Sunbella mold

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I am starting to get mold on my sunbrella material inside the cockpit. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it?
 
I really like the 3M mold remover. It is a little pricey for what it is (bleach and water) but it has a thickner that makes it stick rather than run. I then come back with 3M mildew block. Works really good at preventing new stuff.
 
I have the pvc backed sunbrella that gets mold on it's underside... just this year I was cleaning the interior with the carpet steam cleaner....tried this with the hand attachment on the underside of the PVC and it worked amazing. The water was very dirty from the cleaner and it involved very little (if any) scrubbing. Looks and smells like new again.
 
The trick is not to let it take over, once you have cleaned it up, all you need to do is wipe down the cover each and every time you use/clean the rest of the boat. Just with a chamois, if you do this regularly you will find it wont keep coming back.
 
If you want a good way to kill the mold. 2 tablespoons of bleach to 1 qt of water. Wet the canvas 1st them work a 2 foot section at a time with a small scub brush with bristles similiat to a tooth brush and scub the mold. Rinse, rinse ,rinse and rinse again. Let the cover air dry. Once dry, mix a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and water in a spray bottle and soak the inside of the canvas. Let this air dry. The bleach kills the mold and the vinegar solution will prevent it from coming back ALL SEASON. Mold grows on dirt not the canvas. If you dry brush the canvas when on the boat to loosen the dirt then rinse the top you will elimate the dirt mold grows on.

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This product works great also, sold at home depot
 
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