have gotten my facts straight before posting. 😀
Diluting things to invisibility to make them stronger is the central pillar of homeopathy! How DARE you lot suggest it's utter garbage!
@D C: It works with homeopathy so why not!
Edit: Beaten by 2 days, shameful. Should have read above comment.
bleach by itself, though, is delicious
I'll look out for this. Thanks OP.
:) you're welcome.. cheers..
Just use home brand Domestos or equivalent for about same price and dilute to same as spray bottle. Probably get 6-8 bottles worth for under $3
Be aware that this is just bleach and will not kill the mould but will just bleach it away. As a result your mould will return.
As has been said above, use vinegar to kill mould.
This article quotes a mould expert who gives the same advice: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/03/29/3466721.htm
Interesting, going to try this.
I wonder why the big brands don't come out with a 'new & improved' product that has vinegar as the base instead?
For those suggesting vinegar, is it recommended you use Vin-a-clean specifically? Or the homebrand $1.20 cooking vinegar?
They're both white vinegar, the only difference is the 'cleaning' stuff is a higher concentration of acetic acid, 10% vs 5%.
The cleaning stuff might also have scents or other stuff added.
At Woolworths, neither the cooking White vinegar nor the 'cleaning' vinegar state their concentration of acetic acid - just labelled as vinegar.
From what I read, this would be 5% acetic acid.
Unless otherwise stated, the cleaning vinegar would not be any stronger in concentration.
So just use the normal White vinegar, it's half the price.
Vinegar could be not good if you have natural stone tiles
Seems vinegar and elbow grease is the safest proven method but I never manage to find elbow grease at my local Woolies.
These bleach sprays are definitely r/oddlysatisying.
Is shower grout and mould same thing ?
No, grout is the cement between tiles, and mold grows there because it's porous.
So will this stuff work on it?
Presumably, but looks like vinegar is the way to go.
@kiitos: This is the number 1 product to fix grout mould. There is no better product. Clean with vinegar etc the day after to prevent return. Vinegar by itself will not remove the mould stain.
Thank you everyone for your comments - this has been a very informative (and amusing) post. I seriously had never realised that vinegar was the best way to get rid of mould and so had been wasting my money on the supposed mould killer sprays.
Thanks guys!
Acid kills mould but cannot undo the stain, so you still may need bleach for cosmetic repair.
Actually picked this up at woolies on Tuesday for $2.99
Bunnings badly need a Click and Collect service for people a little out of town when you get there every week or 2.
I've got one of those old vermiculite ceilings (spit ball looking). It's the worst.
Is this one of those spray and wipe kinda deals? I'm thinking that won't work for me, if so. It just crumbles off.
Just be careful with causing your vermiculite ceilings to crumble. They are often from a time when asbestos was commonly used in building materials.
thanks ccrap.
I'm a bit wary of this too.
This deal stood out because shelleys mould is my favourite(hate cleaning with a passion). i tried many brands and shelleys is the most effective at spraying on and walk away.
ive done a few big jobs and shelleys beat the more popular brands by a mile. it surprises me what ive been able to do with this chemical. beware strong bleach odour
Thanks , will get few tomorrow.