Help dealing with what looks like mold on 1/6 stuff

Lejuan said:

dehumidifiers are great and should sort it out. I'd be more concerned about your own health than your dolls though - if you only have one humidifier in your place it should go in the bedroom imo.

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potato said:

you need to disinfect the whole detolf and put some dust seals around the openings. you need either dehumidifier packs that needs replacement every month or 2 or a real dehumidifier which will work on the room but takes more electricity and you need a drain or you have to manually empty the buckets every day.

a cheap hygrometer will help to tell you how bad humidity is inside the cabinet.

i've also put moth balls in (those that hangs inside wardrobe) and only cut a small opening so it will last few years.

lastly UV bulb will help disinfection but only leave it on for less than a minute each time as it will cause yellowing under prolonged exposure and bad for your eyes/skin so get yourself exposed for more than a minute. i have one attached to a power plug that i can move around and disinfect places.

a good vacuum with Hepa filters will help suck up those mold particles too and keeps the air clean. i just waive it around the air like it's an air purifier.

an air purifier also works.

Air conditioning will suffer if there's mold infestation as they love to hang out inside the air conditioner because it's wet.

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GodParticle said:

I already had picked up a digital monitor and the humidity was usually in the high 50s/low 60s. Winter it's around low 40s. That's with a couple of the small damprid buckets of silica gel stuff. I have a window air conditioner and I know for sure those things can get nasty. I'll look into blocking up the cracks, UV stuff and air purifier. Better yet, I just need to get out of here lol. Thanks!

Edit: Oh, I read that a mixture of water and vinegar can kill mold spores. Is that a thing to try?

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potato said:

50-60 is considered ok, should not be a big issue. too low you risk damaging rubber materials as they crack up due to dryness but humidity can be raised by putting a glass of water.

you need silica buckets that turns into water. there are refill packs which is cheaper.

water+vinegar is probably good for wiping the cabinet but i never tried cleaning with food stuffs. alcohol kills germ but may damage the cabinet surfaces so use them on glasses only. also, get some blutac and seal off the surroundings of the top cap where there's a hole for LED if you are using the cap.

moth balls should help too.

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