Left Roof Open During Rainstorm....

*werdna58* · 11-05-2009, 02:54 PM

and now my car reaks of must and mildew....I cleaned it up very well, got some carpet scrub, armorall, leather cleaner and it was fine for a day, but the smell will not go away.

is there anything else that someone can advise me to do besides get it detailed professionally? I am on the east coast now and dont have the fortunate capability of going across the street to Cobblestone like I did in AZ....

Mreim769 · 11-05-2009, 03:59 PM

Shampoo the carpets. If you are sure you removed all the water and such then maybe all that is needed is an odor remover.

Snypa · 11-08-2009, 11:12 AM

Try Damprid

jason3361 · 11-09-2009, 11:15 AM

you may have to shampoo the carpets a couple of times and air out the car as much as possible. the longer it sits the worst it will get

DAlastDON · 11-09-2009, 09:31 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEKqI1e714

*werdna58* · 11-10-2009, 07:09 AM

I'm going to go get it detailed and mention it to them. I already shampooed everything from the interior roof to the carpets. I'm sure I missed something that a detailing service would not, so I am hoping that's all it is. The smell has certainly lessened lately, so thats a good thing...

Unless I just smell now and dont realize it??

6SPD02SE · 11-15-2009, 04:50 PM

I did the same thing, left all windows and sunroof open during a downpour. Right after it happened i sucked all the water off the floor with a steam cleaner, dried the seats off and left it sit in the sun with windows cracked an inch to "bake" the interior. It was completely dry in 2 days and i have no musty smell at all.
I would think shampooing the carpets would make the smell worse because you are just making the carpets wet again. i would just give it time to dry real good and use some odor eliminator like fabreeze or something.