rwea14
CEG'er
Looking for some ideas..have a car that leaked through sunroof and now have a constant old wet towel smell in my car..looking for some advice on how to get rid of it...any info would be great!
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Getting Rid of Musty Odor in car
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2000SVT449
CEG'er
One idea if you haven't done it already, is to change the cabin filter so the air coming into your car dosn't smell like an old wet towel.... the other is to try an air freshiner ... the kind that hangs from your rear veiw mirror.
Definitely change out the cabin air filter regardless.. but the musty smell you are getting now is likely coming from mold that is forming on your upholstery or interior pieces -- wherever the water settled. My SVT had mold growing underneath the rear passenger floormat due to a wet carpet. Disinfecting and cleaning the affected area fixed the smell for me.
mmc757
Veteran CEG'er
all of the above
+baking soda
+make sure it is well dried after cleaning
+Might need to pull off headliner depending on the severity to clean it effectively
+baking soda
+make sure it is well dried after cleaning
+Might need to pull off headliner depending on the severity to clean it effectively
Smokinjoe
Hard-core CEG'er
Shampoo the carpet and dry it completely.
FIND
Addicted CEG'er
You should even remove the carpet, just so you can make sure there is no mold or mildew underneath or in the pad underneath
Keep an electrostatic/ionizer air cleanter going in there with windows closed for a long time in addition to the suggestions above. Preferably a big household one. Be sure it has an IONIZER and it is working; you tell by the slight ozone smell near the working elements.
Mike
Mike