[Nate Bos]

It is cooking here and the humidity is crazy. All the turning blanks that I have stored are starting to mold and mold hard:furious:. None of them are sitting against each other and I have a fan running to get a bit of air movement. What am I supposed to do?

 

[duncsuss]

Try spraying them with a solution of Borax - I read that it's a good first line of attack against mold.

 

[NCPaladin]

If they are where you can spray, about 1.5 cups of bleach to a gallon of water should kill it. It is not strong enough to penetrate the wood and damage it, just a light misting to kill the surface mold should do.
I have a cedar sided home and use it in some shaded areas as needed but I do rinse it off in about 1 minute so it doesn't bleach the color out. I wouldn't bother to rinse wood you are going to turn.

 

[Tambotie]

Spray with a chlorine and water mixture and leave, it will not bleach the wood but if it should it will be no deeper than .5 mm. Take precautions and spray out side as fumes are strong.

 

[Nate Bos]

I already tried spraying bleach on but the mold still grows after a few days. How important is air flow? should I put in another fan?

 

[Burb]

I'd suggest getting some Concrobium. It's actually better that bleach.

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Concrobium-32-oz-Mold-Control-025326/100654126/

 

[Nate Bos]

thanks, will do!