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How to get rid of moulding for sealant at bathroom

Q. Help for mould / fungus at sealant White sealant at bathroom starts to have fungus or mould. How to get rid of them. Please help. The fungus is black in color and scatter all over the white color sealant, which look unpleasant.

Thanks and best regards,

Kam Chuen LEE
HK Co. Ltd. - Hong Kong
2001

A. This sounds like it might need two steps to the solution.

1) Clean your shower more often

2) Use bleach ⇦ bleach/sodium hypochlorite in bulk on eBay or Amazon [affil links] to kill the bacteria and whiten the grout. This will also disinfect and leave a fresh, clean smell.

Dan Brewer
chemical process supplier - Gurnee, Illinois
2001

Q. How can I get rid of mould on bathroom sealant without damaging the seal.

John Watson
- Nottingham, England
2006

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