My car stinks

[quigleybc]

Literally,

I guess some water got in through the windows, and now it has a lovely mold smell.....


Any suggestions as to how to remedy this stinky situation?

 

[savar]

Literally,

I guess some water got in through the windows, and now it has a lovely mold smell.....


Any suggestions as to how to remedy this stinky situation?

Mold is a living organism, you gotta kill it before things get any better. Obviously drying out the car is a must, but some anti-bacterial like diluted bleach could help kill the mold.

 

[EricNau]

Roll down all of the windows and let it air out in the hot sun.

Or buy one of these...

 

[Sun Baked]

A Mildew Mold Remover

Bleach is cheapest, but can bleach.

Lysol ?

Commercial products.

 

[iGary]

You can go to a rental place and rent an ozonator. Google it. Works a charm.

 

[quigleybc]

You can go to a rental place and rent an ozonator. Google it. Works a charm.

Thank iGary

That's what I was thinking too...

ozonator...sounds cool...

I'm on it..!



I tried spraying Ozium...that was a bad idea....now it smells like moldy lemon...

 

[iGary]

Thank iGary

That's what I was thinking too...

ozonator...sounds cool...

I'm on it..!



I tried spraying Ozium...that was a bad idea....now it smells like moldy lemon...

Yeah, you run an ozonator in there for a day and the smell will be gone - you may have to repat, though.

 

[quigleybc]

Yeah, you run an ozonator in there for a day and the smell will be gone - you may have to repat, though.

I'm going to assume you meant to say "repeat"

Or, is repat a special ozonator technique?

 

[mactastic]

I'm going to assume you meant to say "repeat"

Or, is repat a special ozonator technique?

Lol... Poor iGary's really getting his chops busted for his spelling today.

 

[iGary]

Lol... Poor iGary's really getting his chops busted for his spelling today.

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What are you talking about?

 

[Xander562]

Frabreeze

 

[quigleybc]

Frabreeze

I only it were that easy.....

 

[CanadaRAM]

I think maybe iGary's "re pat" has something to do with

exercitation

 

[Abstract]

Go back into your house, take a shower, walk back to your car, and smell your car again to make sure it's not you.

And there must be some spray that kills all the germs. Either that, or a professional cleaning service.

 

[2nyRiggz]

Take your car to a car wash...not the lazy crappy drive through one....take it to a good old fashion hand wash.....they will get it for you....extra money but its worth not smellin like arse.


Bless

 

[iGary]

You could always set it on fire.

 

[EricNau]

You could always set it on fire.

That would just make it smell like smoke.

 

[Sun Baked]

Mildew/Mold in carpet and seats means it'll be there every time it gets wet -- until you kill it.

A disinfectant inside one of the carpet/funiture cleaning machines may kill it.

Though sometimes you have to pull the carpet and really disinfect it, allowing it to dry fully.

If the carpet pad is real bad, you could always toss it. Carpet kits are always available for most vehicles.

If you don't want to do it, the handwash and carwash places will sometimes be willing to disinfect a vehicle.