What is it? Seems to grow out of some wooden areas in the room. I’ve tried peroxide and bleach. Would a steamer help? Sorry in advance for the bad picture quality.

  • aelwero@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    White rot fungus, use very diluted bleach (like 5%, a cup of bleach in a gallon of water.) or vinegar (either might alter the wood finish though…), wrap the arm of the chair in paper towels and keep them damp with it for like 30 minutes or so to let it soak into the substrate of the mold inside the wood, and it should just come off with a brush.

    Don’t let it go everywhere when brushing it off because the more you spread the spores, the more mold you get.

    A steamer will likely make it grow more. It’ll look like it’s working but it’ll grow back worse.

    • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      10 months ago

      Thanks muchly, friend. First time dealing with it. It’s worse because it’s in a place I don’t visit very often. So every time I come back I get a new surprise. :(((