SupraFluff Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Please can someone advise me on the best way to get mould off my cloth seats without rubbing it in too much. I've had my supra off the road for a few months under the cover, I really didn't expect to see so much mould inside any help would be greatly appreciated. Fluff x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'd remove them from the car and soak them in an anti mould bacterial cleaner before cleaning. Buy some dehumidifier tubs for inside the car and look for the leak as water is obviously getting in...is it an aerotop!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-_-b Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 This sounds quite a good guide to getting rid of mold from a car interior: e-how guide to interior mold removal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Use a steam cleaner that will get rid of it plus you can leave the seats in the car. There are quite a few small hand held steam cleaners on the market it now my step mum has one and it cleans and sanitises everything. Then just go for a blast with the heaters on full and the windows open to air it out and as above find the leak. Most likely the door / boot seals are shot or aerotop seals if it is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraFluff Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 No it's not an aerotop. Thank you for your help guys I'm going to tackle it tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-_-b Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Use a steam cleaner that will get rid of it plus you can leave the seats in the car. There are quite a few small hand held steam cleaners on the market it now my step mum has one and it cleans and sanitises everything. Then just go for a blast with the heaters on full and the windows open to air it out and as above find the leak. Most likely the door / boot seals are shot or aerotop seals if it is one. Just really make sure the interior is dry after the steam clean else you will end up back in the same situation if you don't & that would suck if you had just cleaned it all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 b;3576619']Just really make sure the interior is dry after the steam clean else you will end up back in the same situation if you don't & that would suck if you had just cleaned it all out Yeah have the heaters on as hot as it will go with the air con on and the windows open a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonc Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I would and have done this in the past done this on other older cars Remove the seats or contaminated material from the car Dry them out fully Hoover or brush the mould spores off the fabric but be careful because the spores can cross contaminate. Once the spores are in the car if it gets damp they will return so they need to be removed fully. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I think you should use napalm .... lots and lots of napalm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scutch0 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I have just noticed the same thing, mine has been off the road and under cover for 3-4 months but it was raining heavily when I emptied the car and put the cover on it so I think that's how mine has ended up that bad, I'm thinking ill got for the steam cleaning method when the weather is warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraFluff Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yesterday I vacuumed the mould I could see on the seats and floor and wiped all the mould off the steering wheel/dash/door cards/gearstick/surround but I'm going to take the seats out in a few weeks and give them a proper clean, probably with steam cleaner. For now do you think it's worth putting the de-humidifier in there and leaving it on for 24 hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yes that would be a good short term fix but your best bet is to find out where the leak is coming from to erradicate it for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I would wet vac the seats if their cloth, this draws the dirt, mould, water etc out of the seat, a jetwash forces water in which unless the covers were taken off the seats isn't possibly a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 bear in mind also that seats are quite often near on given away on here............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Smile nicely at Darren (Wile) and ask him to do it, it's his profession after all and I am sure he will have the right chemicals to kill the spores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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