Kirby Mold???

[eurekastar]

I've intended to ask this question of Forum readers and then forget! 


 


I'm currently working on my Kirby 511.  Inside the Em-Tor is a white substance that I assume is mold.  This is not the first time I've seen it.  I've seen it in other areas, but it's almost always in the Em-Tor.  I scrub as much away as I can and spray it with bleach too as a precaution.  But it never goes away. 


 


Is it indeed mold?  If so, how can I get rid of it?

 

[ralph123]

I'm no expert, but it looks like the metal is oxidizing. I wouldn't think it would be mold.

 

[eurekastar]

Oxidation!  That's it!

 

[sbakerde]

Oxidized metal

Just take some steel wool to it. Comes right off

 

[ultralux88]

Thats what happens to aluminum, on iron it rusts, on aluminum it corrodes and turns this white scale.