Mould or something inside my mums Civic boot?

[dwn_boi]

Hi there, I decided to wash my mums car the other day and I noticed there was all this gunk in the boot, I can't figure out what it is, it smells stinky like wet/mouldy smell and it doesnt wash off with warm soapy water or wd40 (lol don't ask why I sprayed it, that stuff fixes everything so I thought I'd give it a try)

But yea does anyone know what it could be and what products are safe to remove it?

She was parking her car under a gum tree in the blue mountains for ages so it's happened outside.

Thanks for your help ^___^


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Ps please don't spam my thread, lol I've already been banned off here before, inc pa, ns and now from jdmst lol so no spamming/ arguring with me - thanks! :wave:

[ericl33]

looks like black mist

[mocchi]

looks like black mist

lololol black mist.

what does it stink like? can you be more specific?
try to smell it carefully

[ericl33]

lol

but seriously, it looks like an anti-corrosion coating.

could be wrong.

[mocchi]

looks like rust but she said mould, so if she can get a good whiff again to see if its really mould or rust.
really cant tell if its rust or not cos of the concentration seems to be on seam sealants?

[dwn_boi]

lol

but seriously, it looks like an anti-corrosion coating.

could be wrong.

well thats what i thought it may have been some kind of coating coz i notice there was some that looked similar but not so stinky on the underside of the boot lid.


lololol black mist.

what does it stink like? can you be more specific?
try to smell it carefully

wtf is black mist lolz I did smell it carefully lol its like that damnp smell like water is leaked in ur car and its mouldy lol I'm not quite sure how much more specific I can get it just stinks funny >__<


looks like rust but she said mould, so if she can get a good whiff again to see if its really mould or rust.
really cant tell if its rust or not cos of the concentration seems to be on seam sealants?

i thought it was rust too but its not like it doesnt scratch off it just made a mark in the stuff, like when i used a key to scratch it its like it was sticky or somehting?

[dwn_boi]

lol

but seriously, it looks like an anti-corrosion coating.

could be wrong.

i asked one of the boys at work and he said the same thing, but seriously would a car come out off the line like that from the dealer with that ugly stuff on it?

[mocchi]

i asked one of the boys at work and he said the same thing, but seriously would a car come out off the line like that from the dealer with that ugly stuff on it?

no. from factory the sealant is painted over.
try clean it with some jiff

after that take another good hard whiff, if its still mouldy.

edit: great technical thread.

[mnc]

water/moisture got into the boot mixed with the dirt and grease overtime = breading grown bacterial

[ericl33]

i asked one of the boys at work and he said the same thing, but seriously would a car come out off the line like that from the dealer with that ugly stuff on it?

no, not factory.

the black mist would have come in some sort of spray or something similar. I remember my father spraying something very similar looking to that black mist.

on a side note, imagine if dat dere real black mist came in spray cans.

gud business idea dat dere.

[mocchi]

oxer probably came to visit and did his black mist spray lmaoo

[Hongtegra]

Maybe the jack spontaneously combusted?

Check this thread about leaky boot on older Civic

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?39096-anyone-experiance-a-leaky-boot-in-ek

[Loagz]

That stuff is rust proofing. Like this stuff or similar http://www.knockout-rust.com.au/

[dwn_boi]

no. from factory the sealant is painted over.
try clean it with some jiff

after that take another good hard whiff, if its still mouldy.

edit: great technical thread.
is jiff ok on the paint in the boot?



water/moisture got into the boot mixed with the dirt and grease overtime = breading grown bacterial
lol ewwwww you make it sound so gross ><


Maybe the jack spontaneously combusted?

Check this thread about leaky boot on older Civic

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?39096-anyone-experiance-a-leaky-boot-in-ek
combusted? lolz >< thanks for the linky


That stuff is rust proofing. Like this stuff or similar http://www.knockout-rust.com.au/

I'm so confused, Like there doesnt seem to be a build up of water anywhere but it sure does smell like it..

So if it's a rust proofer and I jiff it will that be bad?

[Loagz]

I'm so confused, Like there doesnt seem to be a build up of water anywhere but it sure does smell like it..

So if it's a rust proofer and I jiff it will that be bad?

Dont think jiff will remove it.

You want to get rid of the smell or get rid of the rust proofing altogether?

Rust proofing is good stuff but if you dont want it maybe something like prepsol will get rid of it.

[grifty]

it looks like some rust preventative coating (fish oil?), it also could of been sprayed there to hide signs of previous accident, possibly the beaver panel has been changed?

[dwn_boi]

thanks guys for your tips, na grifty it was bought straight from new so shouldnt of had any damage o__O"

Loagz I just want to get rid of the smell mostly, its like stunk the whole boot, do I just air it out?

[ericl33]

does it smell more than black mist?

[Loagz]

thanks guys for your tips, na grifty it was bought straight from new so shouldnt of had any damage o__O"

Loagz I just want to get rid of the smell mostly, its like stunk the whole boot, do I just air it out?

Yeah airing it out should work. Just wipe away the excess wd40.

Then just throw in a couple of tree air fresheners or something similar. Would be nice smelling in no time :thumbsup:

[mocchi]

so did you try the jiffz? still smell like dead toad box afterwaaards?