MOLD ANYONE?

[bandit1]

Has anyone have a mold issue on there models at all ..i was going to touch up the paint on my challenger and i noticed spots on it and closer examination is...ITS MOLD! i never had that problem before until just now and now i got to strip the body back down to bare plastic and start over on the painting of the body...now with that said after i strip it would it come off in the stripper if i use easy off oven cleaner or do i need to dunk it in clorox after that then seal it with something ??? HELP!?

[Jantrix]

Whoa. I've never heard of this happening. I'd check the area the model was in for the source of the mold. I'm pretty certain it wasn't the model. And yes, if you are going to remove the paint, anything caustic enough to do so will make short work of the mold as well.

[sportandmiah]

Mold on your model is the least of your worries. You better check the rest of your house. Is it dark colored or light?

[bandit1]

Mold on your model is the least of your worries. You better check the rest of your house. Is it dark colored or light?

its just the model...the rest of the house is fine! white as a ghost!

[diymirage]

this is why you always, always ALWAYS clean of the mold lines from the body BEFORE primer and paint

[bandit1]

this is why you always, always ALWAYS clean of the mold lines from the body BEFORE primer and paint

GOOD ONE Eelco! :lol: its not that type ... its the bad one ...

[crazyjim]

Mold in Ohio? I thought it was a Florida thang! I use pool shock to get rid of mold becasue the shock is much, much stronger than household bleach.

[diymirage]

Mold in Ohio? I thought it was a Florida thang! I use pool shock to get rid of mold becasue the shock is much, much stronger than household bleach.

you mean the blue stuff for on the tip of the Que ?

[crazyjim]

No, no. That's chalk for a cue stick. I'm talking swimming pool.

[diymirage]

oh, i thougt you said "pool chalk"

must be your accent

but that enough kidding around

i have an interesting story about mold

it musta been 4 years ago when me and the wifey were looking at houses

we came acros this beautyfill split level ranch

it was a foreclosure and they were asking 75K for it in a neighbourhood with 200-250K houses

we walked in, up the stairs and into the kitchen

wood flooring all around and a complete stainless steel kitchen installed

every room was spotless, the backyard was great and it had a nice deck

me and the wifey couldnt imagine the bank only wanting 75K for this house and we were ready write a check for it but we decided to check out the lower level first

when we got to the bottom of the steps we couldnt believe our eyes

spotless white tiles flooring with no furniture what so ever except one piece

a stainless steel table which the wifey recognized as a discetion table (she worked at a morgue for a while)

all around the room there was about a 4 feet tall collar (from the ground up) which looked like black mold

the whole thing was so morbid we didnt dare stay in there any longer or even make a bid on the house

a few months later i saw it went to auction but i dont know if it ever got sold

[Chief Joseph]

I've never had mold grow on a model, but I have a tub of Turtle Wax that regularly grows a white mold on the top of the wax... I open it up, scoop off the layer of moldy wax and throw it away, then the next time I open the tub there's more mold. To me it's weird

_{edited for spelling... gosh I hate the autocorrect on Apple IOS sometimes...}

Edited December 1, 2011 by Chief Joseph

[bandit1]

mmmm ok ill have it checked out here when i run across the guy tomarow!

[Dr. Cranky]

Nah, don' look at me, I have not been exporting Florida mold! LOL!

[LDO]

Have a mold remediation company come out and take a look. Around here, they'll give you an evaluation for free, and they typically work with homeowner's insurance, so if they do need to do some work, the insurance company pays.

[Guest Johnny]

Could some kind of contamination like food or soda gotten onto the model?

My son when he was at home had a model body get mold spots on it and we decided it was from transfer of food from his fingers to the model which then sat in a nice warm room for a few days (more like a week).

[bandit1]

Have a mold remediation company come out and take a look. Around here, they'll give you an evaluation for free, and they typically work with homeowner's insurance, so if they do need to do some work, the insurance company pays.

i use to work for one way back when so i have an idea what to look at!... but i havent seen anything yet!

[bandit1]

WHEW IM RELIEVED! ITS NOT MOLD GUYS!

whatever it is was comming off with clorox and comet mix....but im to afraid to find out if it will come off the challenger with the clorox knowing what bleach will do!

might try a very light buffing sand paper maybe???

[bandit1]

That's good news Sean. Please don't take any of our comments as us saying it's poor housekeeping or anything like that. Even the cleanest homes can get mold, it's an environmental thing.

no offense taken ....even though it doesnt look like it ...it is clean as it can be...(its just orginized!)

[Von Don Koolkat]

Humidity and moisture creates an environment for mold. There are thousands of types of mold. From what I was told, only one variety is dangerous (in home, usually bathrooms or plumbing leaks).