Bath sealer going black

decodolly · 17 Jan 2011

Hi, please can you tell me why my sealer around the bath is going black, I've tried various different kinds of sealer, cheap stuff and expensive but it just does the same. I have quite wide gaps as the walls are uneven so there is quite a lot of it.

Thanks

lisastar · 18 Jan 2011

I am thinking the black is mold from a moist environment. You might want to try good old fashioned hydrogen peroxide which seems to clean the same type of black from around the base of my toilet. Peroxide is the only thing that seemed to clean just as good or better than bleach and water mixture.

I'm not sure what to use to prevent this problem though, sorry about that...

geraldthehamster · 18 Jan 2011

decodolly said:
Hi, please can you tell me why my sealer around the bath is going black, I've tried various different kinds of sealer, cheap stuff and expensive but it just does the same. I have quite wide gaps as the walls are uneven so there is quite a lot of it.

Thanks

How well ventilated is your bathroom? If it doesn't have an extrator fan, installing one would help prevent condensation hanging around and causing mould growth. Or open windows more.

Cheers
Richard

decodolly · 18 Jan 2011

Thanks for your help, another problem we have is that there are 4 adults all getting in the shower between 7 and 8 am, we do open the window but not so much in the winter where I guess is where the problem lies. I will however try some hy-peroxide and see if that works.
Thanks

hillw · 23 Jan 2011

Have you tried 'forever white' it is supposed to be guaranteed to remain white.
I used it round a shower tray and so far so good, but I dont have as many people showering in my house as you!

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