I wish I'd found this years ago... (Dettox Mould and Mildew Cleaner)

Member Name: colindancer

Product:	Dettox Mould and Mildew Cleaner
Date:	17/11/02 (697 review reads)
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Advantages: It works!

Disadvantages: Attacks painted metal, Strong smell, Bleaches clothes

Over the years I have tried a seemingly limitless number of remedies for mould. Most of the "removers" have had little impact on existing mould and most of the "preventers" haven't stopped it coming back.

Looking at my shower last weekend I realized I'd got to the point where I really needed to do something. My normal reaction would be to scrap out the blacken grout and sealant, replace with new mould resistant material and then get disheartened when the mould was back in under six months despite extra treatment with a range of mould prevention compounds.

This time I though I would do a web search first, which showed up the dooyoo reviews of the Dettox product.

Initially sceptical, I decided to give it a go, and was pleasantly surprised to find it was stocked in my local super market. I was then amazed when 5 minutes after the first application, the previously black and slimy sealant and grout turned to a light grey colour. In places it was even white! A couple of applications later and it's good enough that I can live with the result - not perfect, but a world better than just an hour before and without all the grief of replacement.

Amazing!

So what are the downsides?

* It has a strong smell
* It definitely bleaches fabric (though this was just an old towel)
* As indicated by a previous reviewer, it would be nice if it came in a gel or foam version to better stick to vertical surfaces.
* It seems to takes paint off painted metal (part of the show frame)

The last point is a bit of a pain, but is suspect the paint was already rather scratched and needed replacing. One to watch though, and the container does list a variety of other surfaces it might attack.

Overall though an excellent product which I wouldn't now be without.

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