Description
How Mildew Buster Was Developed:
Special Event Sales recognized the problem of mildew forming on tents in damp environments and developed Mildew Buster to effectively and safely remove mildew from tent vinyl.
The problem with mildew on tents was that household bleach cleaned mildew off but destroyed the tent. Bleach would dry rot the polyester stitching and rob the tent fabric of the plasticizer making the tent stiff and brittle. Household bleach is a sodium hypochlorite. However, a calcium hypochlorite is 200 times less corrosive and is more stable and safe for the stitching and the vinyl! To manufacture this product takes a day of mixing and three days to settle. Because of the time and effort, to date, Special Event Sales is the only company that is presently making a liquid calcium hypochlorite, Mildew Buster, and they do it primarily for the tent industry.
How To Use Mildew Buster
Mildew Buster is incredibly effective in removing mildew. Mildew comes in all the colors of the rainbow. Pink, orange, yellow, green, brown and black stains are usually mildew. Mildew Buster can be diluted up to 1 part Blitz to 10 parts water. That is 25 ounces of Mildew Buster with the rest water in a 2 gallon pump up garden sprayer. Mixing Mildew Buster stronger will not hurt the fabric and may work a little faster. Start by spreading out the tent and spraying the Mildew Buster on the dry tent. There is no need to scrub. Just let the Mildew Buster sit and do its job. You can let the Mildew Buster dry onto the tent with no problem. When you come back in an hour or so and the mildew is still there, reapply the Mildew Buster and let it sit for another hour. Fresh mildew that is only a few weeks old should disappear after one application. However, tents that let the mildew grow for months in the storage bag may take up to three applications. After the mildew has disappeared, you may want to do a light rinse with a damp mop, that is if there is any chalky film left from the Mildew Buster.
Watch Out For Your Clothes
Mildew Buster is a safe, stabilized chlorine with a shelf life of 5 years or more. However, it is still a chlorine that can take the color out of any clothing fabric, such as your shirt, pants, and shoes. Wear your painter clothes when using Mildew Buster!
Using the Sun Can Help
It is not necessary, but moving the tent into the sun outside to apply the Mildew Buster may help for really bad mildew stains. The ultraviolet light from the sun combined with the Mildew Buster has an especially strong effect on the mildew.