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lib
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:41 am Post subject:
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What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
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WayneC
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
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lib wrote:
| Quote: | What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it |
for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from
the refrigerator. |
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StingRay
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:
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"lib" <libaala@alamedanot.net> wrote in message
news:4389104a$0$27773$2c56edd9@news.cablerocket.com...
| Quote: | What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
months.
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lib, a buddy of mine recently used Febreze Antimicrobial spray in his '55
Chevy and he tells me it worked wonders overnight. I just looked it up on
the web and here's a link,
http://www.homemadesimple.com/febreze/products/antimicrobial.shtml
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Dennis Willson
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:
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lib wrote:
| Quote: | What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone |
generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.
Dennis |
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Bill Sohl
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Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:
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"WayneC" <WayneC@linkline.moc> wrote in message
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| Quote: | lib wrote:
What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
months.
Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it
for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from
from the refrigerator.
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The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
on the floor in the car for long term storage.
Cheers,
Bill S. |
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C. E. White
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:39 am Post subject:
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"Dennis Willson" <giganews@taz-mania.com> wrote in message
news:V9ydnQU_MOUy-RTenZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@baytsp.com...
| Quote: | Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone
generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.
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Ozone is tough on rubber and some plastics. I'd be careful about using it in
high concentratons. "Professional" often use product that are not good for
cars in the long term becasue they work wonders in the short term.
Ed |
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RicSeyler
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:
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Huh...... good catch!! Makes prefect sense.
C. E. White wrote:
| Quote: | "Dennis Willson" <giganews@taz-mania.com> wrote in message
news:V9ydnQU_MOUy-RTenZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@baytsp.com...
Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone
generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.
Ozone is tough on rubber and some plastics. I'd be careful about using it in
high concentratons. "Professional" often use product that are not good for
cars in the long term becasue they work wonders in the short term.
Ed
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PeterD
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject:
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:32:24 GMT, "Bill Sohl"
<billsohl@mindspring.com> wrote:
| Quote: | The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
on the floor in the car for long term storage.
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Basically a good idea, but don't sprinkle on the carpet directly,
instead lay a single sheet of newspaper down and sprinkle on the
paper, then it is *much* easier to clean up aftwards! <bg> |
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Robin Banks
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:31 pm Post subject:
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:45:34 -0500, PeterD <peter2@hipson.net> wrote:
| Quote: | On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:32:24 GMT, "Bill Sohl"
billsohl@mindspring.com> wrote:
The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
on the floor in the car for long term storage.
Basically a good idea, but don't sprinkle on the carpet directly,
instead lay a single sheet of newspaper down and sprinkle on the
paper, then it is *much* easier to clean up aftwards! <bg
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I agree with "not on the carpet", since it can sift it's way through the
carpet and sit, like sand, on your floorboards. Add a little moisture, and
you're asking for rust.
Unless you have dark carpet, I'm not sure I'd use newspaper though. The ink
might transfer to the carpet/upholstery. Plain brown wrapping paper or some
other unprinted paper might be a better idea.
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~~R.Banks |
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lib
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:
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Thanx for the good info. I appreciate it- Lib
"WayneC" <WayneC@linkline.moc> wrote in message
news:11oi8q23d3k68d9@corp.supernews.com...
| Quote: | lib wrote:
What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
months.
Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it
for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from the
refrigerator. |
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Peter Daly
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:37 am Post subject:
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| Ferbreze or however it is spelled works pretty well. |
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Tom in Missouri
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:
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Sprinkle it right into the carpet. Let it sit a couple of days. Then
vacuum it out.
Then get a Rug Doctor and shampoo the carpets and anything cloth in the
interior. You can also do the leather seats with the Rug Doctor but saddle
soap and leather condition them afterwards.
Do the Rug Doctor on a hot, sunny day and leave it sit open to air out and
dry well or you will have mildew.
What is causing the smell has to be killed off and removed, and a little
baking soda in a bowl ain't gonna do it.
The Rug Doctor won't rust out the floors anyway. Similar machines have been
used in high dollar antique car collections for years, places like Harrods',
and they would know what keeps them and what destroys them. (BTW, they drove
every car on a regular basis, they didn't leave them sit.)
And second, real Corvettes don't have metal floors, so they ain't gonna
rust.
"Robin Banks" <rbn_banks@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:45:34 -0500, PeterD <peter2@hipson.net> wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:32:24 GMT, "Bill Sohl"
billsohl@mindspring.com> wrote:
The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
on the floor in the car for long term storage.
Basically a good idea, but don't sprinkle on the carpet directly,
instead lay a single sheet of newspaper down and sprinkle on the
paper, then it is *much* easier to clean up aftwards! <bg
I agree with "not on the carpet", since it can sift it's way through the
carpet and sit, like sand, on your floorboards. Add a little moisture,
and
you're asking for rust.
Unless you have dark carpet, I'm not sure I'd use newspaper though. The
ink
might transfer to the carpet/upholstery. Plain brown wrapping paper or
some
other unprinted paper might be a better idea.
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~~R.Banks |
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g inski
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Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:
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go to your kroger or alb or swy and by a big can of coffee
sprinkle it on the carpets and seats
make sure nothing is wet
vac up the next day week month
odor will be gone
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:41:13 -0800, "lib" <libaala@alamedanot.net>
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| Quote: | What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
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MrC1
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Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:12 am Post subject:
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I've also found that dryer sheets left in the car on a hot day can do
wonders. Probably not the best solution, but it's another option.
"g inski" <greginski@comcast.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | go to your kroger or alb or swy and by a big can of coffee
sprinkle it on the carpets and seats
make sure nothing is wet
vac up the next day week month
odor will be gone
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:41:13 -0800, "lib" <libaala@alamedanot.net
wrote:
What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
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