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This is a classic example of using entirely unsuitable home remedies to clean tents, argh!!! Wet wipes have alcohol and possibly lanolin in them, handwash has detergent. Mould is a fungus, not bacteria, so antibacterial wipes would do nothing to prevent the spead of mould. And if any of this lot got on the flysheet it would be damaged.

Fortunately though it's just the inner. You need to use Milton, diluted 1:20 or whatever it recommends on the bottle, to remove the mould and kill spores. Then rinse it out really well, at least six times, with plain water. If your inner is small enough to fit in a washing machine you can also wash it after the Milton on a 30'C wash using a minimal dose of non-bio powder, then put it through an extra rinse cycle to make sure all the detergent residue is out. Line dry.

Quote: Originally posted by Freebird on 02/9/2008

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If it is soap you've used you might as well use it on the whole tent as you now need to waterproof it again completely. Soap dissolves the waterproof of a tent. But there are special mould-removers. Google for them and you'll find them, even from your local grocer.

Good luck! oh, and dry your tent after it has been packed soaking, next time...

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