Clean Mold From Window Sills

Scrub the black spots and then spray generously again.

Clean mold from window sills.

You ll want to grab some paper towels and apply the solution to sills and if it s hard to remove grab a plastic scraper to help loosen it and then apply more of your cleaning solution. Fill a bucket with 1 gallon warm water. Use old rags to mop up as you scrub away mold. Add 1 cup borax to the water and mix thoroughly with a long handled spoon.

Wipe away the scraped mold and excess water with a clean rag. Let the resulting scummy mix of mold and remover stand for a few minutes. Saturate a clean cloth in the mixture and wring out the excess liquid. This is just one property of tee tree oil and is something you should have on hand at all times.

Use a clean rag to then wipe away the mold you loosened. Keep an extra bucket of cleaning solution handy and use it to rinse your brush as you work. While you are doing that empty your pail or get a new one and refill it with clean water. Using a mixture of bleach and warm water scour moldy window frames and sills with a stiff nylon brush.

Scrub the windowsill clean with the damp cloth. Often sashes are affected so start at the top and work down. Open a window or door so the mold spores can escape instead of staying locked in your home. Scrub the window sill with your mold remover.

Dip the brush in the bleach mixture often. Place undiluted white vinegar in a spray bottle and spray the sills and frames. Although mold flourishes in a moist environment the spores will enter into the air as you re removing them so if you dampen the sills you re essentially gluing the existing spores down. Make a mixture of one part bleach to three parts warm water.

Allow the windowsill to dry. Scrub the mold off of the windowsill using a non abrasive brush and frequently dip the brush in the bleach mixture. Tea tree oil is the best treatment for killing and tackling mold on window sills unfortunately it is the most expensive option too. Scrub the black mold off the windowsill with a nylon brush.

Let the vinegar sit for an hour before rinsing.