How to get mold off equipment??

[Andi327]

I have mine and my husband's scuba equipment stored in tubs. Well, our house flooded, we got all the water cleaned up, and I moved all the tubs back not thinking about the moisture in the air. So, a couple of months later I get into his tub and his BC, mask strap, regulator, etc. has mold all over it. My question to all of you is HOW THE HECK DO I GET IT OFF???

FYI: After I get this stuff off his equipment I'm putting his stuff in a tub like mine (he got one of our older tubs...whoops).

 

[FishNut]

Lol i dont know maby a bleach/water mixture????? never thought of mold growing on my stuff

 

[Jackie Cousteau]

I had mould in the corners of my mask, and I used 3% peroxide, and it worked very well to remove it all. I just let the peroxide sit in the mask overnight.

It might be worth a try.

 

[cudachaser]

I just use bleach mixed with water...half and half and a tooth pick for the mold under the lenses

 

[maged_mmh]

vinegar should help - no idea about concentration!

 

[cudachaser]

Vinegar will work too...Straight concentration the comes out of the bottle

 

[Colliam7]

So, a couple of months later I get into his tub and his BC, mask strap, regulator, etc. has mold all over it. My question to all of you is HOW THE HECK DO I GET IT OFF???

I have cleaned snorkels and masks in Chlorox - straight. No reason a diluted Chlorox mix shouldn't work on regs

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Then I'd say a weeklong dive trip would be in order to get any residue off. Like a liveaboard where all there is to do is dive.

 

[Andi327]

I'm worried about using Clorox on his BC because it's black and well ya know Clorox is bleach and well it bleaches stuff.

...And the vinegar idea...won't that make your stuff smell like vinegar??? Thanks for the suggestions. I just don't know where to start.

 

[peterbj7]

All the suggestions made so far will work. But remember that mould is not always just on the surface, but it may have eaten into the material. Some mould cannot be removed.