moldy interior

robmee · Post by **robmee** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:05 pm

Is there any easy way to get that mold smell out of seats that have been sitting for 5 years? Can it be cleaned or will it need to be replaced?

Thanks,

bscutt · Post by **bscutt** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:28 pm

I have dealt with this on a few old Rabbits. First use a carpet/upholstery shampooer to clean the cloth portions of the seats, door cards if carpeted, and all the carpeting you can. After those get nice and dry invest in some Febreeze and spray it every few days or once a week as necessary to keep it smelling better. Drive with all windows open whenever possible. It may not get all the smell out but it should be significanlty reduced.

If the seats are vinyl or fake leather, just clean them thoroughly with vinyl cleaner and get some conditioner to apply on them afterwards. You may need a soft brush to get them clean and you may need to do it more than once.

82rabbitdiesel · Post by **82rabbitdiesel** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:33 pm

robmee wrote:Is there any easy way to get that mold smell out of seats that have been sitting for 5 years? Can it be cleaned or will it need to be replaced?

Thanks,

are they vinyl or cloth covered? if cloth use Febreeze, take them out to sun dry, check the carpet underlay for standing water, spray/dry them as well. if vinyl remove covers then spray/dry in sun. if you have a/c check drain tube for blockage and rain tray to see if it's cracked. water will come in at the air inlet and drip onto the floor. good luck.

rabbit_man · Post by **rabbit_man** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:51 am

I used Super Clean on mine, worked good.

robmee · Post by **robmee** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:56 am

thanks,

It is cloth, I got my hands on some sanicide (use it to clean ambulance) to kill as much mold I can, the carpet is done, so I will replace that. This will give my 9 year old something to do while I am cusing at the car