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I know I will get a good verbel beating for admitting to this but -

I had the same problem, the inner tent was a cotton/polyester material and had lots of mildew marks on it, as it was quite old and could be bined if it did not work I made up a weak bleach solution hung the inner from the washing line and gave it a good scrub. It came up like new, and has done me another 2 years.

Don't try it on the fly sheet though even I'm not that daft.

Yes, you can bleach the inners with weak Milton and then rinse it about 20 times. Don't use detergent on tents, btw, but if you really feel it needs cleaning after the bleach then use a weak soap solution, and rinse well again. A nailbrush is good for this, and the best way to rinse is to put the inner ofer the washing line and use a hose.

As for the flysheet, only thing you can use on that is water and a soft clean brush, like a child's toothbrush. No chemical treatments, unless you want to have to reproof the entire tent and that's a pig of a job. If it's a sunny day then the sun will bleach out the residual marks eventually.

Do not do this do not do this!

Silly question time but what effect would one of the home steaming systems have on mildew, anyone tried?

Quote: Originally posted by Nickims3 on 23/6/2008

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hiya, why not do this?

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I was wondering that myself

To quote the "experts"

MOULD OR MILDEW - Check for any mould or mildew. Because mould is a living organism it needs to be killed off or it will spread and become worse. A dilute solution of a sterilising fluid such as Milton is ideal for this ( One part sterilising fluid to ten parts water should be satisfactory ). You should carefully sponge the solution onto the mould and then after half an hour rinse off with cold clean water. It is a very good idea to test a section of fabric that is inconspicuous before treating other areas. Never pack your tent away when it is damp; this is a classic way of encouraging mildew.

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