Last year we did a little mold remediation project. I would not normally take on a project like that but this one happened to be in the office of a company that specializes in writing specifications/ procedures for mold remediation. They had a guy stand there and tell us what to do and then signed off on it.
They had us use a product called "Shockwave" to spray on the mold to kill it. At the time the guy told us that Shockwave kills damned near everything and doesn't have the disadvantages of bleach. I have some left over and I checked in to using it against Covid-19.
Amazon still has it but must be running out because delivery is not until 4/8. I bought another little bottle just now. Perhaps you'd like to as well.
I'm going to spray it on my Amazon deliveries. If nothing else, it kills mold in the shower like nothing you have ever seen, doesn't burn holes in your clothing, and doesn't smell like bleach.
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Originally posted by wtg: I placed an order on Amazon. It didn't say anything about being unavailable. My projected delivery date is between March 27 to April 2.
We'll see.
I've had that happen with a couple of things. I think what it means is that my local distribution center is out and they don't know when they will be able to re-stock.
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I'm going to spray it on my Amazon deliveries. If nothing else, it kills mold in the shower like nothing you have ever seen, doesn't burn holes in your clothing, and doesn't smell like bleach.
Steve is talking about how to disinfect things like cardboard boxes that are delivered to your house. Bleach will ruin anything it settles on if you spray it, and you can't wash down the outside of a cardboard box with soap.
A product like Shockwave certainly isn't a necessity, but it's not a bad idea either.
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