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Moldy waders

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:59 am

That other wader thread got me thinking about gettin my stuff ready. These waders have been in the garage all sprig and summer and have gotten rather moldy. Yeah they're brown fishing waders but they were only 90 bucks and they're warm ( for when it's too cold for my vinyls) hate the throw them away bc they don't even leak but they are covered in mold. Any ideas on how to get it off? Maybe a pressure washer?
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby capt1972 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:21 pm

freeze em
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby The Duck Hammer » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:45 pm

Pressure washer might cut them if you aren't careful. Only thing I can think of is rubbing them with bleach but you probably don't want to do that.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:51 pm

Just wear them...mine have black mold on them. Just think of it as insulation.

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Re: Moldy waders

Postby NuffDaddy » Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:20 pm

Really diluted bleach. Just keep adding a little to water till it comes off. I wouldn't think It should do much harm to the waders, but what do I know. :-)
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:49 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:Really diluted bleach. Just keep adding a little to water till it comes off. I wouldn't think It should do much harm to the waders, but what do I know. :-)

I guess I don't really care of they get discolored. I'm gona try a little bleach tomorrow. If it bleaches them out then ill probly just spray paint them back brown.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Tiler_J » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:07 pm

You might try some Simple Green and a soft scrub brush. It shouldn't discolor your waders.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Olly » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:12 pm

Simple green is the best cleaner I've ever come across.

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Re: Moldy waders

Postby 3legged_lab » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:17 pm

That "Awesome" from the dollar store works pretty damn well too.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby rebelp74 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:29 pm

Piss on em.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby assateague » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:39 pm

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Re: Moldy waders

Postby NuffDaddy » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:09 pm

Olly wrote:Simple green is the best cleaner I've ever come across.

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X2. Didn't think if that...Works better than bleach and you can drink it if you wanted.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Tiler_J » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:13 pm

NuffDaddy wrote:
Olly wrote:Simple green is the best cleaner I've ever come across.

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X2. Didn't think if that...Works better than bleach and you can drink it if you wanted.

You can drink bleach if you really want to. It's not recommended though.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby FlintRiverFowler » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:49 pm

Tiler_J wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
Olly wrote:Simple green is the best cleaner I've ever come across.

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X2. Didn't think if that...Works better than bleach and you can drink it if you wanted.

You can drink bleach if you really Need to pass a drug test. It's not recommended though.

I think I'll try simple green and a sun bath for the moldy waders.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Tiler_J » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:53 pm

FlintRiverFowler wrote:
Tiler_J wrote:
NuffDaddy wrote:
Olly wrote:Simple green is the best cleaner I've ever come across.

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X2. Didn't think if that...Works better than bleach and you can drink it if you wanted.

You can drink bleach if you really Need to pass a drug test. It's not recommended though.

I think I'll try simple green and a sun bath for the moldy waders.

Good plan.

I knew a guy that drank bleach once to try and pass a drug test, it didn't work. He was an idiot!
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby ea oneal » Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:32 pm

tub n tile cleaner .tilex work,s wonder,s and won't hurt em. used it on wife,s muck boot,s made em look like new.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby Eric Haynes » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:23 pm

ea oneal wrote:tub n tile cleaner .tilex work,s wonder,s and won't hurt em. used it on wife,s muck boot,s made em look like new.


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Re: Moldy waders

Postby RonE » Tue Oct 15, 2013 4:34 pm

Hang the waders up feet down. Mix bleach/water in a spray bottle 50/50 and spray the waders. Let set for a few minutes and then rinse with garden hose. Wipe dry with old towel or some such cloth. Store hanging up in a cool dry place.

If they smell bad on the inside, add a couple of table spoons of Woolite to each leg and fill to crotch with cold water and agitate, let set for a few minutes, drain and rinse with cold water. Hang upside down in a cool dry place to dry.
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Re: Moldy waders

Postby ea oneal » Fri Oct 18, 2013 2:21 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
ea oneal wrote:tub n tile cleaner .tilex work,s wonder,s and won't hurt em. used it on wife,s muck boot,s made em look like new.


I see now that you know where the apostrophe key is. Love it!

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with all the back an forth with u guy,s my key whuppen skillz, well you get it ;)
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