Getting Rid Of Terrible Mold In My Car With White Vinegar
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- My car has been standing for 3 months and is now covered in mold. I tackle the interior with a combination of distilled white vinegar, a wet and dry vacuum and a steam cleaner. The mold was everywhere and took around 3 hours to clean. I will go over it again with a cleaning foam to improve the smell of the vinegar but I am happy with the results. Make sure you have a respirator and goggles if attempting this job as mold is very dangerous.
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I've got mold in my car for the first time in my life, and watching this made me feel a little less overwhelmed by the process. Thanks!
Mold is probably deep in the heating and cooling ducts for the cabin too. First step before you start on the seats is to take the air-intake filters out (usually engine compartment up by windshield wipers), run the heater fan on hot and high speed with the car running for an hour and spray TWO cans of disinfectant (like Lysol in the USA) into the air intake. The disenfectant will come shooting out of all the vents, disenfecting them, and land on your seats which is fine in this case, but you will want to make sure it's non-bleach based first.
mold is not harmful to humans, no reason for panic and hysteria over it
@@elcapitan6605 it absolutely is harmful
@@elcapitan6605what the hell are you talking about, how can you just speak nonsense and mislead people on purpose?
Mold is bad for people with allergies or respiratory issues @@elcapitan6605
@@elcapitan6605 Educate yourself and work on your hygiene, it's obviously lacking. Do you also wear supposed clean shirts that were washed with dirty water, so they still smell like piss, but because you do this constantly you can no longer smell the piss smell? Yet everyone else can and tells you (your good friends will do this) to change your shirt at times, because you smell like piss.
Thank you. I almost cried when I got into my Mini and there was mold. I was medically unable to drive for a bit, and it was neglected. Here in Seattle it’s damp and yuck.
Vinegar is the key. It leaves a anti-microbial layer to prevent further mold/mildew for a while, so I’m told by my PHD Pharm candidate daughter.
Thank you. Great video!
Hey!!! Your steering wheel is on the wrong side ;)
Here in Canada we have gallon jugs of cleaning vinegar , strong white vinegar for pickling, regular for salad dressings and baking etc and malt vinegar. Thankfully I haven't any problem here with my car, I only drive it once a week in winter. I had no idea something like this could happen.
Hi from Olympia!
I also live in Seattle and same thing is going on with me! Car is covered hopefully this video helps 😅🥹
I run the AC with full on heat to remove the after moisture. Also, once all done run an ozonator for twenty minutes tops.
@ellkir1521 question: what happens if you run it longer?
Dude! That wet/dry vacuum bit was way too satisfying 🤣
Thanks for sharing Martin. Since being off work and having to isolate I've only used my car once in about 10 weeks. It's now started to get mould on the seats. So I will try this. Thanks again!
Same!☹
Same here 😤
Vicky you are way too pretty to be working on a dirty car.
@@wildestcowboy2668 erm what
@@wildestcowboy2668 simp. And creepy. Get a life.
Hello Martin. I'm so glad to see that you are wearing a respirator, instead of a particle mask. A lot of people out there claim that a particle mask is a respirator. I know you know the difference, and I'm glad. I'm also glad you pointed out safety glasses. Nothing worse than getting some kind of cleaner in your eyes. You know what, I think that car is as clean as it ever has been, even when it was brand new. Your work ethic is beyond what I can do for sure. Takes a lot of work to do what you did to the inside of that car. Now you just need to hang a little tree from the mirror.
Yes, it was a lot of work but without the wet vac, I don't think I would have done it myself.
Nice transformation. Why not use lemon juice slightly diluted with water? Lemons are cheap as chips and smell lush too. Add that to the steam cleaner and vacuum then? 🤔
And forget those stupid throw away disposable coveralls, get a reusable one that you can chuck in the wash. Society's disposable enough as is.
Impressive cleaning job, i did not know vinegar is such a fine mold killer, thnx Martin!
Yes. I use a little every time I wash bedding, towels, socks, etc.
Dont know if you guys gives a damn but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch all the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. Been streaming with my gf these days :)
@Milo Rocky yup, been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself :D
Thank you for your help. 😆😬🤬🤪 I freaked when I saw mold in the car. Yep been sitting for a few months and nonstop rain and some snow for a while. You are greatly appreciated for sharing your knowledge. Stay healthy. 😁
Greetings from San Diego, California! Always great to see car detailing from a different part of the world. Great job!
How do you let the inside of your car dry out? I tried that, but it got moldy again and humid and hot inside!
We used a dehumidifier.
After cleaning, spray a house disinfectant spray all over the interior.Then get some baking soda an put it in large pan. Leave the windows down ¼. Put a fan inside to keep the air circulating. If you have a small electric heater you can put it inside the car an help with completely dry it out. I think your not letting the interior dry completely. It can take days for it to dry.
The results compared to what it was like before are amazing! We have one of those Vax-wet vacuums as well and have been thinking of giving my Mother’s car a good going over. Gave my Vectra a clean with it last year because I had just bought it and despite the previous owner having had it pre-sale valeted, the water still came out brown like yours did. Great piece of kit these vacuums. Plus they can be used in the house for cleaning your carpets and rugs, too! 👍🏽
Yes, impossible to do without one.
Great transformation. Ive done this several times. I dont know why I didnt think to video the process. I will on the next one. Thanks for the inspiration.
How do you air dry the inside of the car cause when i tried it became moldy again?
Good job martin, that's what I use white vinegar diluted with water and 15 drops of lavender oil, kills all bacteria.
Half vinegar half water?
Cleaning vinegar or cooking vinegar?
@@Ittakestwo22 just ordinary white vinegar from shop
thats why if a car hasnt run at least once a month it will take standing damage
I found this video via Google, went to subscribe and found I was already subscribed 😁
When I saw the title I wondered what car it would be. It's a vectra like mine
You definitely need G101cleaner it's a really good multipurpose cleaner for these jobs you can mix it with water
Your clearly getting water inside the car somewhere, my E39 BMW has been sitting for 2 years zero mould
04 G35 sitting for 3 years, looks and smells as clean at it did the day I parked it
My fiesta is heading this way during the ongoing corona lockdowns, under the kids seats is the worst. Turned into a complete mould garden.. I'm not certain if there is a water leak or it's just from 6 months worth on condensation from being parked in the shade and frost. Lot of water on the rear floor though. We are getting another car once we can go somewhere again so it's not a big concern other than the safety aspect if we need to drive it.
Thomas smith did you ever find out where the water on the floors came from? My sisters car has been parked (in the shade) for almost a year now and I noticed condensation in the windows, and found an inch of water on the floors. But no apparent leaks in windows or doors, trying to figure out the source of the water, and you’re the first person to mention a similar issue. Hope your car water/mold issues didn’t cause you too many headaches. Thanks for any info you might have✌️
@@Emiliapocalypse Nope I can't find the leak, I've looked at the door I expected to be leaking and I can't see any water coming in during heavy rain. But similar thing, about a inch of water in the rear footwell. Doesn't make much sense to me unless it's all condensation just building up slowly over time. Winter is pretty much over here now though so hopefully I don't have to think about this again for a while.
My right break light needs a new seal and I left it for 3-6 months and it’s really bad
Thank you for sharing. I have a car that’s been sitting, and now that I’ve gone inside it’s got mold inside 😢 you have such a good attitude and willingness to get it done! You’ve inspired my cleanup. Thank you 🙏🏾 looks great.
Hi Martin
I’d said in the last video about fabric softener 50/50 mix but just this week I’ve discovered dettol now do a tin spray called dettol all in one and it’s suitable for soft furnishings and obviously being dettol has the old (kills 99.9%) on the tin bud👍🏼 and more to the point it’s only 3quid in Tesco’s 👍🏼👍🏼 and it’s grand I’ve done the car seats, settee, kids car seat and nothing has any doggy marks on it so it’s good stuff in my opinion and an antibacterial spray for £3 👌🏼
Was impressed with the vax had really good spray pressure and the steamer was impressive too. I bought a small hand held one like a kettle with a hose but feel a bit inadequate now after seeing yours🙄,
Good video. FYI mold is fungus not bacteria
Got a classic car that sat in a musty garage for over 10 years. Brought it home and yes it stinks from mold. I do have the same equipment you have available to me. Going to stock up on some vinegar and try to get this thing clean so I can start the restoration process. Thanks for this vid. It helps.
Don't forget to change the cabin filter, as well.
You could also use one of those air conditioning cleaners in a can. Press the nozzle and it locks on, put air con on recirculation then just leave it to empty and keep the car shut for about half an hour and it should kill any remaining spores.
Yes, they are Air freshener bombs, I'll be getting one of those.
Don't forget as soon as you turn on the fan it could have spores of bacteria blowing out.
Fungus, yes. Bacteria doesn't form spores.
Thanks for sharing! I wonder about the vents and electrical system. Were you able to show a video of this vehicle a day or two later with it up and functioning properly?
Great job Martin, not the sort of job I’d like either, difficult I know but because the cars been standing for a while makes you wonder what’s lurking in the vents and any filters, you certainly don’t want a face full of that as soon as the blowers go on. 😷
will try the non-diluted way with white vinagre my car got some mold and idk how it got in every window/door was shut proper, if somebody knows what could have happen so i can be more careful next time i really appreciate thanks for the vid 👌
I used to love the smell of malt vinegar from the Sarson's factory in Bermondsey, almost next door to where Michael Caine grew up and not so far from where Tommy Steele grew up either... and my saturday nite boozer was right next door to London Bridge, saturday nite with the northern soul, mod and 2 tone til 4am giving it large as always ;)
Ian Watson my Nan lived in Tanner Street. Sarsons mixed with the bouquet of the Tannery is a smell that I have never smelt since.
Aww did you know my family, the Manzi boys? Dad was also friends with Tommy Steele
Great video as usual Martin, I think you may have water ingress somewhere, make sure you dry it out well or it will be back, I have found that a de-humidifier works great in a car it’s surprising how much water they extract. All the best. Steve.
Yes Steve, i'm on the look out for one.
Just got a 96 civic and the mold isn’t half as bad as this, thanks for the tips!!!
Cracking job again Martin Blackpool autoshine will be So proud of you. That's, one of my other you tubers I like to watch. Take care budy say hi to Sharon for me.
Cheers bud
Great video, thanks for the upload. I have very small spores appearing and I wipe them away with a dry cloth and they re-appear about 1 week later. How can I keep the little buggers away for good?
Clean like in the video bud.
So we can add valeting to your CV Martin 😉very impressed pal lovely job 👌
Cheers bud Too much like hard work lol
Great job Martin. This damp old country causes problems you wouldn’t think of. The wet vacuum cleaners really are a great cleaning tool.
Cheers bud
That damned Kid Juice gets everywhere!!!
Nice work, Martin👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers bud.
Great video mate. I would do the same. Will you be running the car with the heater on to dry it out.
I'll get a dehumidifier to stick in there Mick.
About to buy a car this weekend most likely and the sun roof leaks on it and has mold on the door panels and seats so I'm watching these videos to learn how to remove it 😂
Thank youuuu i just got my first car and couldn't drive much through the winter. So now I got mold. I cried my eyes out. But I'll definitely try this thank youu
You Limeys talk funny. I think. I can't actually understand what you're saying.
Good job, except you should have used the steam cleaner down the vent systems before an air-conditioning cleaner yo male OT safe from thr mould !
Its crazy i was thinking to myself what would get rid of moisture mold in a car and Vinegar was the first thing i thought of
It works too
Top job Martin nice clean and hygienic again amazing how much muck builds up over the years keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍
What can I do if I have no wet vac? I'm gonna ad some tea tree oil to vinegar spray as well
I recently saw a video where they used lemon juice and it actually did very well. I tried it and much to my surprise it works. I subsequently used my spotbot carpet cleaner to vacuum the remaining liquid then shampooed it to get it totally clean. It worked great.
How is it today?
Brilliant! I've got the same car sitting for the same length of time with the same sort of mould build up. Perfect video for me!
White vinegar! A giant in the world of cleaning....if you spill milk on carpet it will stop the room smelling. I've used washing powder when vaxing carpets (particularly that which you can use at lower temperatures - eg. Dreft.) good video to see...
I'd have never sprayed any electric with high pressure steam ... Steam is water and can ruin electrics 😭😭😭 . Otherwise , a great job .
Thank you for a thorough informative video. Just for future reference, mould is fungus (plural: fungi), a different organism to bacteria. 🤗👍🏾
Thanks so much for sharing this. I was so scared after being away for 5 weeks and seeing all the mold. This makes me feel so much better. Thought i was going to have to get rid of my car 😅
Just watching the cleaning process is so satisfying
thanks for the video!!! getting ready to follow your example. im wondering if you leave your ac unit in the outside air setting if it’s the main cause for moisture getting in the car
I would wet vax it out with just a carpet cleaner too and freshen it up
Good job. I did this to my wife's car not too long ago. Don't forget to shoot some vinegar through the ventilation system and change your cabin air filter.
Hi Martin, great job but the car is letting in water somewhere to the interior too cause this mould which will re occur. Had this with a Focus and it was the seal around the pollen filter had perished. Being a Vauxhall I don't know but look into the leak that's coming in somewhere. All the best and love your videos.
Iys a common thing on these Vauxhalls, We had it with Sharon's Vectra and I sorted that in a video.
thank you so much for this video I really appreciate it because I have a little mold damage in my backseat and had no idea how to go about cleaning it. So just wanted to say thank you very much and I love your videos. :-)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! Greetings from Italy
Ewww! I think we found the source! (not the brown one neither)
Much appreciated! I'm deep in the woods and my car that I was about to sell before the Covid-19 crisis has been mostly sitting and it has all kinds of mold that I have cleaned twice (improperly)..this plus no direct sunlight...ugh! But I have safety gear and access to these tools at a friend's place....and there are some detailers working in my area as well. Glad to know what I am dealing with and what will work to fix it.
I'm in the same boat
I would have bought malt vinegar, not knowing the difference! All good now Martin. Pollen filter aswell might be good to swap out.
Yes I'm going to change that as well
Great advice mate! Just few things to add. I gathered some info around the net.
1. How to stop vauxhall from excess humidity? I tried everything. Had 3 of them and all seems to have the same problem. Even with full heat during driving all windows becoming so foggy it's almost impossible to drive. I heard duct tape over the gap where you take out the pollen filter. Obviously you need a good clean of the surrounding area first. Apparently water gets in there. So I'll try this now. Also will change the pollen filter.
2. I seems to find massive amount of water under the spare wheel. That will be my first place to start to dry that up. And will be looking for holes, shouldn't be any TBH. Bear in mind my car just started to get small patches because I'm using it just not often enough.
3. And if you are not using your car for long periods cat litter can help a lot according to some. It's probably will cost a bit of a money, but if it's working and saves time I don't care.
4. On ebay you can find 20l of white vinegar for £18 or 10l for £15 that should be enough 😅
Great job...nice demo of how to DIY ..tks
gose to show even a clean looking car can be dirty
Be careful getting vinegar on the plastics, the acid can eat the rubber coating
Just the kind of information I need to get started on the massive clean up of my G35.
Big thank you!!!
is it from the drain tubes in the sunroof? Lol just picked up an Altima with smells of mold or mildew can’t tell but gotta do this over the weekend😭 leaving the windows down for now while I’m at work to air out
You had some in your seats as well? Or just the carpet?
Only time I had mold is when I drove through a flooded road
and water soaked under the carpets Luckily a very hot summer cured that
Great clean up job though 😎
I could really do with using that vax machine on my car upholstery...it looks wicked...a job well done I’d say 👍🏼
Can i put a normal vinegar or it must be distilled vinegar?
Normal vinegar has a stronger smell.
Thanks for sharing this information brother.. in this monsoon my car 🚗 is covered in fungus,locked in for 15days probably..
Martin you done a great job on those seats the steam cleaner you are using are brilliant I use mine in kitchen from time to time.👍
what steamer are you using as its looks like it performs really well
Its a karcher sc3 bud
I wonder what it looks like UNDER the seats. I would have pulled the seats out and cleaned the underside of them as they may be full of mold and mildew. It would also have made cleaning the carpet easier too. Other than that, I think this gentleman did an excellent job. Thank you for posting this video as I have some similar mold and mildew cleaning on one of my cars.
I checked under the seats, it was clean bud.
@@retrorestore Great! Thanks for sharing your cleaning tips. I will use them when cleaning the mold and mildew in my car. Cheers!
Fantastic looking results for an afternoon's work! The car went from biohazard to very presentable. Just one question though, how long does the smell of vinegar linger for? I like the idea of using vinegar since it is non-toxic and also very cheap, but I don't much fancy driving around in a car that reeks of vinegar. Presumably it fades as the car dries out? I would chuck a few dehumidifier bags in the car after that job too and do an "AC bomb" sanitizer as well to disinfect the ventilation system.
*Amazing work* 👏
Amazing superb propper job
Didn’t work. Came back worse one well later
Ours never came back.
@@retrorestore I tried it again, this time fallowing up with dehumidifier. 🤞
This is a constant battle for me with my Ford F250. It's parked at our yard in Oregon most the time I'm on the road, I'm a CDL trucker. We haven't had as much freight volume as we used to routed through our yard. So I finally got in it today and had a fair bit of mold to deal with. It's not as bad in the summers, but during our rainy season in autumn/winter/spring it tends to flare up.
I need to just get me some of them bag things you can put in the vehicle. Forget what they're called, but just looks like a cloth sack with some sort of mineral mixture inside, and it absorbs moisture. Once it's "full" you can just put it in an oven to cook/evaporate the moisture out of it. Kinda like a dehumidifier but no electricity required and specifically for cars or other small enclosed spaces like garden sheds, pantries, closets, ect..
You guys in Europe have the coolest hatchbacks in the world in America the only one that I think is well designed in the Mazda 3... They don't even sell the VW Golf in the U.S. anymore!
Not sure about cars but if you own a truck there pressure vents “aperture” for when doors slam shut. Two against the back of the cab. Well mine leaked and I guess it’s common but water saturated all under my carpet and I had horrible mold infestation and took me a while to figure out where the moisture was coming from.
Wow!!! Excellent work!!!
Thank you for this helpful video. My car is mouldy and I procrastinated for months about getting it clean. It’s been sat untouched for 6 months and this video has given me the confidence and tools to sort it. Much appreciated 🙏
Love this! Thank you for sharing how to eliminate mould in cars! I’m at the start of owning my own valeting service and without people like yourself guiding us it would be hectic!
Bleach is also good at getting rid of mold as well I've just read it doesn't so i stand corrected.. Leaving your window open a tad prevents it building up as the interior gets a bit of fresh air but there's a danger of someone trying to break into your car
Our car is moldy and my dad refuses to clean it saying “it’s not mold” even though there’s a clear mold smell. I keep telling him it will make us sick but he doesn’t give two fucks.
Like? This happened to me multiple times… idk why my car is getting moldy… the car battery is dead, so I can’t close anything yet, but I want to try it tomorrow
Got a 2008 civic si a few months ago. The day after driving it home I got told I couldn’t drive for 6 months due to medical. I kept it in the garage to protect from clear coat faluire seeing as I can’t wash the car and put protectants on it. It’s a dark not well ventilated garage so I didn’t realize it was there till after 2 months of it sitting because I turned my flash on to try and find the goodies left from the previous owner. I’ve been in a panic cause I’ve already not been able to drive and worry it’ll die or my engine will flood on me so when I realized it was covered top to bottom with mold I panicked. I’m in the process of cleaning it currently with a few other tricks I’ve found aswell so thank you
For anyone watching this…. These are good tips but you need to at the very least undo your seats and clean under
Especially if you have little kids, chances are they left a cookie or Cheeto in the back seat… you’ll want to take it out and look for the mold on the back side of the seat
I just cleaned my car similar to how he did and it works but you’ll need to be prepared to yank your seats out and chain your air filters
3 months? Wow I am working on a car that's been Parked for Years and it's 10xs better than 3 months of that parked vehicle 🤦🏼♂️
Thanks for sharing. getting my Vinegar ready 🤗
I got this in my car once again after a long time due to the California hard heavy rains. I'm wiping it all down but I need to do the vinegar thing again
Eye protection very important for these mold removal jobs!!
I have a little white marks on my Honda civic 2017, and it's been used abet not every day mostly just errands around town. I have two car dehumidifiers those crystal type things that I shove in microwave to dry out. Never had this problem before but I think water is getting in sometimes seen a few drips on the driver's seat and in the back door. Think I might use a steamer on a nice day with windows open, mine isn't all that bad
Seems like a great machine.Can you post what kind. I need new machine..Great video
This video is amazing thanks so much! I don’t have the water vacuum with me though, is there another alternative to the process?
Good thing you used vinegar. Bleach has to be diluted in water. The water grows the mold more than the bleach kills it.
Definitely drivable now? Lol if you have rubber pants on 😁 did you leave a fan heater in there and engine and heater on? That mold will soon come back unless you get the moisture out there, you know what good to leave a cup full of cat liter in there it will absorb the moisture in the air, also white vinagar neutralise S smells/ oders
i'll get a dehumidifier in there Pete
I am from India. Here we get mold in monsoon season which lasts around 4 months i.e june to September. Apart from that entire year is dry and sunny... So each year we have to face this. Also we cannot open the windows because it rains heavily and continuously. That's the reason we indians hate rainy season...