I have a foldable kayak with a interior wood frame. Having left water
in the boat for too long, a number of pieces have what looks like
mildew stain and some minor rotting. The integrity of the pieces are
fine and I am not concerned with the aesthetics. I would like to
refinish the pieces with spar varnish but I am wondering if I need to
get the mildew stains out and how to do that. A light sanding smooths
out the pot marks but doesn't get the stains out. Any suggestions??

Brush on chlorine bleach to kill any mould in the wood before refinishing.
The bleach will also bleach out some of the stain but that's only
for appearances.

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I have a foldable kayak with a interior wood frame. Having left water
in the boat for too long, a number of pieces have what looks like
mildew stain and some minor rotting. The integrity of the pieces are
fine and I am not concerned with the aesthetics. I would like to
refinish the pieces with spar varnish but I am wondering if I need to
get the mildew stains out and how to do that. A light sanding smooths
out the pot marks but doesn't get the stains out. Any suggestions??



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The following deal mainly with household problems, but Just think of
your kayak as a Hobbit house and treat the problem accordingly.

http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplo...ing/gh5928.htm
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/z-mildew.html
http://www.moldbacteria.com/common_molds.html (not too subtle a
commercial plug)
http://www.boats.com/content/default...contentid=1908 (good
prevention articles)


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|I have a foldable kayak with a interior wood frame. Having left water
| in the boat for too long, a number of pieces have what looks like
| mildew stain and some minor rotting. The integrity of the pieces are
| fine and I am not concerned with the aesthetics. I would like to
| refinish the pieces with spar varnish but I am wondering if I need
to
| get the mildew stains out and how to do that. A light sanding
smooths
| out the pot marks but doesn't get the stains out. Any suggestions??
|

I've had good luck using hydrogen peroxide to remove mildew from painted
surfaces - don't know how it's co-exist with the fabric your 'yak's made of,
tho....
wrote in message
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I have a foldable kayak with a interior wood frame. Having left water
in the boat for too long, a number of pieces have what looks like
mildew stain and some minor rotting. The integrity of the pieces are
fine and I am not concerned with the aesthetics. I would like to
refinish the pieces with spar varnish but I am wondering if I need to
get the mildew stains out and how to do that. A light sanding smooths
out the pot marks but doesn't get the stains out. Any suggestions??

I used vinegar with good results.

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oups.com...
I have a foldable kayak with a interior wood frame. Having left water
in the boat for too long, a number of pieces have what looks like
mildew stain and some minor rotting. The integrity of the pieces are
fine and I am not concerned with the aesthetics. I would like to
refinish the pieces with spar varnish but I am wondering if I need to
get the mildew stains out and how to do that. A light sanding smooths
out the pot marks but doesn't get the stains out. Any suggestions??