03-17-2010, 01:32 AM | #1 | ||
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
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Cleaning a Car Interior
Long story short, between Monsoon Season 2010 (11.5 inches over 3 days - 6 of 8 routes out of town still closed today) and my occasional knack for doing retarded things, my car got a little wet. The good news* is it started after a jump today, and I only need to replace some fluids - the bad news about it not being totaled is I actually have to figure out how to clean it up now. The water only got an inch or two above the floorboards, so the seats weren't particularly bad, and I pulled the floormats out and threw some towels in to hopefully soak up some moisture before they're finished fixing the engine, but is there any company that specializes in this? Are they expensive? I've heard use a wet-dry vac, blow dryers, my personal favorite of just rolling down the windows and coming back in 3 days, but I'd really rather avoid mold. So who has experience trying to get their car's interior cleaned? (*Other good news - it's not leather at all, I'm pretty sure it was all "clean" rainwater and nothing like sewage or even mud that got in the interior. I'm also not asking for a miracle - I coach and play enough sports that the car's been wet and had smelly equipment in it enough - but I just want to make sure there isn't any mold growing that is unhealthy.)
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03-17-2010, 09:22 AM | #2 |
College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I would call the Wolf.
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03-17-2010, 10:08 AM | #3 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Buy this.
Amazon.com: Bissell 1400-7 Little Green Multi-Purpose Compact Earth-Friendly Deep Cleaner: Home & Garden Just use a wet/dry vacuum to suck up any excess moisture/dirt, then scour it with the Greenie. That thing is incredible. |
03-17-2010, 10:30 AM | #4 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: OH
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If you have engine trouble now from the water I imagine you're going to have electrical and possibly other engine problems in the future. Water does bad things to cars the interior is just a start of what could end up being a very big deal.
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03-17-2010, 12:38 PM | #5 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
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Oh I know - I half-assumed the whole thing was fucked and it wasn't worth fixing. When I say "fixing the engine" I mean I had the dealership looking over everything that could be wrong. I admit I have little idea about cars and leave it to people who do.
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03-17-2010, 04:37 PM | #6 |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Semen leaves a nasty stain.
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