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urgent help needed please!

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Hi all
Hope this is the right forum to ask for help. Having a clear out of my car boot ( which, admittedly, I haven't done for some time!) I have discovered a red waterproof coat sitting at the bottom. It has clearly had some liquid spilt on it and is full of black mould spots. I have washed it - nothing! Soaked it overnight in Vanish and re-washed it - nothing!
Before I throw it away (which I don't really want to do) I'm making a plea for any tips you may be able to offer me. Don't hold out much hope but feel I needed to ask!
Thanks in advance.

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  • rosie383
    rosie383 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
    Depending on the fabric, could you maybe dye it if you can't get the mould spots off? I haven't come across any way to remove them unfortunately.
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  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    Spot treat with bleach to kill the mould and see if that will get the black bits off?
  • mymerrywidow
    mymerrywidow Posts: 4,986 Forumite
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    bleach on a red coat?:eek::eek:
    life is like a loo roll. the nearer the end you get, the faster it goes.
  • You could try Dr Beckmann stain devil for tea, red wine and fruit juice. It removes mould.
  • I once had mould on a pushchair seat that had been left outside, I just had to persevere with machine washing then spot treating the stain with one of those little stain remover tubes, then scrubbing, then washing again, it took several goes but I managed to get rid of all the mould and the seat looked really clean and bright afterwards. Good luck x
  • Im seconding the bleach
    as the coat is waterproof the fabric and dye will be coated with a polymer layer
    ( the waterproofing)
    so if its properly waterproof - it should be bleachproof......but the mould wont be
    but if its only showerproof it'll be destroyed
    Fight Back - Be Happy
  • Thank you all for offering advice - I'm going to try them all - nothing ventured nothing gained eh?!!
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