Damp Smell Inside Cabin....?? Help

[haitim01]

Hi Guys,

i have noticed recently especially after raining/wet weather that inside my cabin smells very musty and damp... i have no idea why..

I cannot find any wet patches on any of the carpets or anything (And yes all the windows were done up fully so no leakage here)

Its almost unpleasent..

any idea on what this might be? Or how i could remdy it? The car is a 2007 model i would expect it to have issues yet....

[haitim01]

st has a faint cat pee smell.......

[HunterZero]

When was the last time you had the cabin pollen air filter replaced?

- HZ

[haitim01]

When was the last time you had the cabin pollen air filter replaced?

- HZ

me? never, i bought the car only 3 weeks ago.

Where is the said filter?

[HunterZero]

Glove box drops down to reveal it. Check the manual, it should show you where the pollen filter is and how to unclip the glove box. They get filthy.

- HZ

[haitim01]

Nope, not the filter. That was perfectly clean.

I have pulled out all floor mats to see if it's that.

[white_ep3_civic]

Mine had a damp smell. Hit it with a can of Glen 20 and was fine after that. I sprayed half a can in there closed the car up overnight then did it again the next night seemed to work.

[haitim01]

ok well it seems its my floor mats.... pulled them out last night and left them in the shed overnight, got in the car this morning and it smelled like leather and new car.

so it must be the floor mats.

Now the issue is they are genuine floormats so i want to keep them but obviously they need cleaning.

What is the most effective way to clean them? Hire one of those carpet cleaner things? or what would a detailers chagre just to do a set of floor mats? would they do a proper wet-vac clean?

[MR_LATE]

ok well it seems its my floor mats.... pulled them out last night and left them in the shed overnight, got in the car this morning and it smelled like leather and new car.

so it must be the floor mats.

Now the issue is they are genuine floormats so i want to keep them but obviously they need cleaning.

What is the most effective way to clean them? Hire one of those carpet cleaner things? or what would a detailers chagre just to do a set of floor mats? would they do a proper wet-vac clean?
try some upholstery cleaner on them first,, 15$ super cheap,, try that first cus the wet-vac cost a bit to hire and detailer charge heaps too for just steaming/soap/vac (which u cud do urself with the steamer for ur clothes) .

[grifty]

ok well it seems its my floor mats.... pulled them out last night and left them in the shed overnight, got in the car this morning and it smelled like leather and new car.

so it must be the floor mats.

Now the issue is they are genuine floormats so i want to keep them but obviously they need cleaning.

What is the most effective way to clean them? Hire one of those carpet cleaner things? or what would a detailers chagre just to do a set of floor mats? would they do a proper wet-vac clean?

do u have a gerni??

if so you can use that to clean them

what you do is soak them in water first, then get same clothes washing detergent and scrub it in with a strong brush. once you have done that hit it with a gerni and they will come out like new!

[haitim01]

A gerni/ high pressure cleaner?

Nope dont have one, but im sure i can find one......

[Jaiiiwon]

cant you just use those odour-off stuff that they sell at coles n woolies?

my friends dad sweated like a pig in his car.. man the smell that awful! and it wouldn't go.
so we bought him that and it got rid of the smell.

there's different types; a spray, a powder, foam..

try that before you go around throwing your cash away.

[grifty]

A gerni/ high pressure cleaner?

Nope dont have one, but im sure i can find one......

if you can get your hands on one then its the best way to clean them, trust me they will come out like new and be odour-less

[haitim01]

my local car wash has a high pressure hose. :-)

Problem?

[tron07]

if its the mats? cant you just soak it in detergent and wash it normally?

[white_ep3_civic]

My car wash has a steam cleaner there only costs $5-$10. You should check your local ones see if they have them there.

[haitim01]

I pit the 3 price rear mat set in the washing machine so I think they are all clean, just need them to dry out today in the sun.

Hand washed the front 2 mats with warm water and normal washing detergent from the laundry, you should have seen the brown mucky water come out of it!!!!

Yuck!!!

Anyway, all mats are currently drying in the sun and hopefully they will be ok by tonight.

[aaronng]

What is the most effective way to clean them? Hire one of those carpet cleaner things? or what would a detailers chagre just to do a set of floor mats? would they do a proper wet-vac clean?

I use Dynamo liquid detergent diluted and a brush. Rinse off with lots of water. If you want, you can even dissolve some napisan oxyaction in the diluted detergent. It cleans baby's diapers soiled with poo really well, so it also cleans a slightly stinky floor mat with no trouble. Forget those carpet cleaners, gurneys and all that shit. You need to clean it with detergent so that the crap that is causing the musty smell is removed.