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jing · 03-08-2013, 08:08 PM

Found a bit of mold awhile back in my car that's stored outside. Once I found out, I wiped it "off" with the Lysol wipes and the mold hasn't come back yet. Being the paranoid freak that I am though, I would like to properly address the issue by cleaning it.

What I plan on doing is to spray down the whole interior with a vinegar and water mixture. I also want to shampoo the interior after though, just to clean it a bit better and so it doesn't smell like vinegar in the passenger compartment lol.

Anyone have any other tips and/or tricks? Any idea what product to use for a "shampoo"? Tried looking on Autowerkes' site but it is down.

Cloth interior btw.

911fanatic · 03-09-2013, 07:41 AM

Have a look at our new site here. The Chemical Guys Lightning Fast is a great interior cleaner. If the mold wiped up with just Lysol wipes, meaning it hadn't turned black yet, just white/green and fuzzy, you shouldn't need to do the vinegar step but it's up to you.

finbar · 03-09-2013, 10:39 AM

Keep your car's interior dry, dri z air works for me. I keep it in a small bucket to prevent sloshing the carpet.

If you have AC the plenum drain may be blocked.

AYAutocare · 03-09-2013, 11:24 AM

AMMO ShagFabric Cleaner | AMMO NYC

That's what I've been using and what I like to do is spray the carpet it with the product, take a scrub brush and agitate the carpet to bring all the dirt and nasty stuff to the surface of the carpet. Then simply wipe until dry with a terry cloth!

what 911fanatic recommended is good as well.

911fanatic · 03-09-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AYAutocare

AMMO ShagFabric Cleaner | AMMO NYC

That's what I've been using and what I like to do is spray the carpet it with the product, take a scrub brush and agitate the carpet to bring all the dirt and nasty stuff to the surface of the carpet. Then simply wipe until dry with a terry cloth!

what 911fanatic recommended is good as well.

Haven't seen the Ammo line before. How do you like it?

AYAutocare · 03-09-2013, 07:16 PM

Pretty good, does the job well, pH balanced as well.
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sleepywheel · 03-09-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by finbar

Keep your car's interior dry, dri z air works for me. I keep it in a small bucket to prevent sloshing the carpet.

If you have AC the plenum drain may be blocked.

Don't forget what finbar mentioned about the dri-z-air. It's not much fun to go through cleaning the interior and having the mold grow back. The dri-z-air will keep the interior of your car dry and prevents moisture from starting the mold culture on your seats. I use it in my pickup because it's only driven once a month and also in my camper.

jing · 03-10-2013, 11:08 PM

Yeah I'm aware of the moisture thing.. I usually start it up every 10 days or so and blast the heat to get rid of all the moisture but I had gotten lazy at one point and that's what led to the mold growth. It's a bit more work to keep moisture out of a droptop but I'll look into the Dri-Z!

Nvasion · 03-11-2013, 08:01 AM

DRI Z is awesome! you can get it at canadian tire. i used it when i was storing my celica for winter.