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	Name:	MrHodja -
	Subject:	Well,
	Date:	9/8/2012 8:07:54 PM

I believe that the proper chemical name is sodium hypochlorite. The "hypo" and "ite"modifiers simply relate to free chlorine ions that are mildew's worst enemy. Free chlorine is an oxidizer that, to make a parallel, turns iron into rust and mildew into "toast".

Another treatment for mildew that is (in my opinion) less effective is a combination of water, ammonia, and hydrogen peroxide. The peroxide is also an oxidizer that readily releases free oxygen ions, which in turn put the whammy on mildew. However, that treatment, while much easier on the treated material, just isn't as effective as hypochlorite.

My observation is that vinyl tolerates hypochlorite relatively well, but one needs to be careful about soaking the stitching, else the thread will, over time, also become oxidized, weakened, and fail.

OK, so I never used my chemistry degree in real life, but random bits of the knowledge has been retained over the 45 years since I last studied it, and seeps through every now and then...