Mildew Stains

Clorox® Regular Bleach₂ makes cleaning outdoor mold and mildew easy.

Advice from our experts •
05/26/15 • 218241

A couple of times I have left my laundry in the basket, without having dried the items completely. I now have been having trouble with mold and mildew on my clothes. How can I combat this? Also, what are your products that work best for colors? Can...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
01/08/09 • 17304

This summer, mildew built up all over my sidewalk. How can I use Clorox to remove it? What a great project to tackle at the end of summer mildew buildup! For mildew removal on concrete (such as a patio), use a dilution of 1 cup Clorox® Regular Bleach...

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10/08/12 • 20464

What is the best way to get rid of mold on colored clothes? This is usually a tough one since the best mold/mildew killers are products with sodium hypochlorite, the active in our Clorox® Regular Bleach2 and Tilex® Instant Mold & Mildew Remover...

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06/15/10 • 42735

The warmer spring weather is finally letting us use our backyards and patios!

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05/26/15 • 37644

We had a water leak inside a wall (made of drywall). We’d like to know what to do to prevent mildew build up inside the wall that had the leak. We’ve cut a hole in the wall to get air in there, can we spray Clorox inside to kill any mildew? Nu...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
05/06/10 • 4507

I have a few mildew stains on a lamp shade. The shades cannot be immersed in water, I have to spot clean them. I have already tried a dish washing soap/water mixture to no avail as well as Oxiclean. I have heard a dishwashing soap and/or bleach might...

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08/24/11 • 5997

Mo mold mo problems

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02/25/16 • 58452

I recently cleaned the inside of our tent trailer (the inside of the canvas) with bleach because I noticed some mildew or mold spots on the ceiling above the bed. It’s a rubber backed canvas on the ceiling. I simply put some Clorox in a bowl...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
06/24/10 • 5303

How do I remove mildew stains from colored fabric? Mildewed textiles need to be treated right. If you are not sure if your item can be bleached, you can do a quick bleachability test to check: add 1 ½ teaspoons of Clorox® Regular Bleach2 to ¼ cup wa...

Advice from Dr. Laundry •
09/06/13 • 13112