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How to get mildew stains off of caulking around kitchen sink?

sallypilotsallypilot
in Cleaning & Organizing

We are in a rental and their are black mildew stains on the caulking around the kitchen sink. Any idea what will get them off?

 

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  • MNVegasMNVegas member
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    You should be able to use bleach to get rid of mildew.
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  • lynelise04lynelise04
    My honest opinion? Use a blade to get it off, scrub with bleach/water mixture, then re-caulk.  I know its a little more work, especialy for somewhere thats not "yours", but its cheap and wont come back
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  • tlblalo2tlblalo2
    Agreed!  My DH and I have fought this problem for a long time at our place.  I've tried lots of different cleaning products, including soaking in bleach...but nothing works and even if a product seems to work at first the black will come back.  Be sure to recaulk with good quality caulk.  Someone at the hardware store should be able to help you find the right one.  We went with a silicon and acrylic caulk that advertised as 5 year mold free and permanent waterproof.  It took some time, but it's great not to see those stains everyday and was totally worth it.  Good Luck!
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  • sallypilotsallypilot
    Thanks!
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  • Magdala9Magdala9
    imagelynelise04:
    My honest opinion? Use a blade to get it off, scrub with bleach/water mixture, then re-caulk.  I know its a little more work, especialy for somewhere thats not "yours", but its cheap and wont come back
     She is so right.  If it has reached the point of black mildew, it has probably gotten underneath the caulk so bleaching the top won't prevent its return.  
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  • ucgraducgrad
    When I was trying not to re-caulk our shower and there was mildew, I had good luck using soft scrub gel with bleach and letting it sit for an hour, then rinsing. If I was out of soft scrub gel, in desperation I tried toilet bowl cleaner and it worked almost as well.
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  • hutchslhutchsl member
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    I soak cotton balls with bleach and lay it on the area with the mildew.
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