Hey check this out! Mold grew on my tools!

Sounds like you live in a real humid area!.......Throw a few of those little Camera envelopes in with your tools that suck up the moisture..Leave the lid open so theres no condensation building up inside the closed/air tight tool box and that looks like 'White Rust' on the handles...0000 steel wool and Brass-O will take care of the discoloration or should!.... Or get out your Dremal and polish the handles with the brass-o...

 And like the Man said: A used tool gathers no Mold! ha,ha...Get busy working With those tools! It's Fall and no more yard work!... So get to getting those models back on your work bench..... Ha,ha....

                                                                  "RC"

Too bad , perhaps the mold etched the surface of the metal , in that case you may not be able to remove it .

Mr.Roboto wrote:

Thanks for the advice but could ammonia free windex or something like a paint thinner work too?

Actually, you are welcome to try any product you want, but as for eliminating the stain, nothing bleaches like bleach, and if a solution of water and bleach won't do it, nothing will.

I have sprayed papered walls with a detergent/bleach/water solution and literally watched the black mildew turn to a rust then literally fade and completely disappear.

I make my own, but the local Ace Hardware sells the solution for $1.00. It is located in the same section as the ever-popular Future floor polish that so many modelers prefer to use as a pre-decalling finish.

The main thing to remember is NEVER mix bleach and ammonia. The resulting vapors, a form of phosgene gas, can kill you.

However, if the item is stainless steel, the chlorine in bleach can attack the metal itself, so don't soak it for too long.

OK?

Tom 

Have you tried a liquid cleaner with bleach?

They sell it locally here for a $1.00.

We have plenty of mold and mildew down here, and a diluted bleach solution takes the stains out of anything!

Tom