smelly interior

[terence]

Can anyone recommend a good fungicide/cleaner/deodoriser for the carpets and interior of a wedge that has got very damp/wet, a number of times, and now makes your eyes water when you get into it. I have the seats out at present and most of the carpet so access is not too bad. I just want to get rid of the smell. When I have finished replacing the outriggers I will replace the weather seal so hopefully the problem will not reoccur.

[beano500]

I have some bad news for you - a dealer once told me that you can never get rid of it if it gets that bad. Only a re-upholstery job is effective.

As an aside an early counter measure I have been road testing is to keep one of those thingies you use in a fridge to neutralise nasty niffs, alongside my Moisture Mates. No noticeable problem yet!

[Gerry Attrick]

The racing / rally boys use those dehumidifier trays from caravan dealers. The same principle as those for domestice windows but bigger. They don't get rid of the smell, but they do stop the interior getting too damp and steaming up when warm.

[rev-erend]

I have found that putting the carpets in the airing cubboard next to the cylinder drys them out nicely.

You an use old towels to dry some of the other carpets.

[B19 JAE]

Remve em Jet wash em, use some pet smell remove carpet shampoo, morrisons, dry em out proper.
disinfect the inside of kar with the stuff u get at morrisons to remove mildew replace carpets.
Never tried it on a wedge, I ant ad it long enough, but worked on a couple of old MG BGT's and I jus use to jet wash the VW's and fire it up, heaters never quite worked to the windscreens coz the card pipes use to rot but you feet got bloody hot!!!!
Having new footwell carpets fitted in mine the were soppin we n stunk, and very dog eared.

[p7ulg]

Last time I was at Hexham they had a machine for drying the interior of a car out and putting a nice a nice smell in.Don't now how effective this is but might be worth looking into.IMHO I would think once the smell was there it was there until the interior was replaced.

[jmorgan]

Whatever happens, it's worth knocking the leaks on the head first. Thought about recarpeting?

[firefox1712]

Try Zoflora disinfectant or Jeyes Ibcol - kills mildew. Get an innocuous smelling one otherwise you might end up ponging like a Shanghai brothel!

[AM400]

Ahem.... Do the Shake and Vac and put the freshness back, do the Shake and Vac and put the freshness back etc.... dont know if this would work but it would need to be dry first!

Andy

[terence]

Thanks for the advice guys. Shake and vac now that brings back memories (showing my age now). Unfortunately the carpets were replaced just before I bought the car a year ago (£545 according to the receipt, I also bought the smell with the car) The seats are out and drying in the house and most of the carpets are also out. I will see if I can get a caravan dehumidifier and give that a try when the car is back on the road. I purchased a cheap fan heater last week and leave that runing inside the car (only whilst I am working on it with the doors open) and that seems to be drying it out nicely. I will replace the seals and try to cure the leaks before taking it out of the workshop (prevention is better than cure and all that). I will try some of the above and let you know if any are sucessful. Thanks again folks

Terence