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ethangsmith
02-10-2005, 09:35 AM
I need suggestions here. I have come to a fork in the road. I recently got salvage doors off a 1984 mustang lx. The interior panels are shot. The carpet is greenish with mold, the vinyl panels are distorted a little and stained with some black mold stuff. I scrubbed with them somewhat and got about 80% of the mold off but they still don't look great. They have a small amout of sun fading too. They are the light blue color and are maunal window ones. Should I just chuck them or should I maybe try to sell them for like a dollar or something?
negusm
02-10-2005, 09:48 AM
Take a picture and offer them for shipping.

Somebody could dye them black and they would probably look great again.

-Mike
Puter
02-10-2005, 01:44 PM
Black mold? If so, that stuff is VERY nasty!
Throw them away.

http://moldtestkit.com/blackmold.html
ethangsmith
02-10-2005, 03:12 PM
Whew, I read the article and it says that black mold crap can't grow on vinyl or plastic so I'm safe. I will maybe try to get pictures sometime and post them up. Heck, I'll give them away for free if someone wants them. I just feel guilty throwing them in the trash.
v8only
02-10-2005, 10:32 PM
that mold is not as bad as everyone freaks out and makes it out to be. I had some in the back bathroom and under the sink from a leak, I just scraped it off, cleaned it up, and painted. no problems.
talorp85gt
02-11-2005, 08:39 PM
that mold is not as bad as everyone freaks out and makes it out to be. I had some in the back bathroom and under the sink from a leak, I just scraped it off, cleaned it up, and painted. no problems.


You relize of course you will be plaged with health problems for the rest of your life :D


And the house has to be torn down now also :lol:
BetterDays
02-11-2005, 08:49 PM
There is a difference between black mold and the DANGEROUS Black mold..

Don't remember what the difference was, but I think the Dangerous stuff grows in the walls, etc....
v8only
02-11-2005, 09:06 PM
the dangerous stuff is called stachybotrus (sp?) and it's pretty nasty. Being in cali, I don't have a humidity or moisture problem, so really, mold here is caused, in my instance by a leaky drain under the sink, and no ventilation in the bathroom. (don't u just hate when there are no pooper fans in the bathroom!?) Just well ventilate, clean with Bleach, and eraticate the moisture problem and you won't have mold issues.