Re: [CR]musty old bike mags and brochures

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From: "Eric Elman" <tr4play@cox.net>
To: <emeneff@earthlink.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]musty old bike mags and brochures
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:06:31 -0500
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Hello Mike,

Although it may take awhile with the quantity of mags you have, whenever I buy an old mag that is musty I simply put it out in the sun and flip the pages once in a while over the course of a day. Natural sunlight seems to kill whatever causes the musty oder (I suspect it is mold that's just not visible to the naked eye).

Good luck,

Eric Elman
Somers, CT USA


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From: emeneff@earthlink.net
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: [CR]musty old bike mags and brochures



> Dear Listees,
>
> Nearly 10 years ago I squirrelled away 5 or 6 boxes worth of old brochures
> and bike magazines in my sister's basement crawlspace back in N.J. Last
> time
> I visited I noticed that it must have gotten damp at one time down there
> and
> the stuff smelled kinda "musty". No visible mold or mildew, just an
> unpleasant odor.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for removing / lessening the stink ?
>
> Are these only fit for the dumpster now ?
>
> I have three milk crates worth of old Miroir du Cyclismes / Cycling Weakly
> /
> Velo / and Bike Worlds that I would like to keep around.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike Fabian
> San Francisco, CA USA