A WWYD...

[rugbywife]

DH left this chair: www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=24099536 with one of DD's toys out in our three season A LITTLE too long into the season…by the time he brought it in, there were mould marks on the material of the chair and parts of the toy.  

I washed it once in hot water, stains didn't come out, and then soaked it in stripper in hot water for 3 hours and ran it through the cycle again. Black marks all still there...

I am going to toss the toy, babies put those in their mouths…I am going to cut off the plastic pieces and let her play with those parts, the cloth parts I am tossing.

The cloth part of the chair is what I am wondering about…do I...

- toss it?
- wash it again in bleach?
- wait til spring, wash it in bleach and hang it in the sun?
- just use it as is. 

DH feels like the stains aren't indicative of mould, just staining. I am being slightly less breezy. Cheap enough to not want to buy a new one, but not breezy enough to let my soon to be newborn just sit in something that has mould stains on it. 

[oliviapope]

Did you try vinegar?

[rugbywife]

Nov 29, 2014 20:01:28 GMT -5 oliviapope said:

Did you try vinegar?

Not yet…next on my list, forgot to buy some today.  It doesn't actually smell but I know the vinegar can help with the stains too.

[rugbywife]

Nov 29, 2014 20:05:49 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

Not sure if this is the right answer, but I'd absolutely use it. I probably never would have even thought about mold in the first place.

I wouldn't have thought of it if I couldn't visibly SEE the black dots…it isn't covered in it but you can see the dots, it's there alright.

[rugbywife]

Nov 29, 2014 20:19:16 GMT -5 @fivedogs said:

The dots are staining from the mildew, but you have very likely killed the mildew. This happened to a lot of our stuff this summer (strollers, etc.) because it was so swampy.

Is there a difference between mildew and mould? I am sure I can google..

[rugbywife]

Google tells me that mildew can be removed with Oxyclean most likely so I will get some and try that! If I can get the stains out I will feel a lot better.