A mug appeared on the windowsill of my office while I was off sick and it has a large amount of mould growing in it. Whilst it's quite pretty, I feel I should clean it out. What's the best way to proceed?
2006-10-04 23:27:37 · 24 answers · asked by VestanPance 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
You do not need to clean it at all. Mould reacts with ceramics to produce a self cleaning enzyme called 'mugdirty'. Leave it for another 20-30 years and you will find that the mug has miraculously cleaned itself into it's composite parts, sand and windolene.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-04 23:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by Climie Fisher's Climbing Fra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm well I'd start with pouring whatever's in there out, and maybe trying to give it a wipe with a paper towel or something. Then fill it with hot water and some washing up liquid (I'm sure you could use bleach or something too but I think standard liquid would be sufficient...) then just leave it standing until the end of the day. By then it shouldn't be a problem to clean it out like any other mug.
2006-10-04 23:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by plai152 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Empty the mould into the sink or bin if in the sink make sure you stick plenty of bleach down after and fill the cup with boiling water and bleach and leave to stand for a couple of hours just to make sure you kills all the nasty germs
2006-10-04 23:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by Vikkia0310 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
[1] Empty out any existing liquid.
[2] Pour in boiling water and leave to stand for approx 5 minutes and then empty it.
[3] Then add one dessert spoon of bircarbonate of soda powder and again fill with boilng water and leave to stand for about 20-30minutes and then empty.
[4] Finally, just wash mug with washing up liquid and warm water and hey presto your fully valleted mug !!
2006-10-04 23:40:01 · answer #4 · answered by Daredevil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the people who said bleach. Wash it with soap and hot water (and throw away the sponge), then give it a good soak in some "bleach water", rinse again with plain water before you use it, of course.
2006-10-04 23:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by Angela B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick it up, take it to the sink, wash it.
Really, do you need to ask?
(you can wash it as you would wash any other piece of crockery, just be careful the mold spores don't get up you nose -unless you are in need of a dose of penicillin)
2006-10-04 23:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by J C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the tap on at full power and blast the mould out
2006-10-04 23:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should boil a kettle then pour that in then add vinegar and lemon juice that will make all the mould dissolve it works you just hav to rub it when its started to dissolve.
2006-10-04 23:35:39 · answer #8 · answered by sammijo4eva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get that BLEACH out girl and let it steep for a day,, Don;t drink out of it until its well rinced out, I like pretty cups too
2006-10-05 00:13:04 · answer #9 · answered by chass_lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't clean it out. Throw it away. Do you really plan on drinking out of it knowing what's been growing in it???
2006-10-04 23:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋