How to get mold out of a nylon bag
White mold on nylon bags often survives standard home treatments like vinegar, bleach solutions, and sun drying. This leaves expensive or meaningful bags stained or damaged because common household remedies fail to kill the underlying spores embedded in the synthetic fabric.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Taking the bag to a professional dry cleaner
- 2Soaking the bag in enzyme powder
- 3Using a dehumidifier and air purifier to minimize mold spores
- 4Washing the bags in a garment bag in the washing machine
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“two of my very nice meaningful and expensive bags have gotten white mold on them. i wanted to know what if anything i could do to get it out!!”source ↗
“I tried using Zonrox and vinegar, and I also left it out in the sun, but nothing seems to work. 😭”source ↗
Where this came up
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