Mouldy interior and boot!!

[JDMBella]

Hi guys,
So over the winter my mk1 has gained a substantial amount of mould pretty much everywhere! On the soft top, all over the seats, my steering wheel and in the boot! I'm aware soft tops leak and create mould but this is a ridiculous amount! Has anyone had any issues with this amount of mould and how do I go about making sure my boot is sealed enough to stop leaks?

[Oldandslow]

Even if they don't leak there's always going to be condensation. Stick a tray of rice on the passenger seat to soak up stray moisture. Your boot seal or any of the rubbers could be perished, might need replaced. Try a thin smear of Vaseline (or white silicone grease) on all the rubber sealing surfaces, boot, windows, front roof seal. This can help old tired rubber seal better.

Is it stored outside? Is the water draining off properly? Blocked drain holes will allow the cills to fill with water and make the inside of the car damp. Rock the car and listen for sloshing (not from the petrol tank). Another possibility is the drains off the roof rain rail at the back. When blocked these can over flow and let water into the boot or the carpet down the back of the seats. Try rodding them out. For roof drains curtain rod is a good thing to poke out any old leaves and debris. For the cill drains I used a straightened paperclip poked up from underneath last time.

[JDMBella]

I'll give it a try! Thanks buddy ☺

[classicyanktanks]

Easy fix. Get some silicon cat litter and put it in there on a tray where you have moisture. Moltex make the best covers IMHO.

[JDMBella]

Same with mine tbh it's stored outside and through the winter was iced for days! Wasn't driven much either just a start up every now and then.

[JimmyDrama1]

You can get big bags of Silica from shipping companies to take out the moisture - we add them into cars when shipping in containers to reduce this issue

[JDMBella]

Thanks everyone! Been sorting it out today and took it for a drive whoop! All good now apart from a small hole in the exhaust but ah well not exactly a hard job XD

[drgoatboy]

Covers on their own dont do a great job of keeping the mould at bay. I used to put my dehumidifiier in the car and run it full blast all day (on a dry day) to get it nice and dry inside before putting the cover on. This seemed to really slow down the mold, just the cover alone it still got pretty damp from condensation.

You can get rechargeable silica bags. Search pingi on ebay

[designforlife]

check your drainage holes if you haven't already...

my old mk2.5 used to fog up and go mouldy when they were badly blocked on one or both sides, you effectively have standing water inside the car if they're blocked up.

[fatjon]

Dettol wipes get rid of it and seem to do a sterling job of killing it off so it doesn't come back so soon.