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Offline doylebros

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2015, 07:36:43 pm »
I've seen this before and it was traced to water Ingress via the boot handle and tailgate wiring banjos,allowing pooling of water in the spare wheel well and damp in the C pillars.
Once the handle seal was replaced and all areas cleaned and dried out no more problem - worth a look in the boot space.

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2015, 08:39:52 pm »
Thanks for the replys .
I got myself a dehumidifier bag a while back and seems to help a bit.
Though of course I still have the problem !
I'm getting water sitting in the corner of the rear windows when it's been rainy heavy.. Or washing ,I'm thinking it might be door seals.? 
Not heard about the boot handle before , this is starting to take away the Joyment of this car ..  :sad1:
My garage is having a look at it on Friday . ( got MOT too .. Wish me luck .)

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2015, 08:52:26 pm »
I've purchased some of this http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/carpet-fabric-cleaners/valet-pro-enzyme-odour-eater/prod_1054.html to kill mold on carpet due to a slight leak in drivers footwell!

Kills mold...

Did you source the leak?

Yes I had a Clifford G5 fitted in 2010 the dick heads who fitted it drilled under the scuttle panel for the siren wiring ect   Water leaked in over time and killed the alarm...

Had it removed and the holes filled in with lots of sealant, been ok since and its been over 18 months!

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2015, 09:26:36 am »
I've purchased some of this http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/interior/carpet-fabric-cleaners/valet-pro-enzyme-odour-eater/prod_1054.html to kill mold on carpet due to a slight leak in drivers footwell!

Kills mold...

Did you source the leak?

Yes I had a Clifford G5 fitted in 2010 the dick heads who fitted it drilled under the scuttle panel for the siren wiring ect   Water leaked in over time and killed the alarm...

Had it removed and the holes filled in with lots of sealant, been ok since and its been over 18 months!

Funnily enough, I thought the exact same thing with mine. Has Clifford fitted and drilled same place and I went back to the installers.... Turned out it wasn't the problem at all.... My sunroof drain tubes had disconnected and coincidentally spilled out at the exact same point as the hole was drilled!

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2020, 11:38:04 am »
I cannot see any methods of how to get rid of mildew, except that everyone says that the issue is solved? One question: what exactly did you do? I'm tired of fighting with mildew in my car. I have absolutely no idea how it appeared there in the first place. I’ve tried a lot of different things I’ve read online about. I even tried to use the ozone generator ones. I helped me for a while, but after I’ve read how dangerous it can be, I regret using it. I’ve read online on damagecontrol-911.com that can kill all living species, including humans. So, I’m not going to touch that thing again. Hopefully, one of these methods will help me.
« Last Edit: September 01, 2020, 08:20:21 am by Ace864 »

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Re: Car infected with Fungi / Mold!!
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2020, 02:40:54 pm »
Silica gel packs
Run the aircon
Sacks of rice
Drive the car with the windows open
Trace the source of water ingress
Soak the window frame rubbers with silicon maintenance spray

Many things to try.


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