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Can you help How to remove mold from car interior
Hi all. As the title states. I'm looking for help.
I have an old toyota blade that's been sat still unused.
It's got mold over the dash and in air vents seats and carpets. What is (if any) the best way to remove and hopefully stop it from returning.
Thanks in advance. And hope this is the right thread.
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Re: Can you help How to remove mold from car interior
Originally Posted by
Stephen McLachlan
Hi all. As the title states. I'm looking for help.
I have an old toyota blade that's been sat still unused.
It's got mold over the dash and in air vents seats and carpets. What is (if any) the best way to remove and hopefully stop it from returning.
Thanks in advance. And hope this is the right thread.
You can start with cleaning with APC to remove as much as you can. Then if you have a steamer then steam clean the area. Lastly sit a ozone generator box in the vehicle for about 2 hours then you should be fine.
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Re: Can you help How to remove mold from car interior
Make sure to wear a respirator mask and gloves the whole time you’re cleaning it.
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In my opinion, mold removal, to do it right is a huge undertaking.
You must remove 100% of the mold or any spores left behind can simply start the mold infestation problem over again.
I'm not a mold removal expert, I teach it in my boat classes but we tend to work on surfaces that are white, not colored. So if the product we're using stains a surface white it's of no consequence.
My one strong suggestion would be any FABRIC material that you can throw away - do throw away - like floor mats.
It might be worth it to find a shop that offers this and warranties it and is also insured, and take it to them. At least for a estimate.
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Thank you for the advice.
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Re: Can you help How to remove mold from car interior
Originally Posted by
Mike Phillips
In my opinion, mold removal, to do it right is a huge undertaking.
You must remove 100% of the mold or any spores left behind can simply start the mold infestation problem over again.
It might be worth it to find a shop that offers this and warranties it and is also insured, and take it to them. At least for a estimate.
I agree with Mike's reaction!
However, this video by Larry Kosilla (Ammo NYC) shows the steps he faced in getting his personal car ready to sale with similar problem.
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Larry seems to take on big jobs like this and has several videos on this topic that might show all he does to protect himself as he works through the issues of mold removal or worse!
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Can you help How to remove mold from car interior
I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but when I sold my Cadillac Seville it had a problem that almost prevented me from even considering selling it at all.. As a matter of fact I was set on junking the car until my friend convinced me to post an ad up for sale.
What was the problem? Mold. If anyones familiar with GM vehicles and the notorious “leaky trunk” issue... My car had it. To make matters critically worse my electronic trunk pulldown motor took a dump in the halfways position and somehow shut itself a week later, never to be opened again.
Well nearly 2 years passed by with the occasional rain, and the inability to open the trunk and vacuum out the water.. In the end I started getting visible warning signs with a couple of patches of mold showing on my rear leather seats. I stopped driving the car got rid of it asap. I didn’t dare risk opening that trunk nor was it worth it. Heck I didn’t even want to sell it to anyone which is why I sold it so cheap. I still regret even selling it at all. I should’ve junked it. Luckily it wound up in the junkyard within a months time. I know it did because I got a letter in the mail..
Moral of the story, mold ain’t no joke. Protect yourself because it’s not something you just clean off wearing a t shirt.
In case you’re wondering, yes I made sure to warn the buyer about the trunk and made sure get the point across that it would likely be a serious situation when the trunk was opened.
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You're right it isn't worth taking risks. If I do decide to take it I will be taking all the precautions I can to stay safe. Will do a small patch first to better assess the likely out come and take it from there. It is quite bad so think I may have similar outcome, sell it to a scrap yard. Thanks again.
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Hi Stephen,
Thanks for the picture, looks kind of like an icky job.
Cool to see a right-hand drive car though.
Let us know what you eventually decide to do.
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