I am aging a piquant cheese now that I have been rubbing olive oil and paprika, so far it has been over 5 weeks and I have not seen a spot of mold, can't say I know there won't be any mold to fight off before the end of the 4-6 months, but I believe I read somewhere on here that paprika is a natural mold inhibitor. If it doesn't stop the fight altogether I would say it will at least fix the odds a bit.