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Location: BLOOMINGTON,IL | So over the winter I had some water pipes break over where I had my rods kept in a tube. A few weeks ago I opened the tube to the smell of mold and mold on the cork on both rods.
Thoughts on what to do? I really dont want to wrap them if I dont have to.
If I make up a bleech and water mixture - Could I be hurting anything? |
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Location: Twin Cities | Run a high grit sandpaper over them or try the Magic eraser on it. |
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| IMO, I would use a 10% bleach and water solution. Spray it on and work it in with a brush. Let it sit for at least 10 minutes, maybe more. Rinse and scrub after that. If you still have problems, consider soaking it.
You may need to do the same with the tube.
Brian
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Location: Antioch, IL | I would try sanding and scrubbing first. Bleach (even diluted) could damage the cork. I use diluted bleach/water mix to clean calcareous algae off of aquarium decoration and made the mistake of putting a piece of driftwood in it once. It just disintegrated. Not sure if it would have the same effect on cork, but at the least it could make it brittle.
Edited by Fish and Whistle 5/13/2009 1:15 PM
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Location: midwest | Scotchbrite pad and water. That is all the abrasives you need. If you need to clean the cork further, the same pad and a small amount of lemon joy dish soap and water. |
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Location: Oswego, IL | Yes lightly sand the cork, or use art gum to remove it. Also a mild soap and water mixure will do after sanding or using the gum, should work. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I've used OxyClean with good results. |
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Location: VA |
Go with the sanding method, just use something like 100 grit to start and finish up with 400. That is the safest to prevent removing your cork filler in the handles. |
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