Old 07-22-2017, 03:47 PM
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quiltingshorttimer
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Default need help getting mustiness from a steamer trunk

About a month ago I bought the most Awesome steamer trunk at an estate sale for $20--the kind that has pull out drawers and a place to hang clothes when you open it up--it's also very big. it's in great shape other than the leather handle is broken and the inside was musty. I'm hoping to use it in the LA studio to stash all those weird pieces of backing and bat that are big enough to piece or use for table toppers, etc.

I left it on the deck, open to the sun for several days. Have closed it up with a bar of Irish Spring (what I do when I get a smoker's quilt--and no one ever says they smoke!) and also sprayed with Lysol. But I'd like to truly get any mildew out and not just the smell so the back & bat don't pick it up. The inside is covered with a fabric that is glued (tightly) to the pine and fiber board.

Thanks!

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