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Mouldy shoe trees!

TKDKid

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Just received a batch of unvarnished cedar shoe trees and found that some of them were mouldy. Â I've not had cedar shoe trees before but I'm pretty sure that's not what brand new ones should be like.
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I'm guessing though that this can happen with cedar shoe trees after a bit of use (due to all the moisture absorbed). Â Should I be doing anything to the shoe trees to prevent this from happening, and is there any way of salvaging them once mould sets in?
 

NoVaguy

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lightly sand them and see if that gets rid of the mold on the top.
 

arkirshner

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First saturate the wood in alchohol to kill the mold. That way sanding won't float the mold in the air.
 

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