How to get rid of a musty smell inside a car
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07/23/11 06:43 PM
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I have a car (not my Roadrunner) that sat in damp garage with a dirt floor for a number of years. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the musty smell from the seats and carpet? I have been airing it out in a dry garage the last month but the smell is still strong. I can shampoo the interior but is there a product that specifically addresses old odors? Thanks!
1969 Road Runner, B7 Blue, 383, Auto
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Re: How to get rid of a musty smell inside a car
[Re: mopwrd340]
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07/23/11 08:47 PM
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CornDogsCharger
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A used car dealer told me a trick he always did to remove the smoker's smell in a car.... it might also help in your situation. Take a paper plate and spread out un-used coffee grinds on it. Sit it on the floor in the middle of the interior. For strong odors, more than one plate of grinds might be required. Coffee grinds are a filter and they will soak up the smell. It will take some time but over a period of time, the smell will go away. At first the car will smell like a coffee shop (which isn't so bad). About once a week you will need to stir the grinds up a little. After a month you'll need to replace the grinds with fresh grinds.
I bought an '87 Ram Charger about 5 years ago and the guy I got it from smoked almost a pack a day. It was bad in there. I did the coffee grind trick and let the truck sit in the hot summer sun, and after a few months, it was all gone. Hope it works for you!
Justin "CornDog"
1966 Dodge Charger 1968 Plymouth Satellite (Un-Restored "Survivor") 1969 Dodge Charger (W.B. General Lee) 1969 Dodge Charger (Future DMCL Clone) 1969 Dodge Super Bee, 383 4spd
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Re: How to get rid of a musty smell inside a car
[Re: Birdlover]
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07/23/11 09:13 PM
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I'd be pulling the seats and carpet out and set them upside down in the sun, then have a look/see if there is anything obvious molded or mildewed that needed cleaning.
Scott B.
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Re: How to get rid of a musty smell inside a car
[Re: ScatPakWarehouse]
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Your best bet will be to take the car to a shop that has an Ozone machine. They put the box in the front seat, leave the car running and the blower on recirc. The ozone gets all through the duct work and works its way into the soft materials in the car. Ozon is a powerful oxidizer and will kill musty, smoke and most any other organic odor.
A shop in my area charged me $70 to do this and it worked. 2 full interiro shampoos and lots of fabreeze had failed, so the ozone was actually cheaper than the failed treatments!
Astrobuf
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