Bathroom Cleaning : How Do I Remove Mold and Mildew From Shower Caulking? 

Here's what you do. I just did this the other day and it was incredible. Take a mason jar or a good-sized bowl and fill it with about 10-12 paper towels. Soak the paper towels with bleach and then line them end to end around the caulking of the tub and kind of push them into the grooves. I let mine set for about 45 minutes. I removed them and all of the gunk was gone. I then scrubbed it with an old toothbrush. If you spray it on, it dries. When you put the paper towels on, they stay wet and kill it.

Vinegar works well at killing the mold as it is acidic. If you use vinegar on a daily basis the mold will die. Then you can use bleach to lighten the stains the mold has created. After that you can use vinegar twice a week and the mold should not return.

using a 50/50 bleach/water mix - it removed all of the mold on the caulking in about ten minutes - thank you for the advice.

I just took a pressure washer to my shower.. Looks nice and clean to me now lol.

our shower was super bad.. i did this method and it didn't work very well.. so i followed one of the comments here where you soak a bunch of paper towels with full bleach then let it sit for 45mins and it WORKED.. and I MEAN really worked.. amazing. my only complaint is that the smell was strong and probably NOT good for you and the paper towels were very warm to the touch, (chemical breakdown? not sure).. but it worked..

Thanks for this video. The method worked for me. However, I should have used part water, part bleach. The smell was too much for me.

I tried this today I was recaulking and when I removed old caulk there was a lot of mold and thanks to this video I saved so much time in cleaning it before I put on new caulk! thanks for the tip!

Bleach breaks down the caulking, creating gaps for future mold to build behind the caulking . Best to use Lysol spray or vinegar. Vinegar is the least harmful to the caulking and the good part is that after vinegar dries the smell goes with it. Same for plastic shower curtains. Throw them in the washer with vinegar and it will come out mold free and it also works against hard water stains. Almost forgot. If you have mold building in gaps, its, best to scrap it all away, scrub the area with bleach and then scrub the tub and tile area clean till its smooth to the touch and then wipe with water and let it dry for a day or use a blow dryer to dry. Then apply the new caulking. If you don't do those steps the caulking will not adhere correctly and pockets will be created for water to get trapped and build mold under your caulking. Also please let it dry for at least 24 hours before using. I learned this after a lot of trial and error and decided to watch some home repair videos. I thought the time and all the work was ridiculous but ever since I did it, I only have to slightly wipe down the caulking with vinegar when I see some pink and I am not getting any mold behind the caulking and it has been that way for months.

Mildew is the one problem I have in my bathroom shower that never seems to go away. It is gross and is extremely hard to get rid of.

"the moisture is what will bring it back" 🤷‍♂️🤔 Soooo it's going to come back. In. The. Shower🚿

Wouldn't white vinegar work just as well?

Thank you for sharing this we are renting apartments that has it badwe tried it but it keeps coming back so Thank you

How has no one said anything about the mold that is INSIDE the caulk. Not on top not behind but literally inside of it. I see the best method is soaking but is that gonna get the stuff INSIDE? Doubtful. Who has a chemical that penetrates and kills what’s grown inside? Or is it just permanent stains making the caulking bad and needs to be replaced? Trying to avoid replacing every 3-6 months

third video i've watched on removing mildew.. I wish they would actually use a real situation bathroom with a lot of real mildew.... nice rack tho

Saying that bleach kills mould as good as or better than vinegar makes me insane? Holy shit; lock me up!

She is shagadelic. Very cute.

What if allergic to bleach? Like I am.

vinegar with toothbrush worked for grout but didn't touch the siicone (caulK) either with spray or soaked paper towel. used soaked paper towel on silicone and it is much better but not completely gone. I will try again to see if I can get completely rid of it

Now what am I going to do with the money I saved just buying bleach rather than bleach based cleaners?

god bless the curves on this woman

I've read and also heard from people who work in mold remediation that bleach does not work to kill mold. Tea tree oil is apparently a good alternative that is supposed to kill many types of mold.

For me nothing worked i tried for 2 hours with Ajax mould remover didn't work then i looked and youtube found a half bleach half water Didn't work And the i saw this and so i used straight bleach and sprayed it all over the shower to see if it would get the mould of the tiles which i was trying to do originally and after about 5 minutes it worked hopes this helps guys but when you spray the shower with it like spray it everywhere get away from it as fast as you can because it hurts your throat and makes you cough so just wait and when the 5 minutes is done it shouldn't be as bad the bleach smell and there we go

Scrubbing the caulking doesn't remove it?

It's not caulking, it is called sillicone. Becorators use caulking FFS

Very helpful video. I learn a lot form this. Thanks

I use Zep Mold Stain & Mildew Stain Remover for getting mildew out of the tile grout, but it doesn't work for the caulking. I'll try the bleach and toilet paper soaking thing for the caulking.

Once the caulking has gone black nothing will get it white again - the only way to restore is to remove and replace the sealant. Doing what is suggested in the video will help to stop the sealant turning black in the first place though.

This is insane, Neil. Sorry, but you use "non-bathable" products everyday.

I use it straight. It also works great on soap scum and hard water stains. It has even lighten up rust stains on tubs and sinks.

Debbie, Good idea. Do you use straight vinegar or dilute it with water?

Just use mold and mildew remover, a sponge and an old Toothbrush. works perfect

What about the seal actually on the glass?

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Holy shit, are you the pizza monster?

That's not what I said, Neil. I said you use products every day that you certainly wouldn't take a bath in.!

sounds extremely dangerous. i'm scared to try it.

rele help fulll

Bleach?

what does it matter, who's mold it is? Mold is mold, and bleach will NOT remove it. Besides, straight bleach was never meant to be used, it's quite dangerous. Therefore a half water half bleach mixture is the recommended safe solution, even though it's not going to remove the mold, as proven by your video.

I found a good item on Amazon. works wonderful. Silicone Mold Be Gone - Check it out at Amazon.

Thank you!

Dry it _well_, not dry it _good_.