Mould on seats advice please

[miller1098]

Now fuel is slightly cheaper that might be an option,it seemed to really dry the car out carpets, hood ,seats then a good clean and leather treatment

 

[zedonist]

Yes Milton does contain bleach and anti ageing properties, a trick of many butchers was to dip a few days old meet in a bucket of Milton, resulting in fresh looking meat.

Anyway on the subject of food, if you are storing your car put a bowl of uncooked rice in the footwell and the rear shelf, this will control the damp. Used tondo this with our static over the winter worked a treat.

 

[Christopher]

yeah i have a few dehumidifiers in there from Halfords, 1 in each footwell and 1 in the boot, although they dont seem to do much

 

[hard top]

A mate of mine has an early 323i Baur rag top that he stores over winter and on the first sunny day (as he gets the same problem with his leather seats) he parks it up, roof down, in the full sun for a day to kill the mold and then just cleans up with a damp cloth.
It works, UV kills mold, look at the paving in your garden during the winter and summer.

 

[Christopher]

We dont get much in the winter lol, and the mould is starting to stain so i need to do something about it. Im guessing that product will do the trick

 

[oldcarman]

Yes Milton does contain bleach and anti ageing properties, a trick of many butchers was to dip a few days old meet in a bucket of Milton, resulting in fresh looking meat.

Anyway on the subject of food, if you are storing your car put a bowl of uncooked rice in the footwell and the rear shelf, this will control the damp. Used tondo this with our static over the winter worked a treat.

Gives the mice something to eat instead of the wiring, carpets and seat foam.

 

[bonzo]

Most probably @badman gee ........

No, his mouldy seat is due to leaking Tena pants!

 

[Ralft]

I cant take the seats out unfortunately but im sure it will dry out in the summer. I drive with the air conditioning and heat on full anyway. The product i bought on Amazon says it kills the mould and prevents re-occurance

I do not believe that you can dry out the sponge under the carpet without removing the seat, lifting the carpet and blowing hot air in! I was gobsmacked when I lifted my carpet to find the sponge absolutely saturated, and yet the surface of the carpet was dry. You MUST take out the seat and fix this before your base rots away from the inside,not to mention the electrical wiring also there!

 

[Dickymint]

If its outside when you get a frost water condenses on the inside of your roof where it gets cold then drips on the seats, what I do is put bubblewrap under the cover on the roof and that sorts it
I also brought a load of them silicone packets from e-bay and put them in a open bag in the car

hope that helps

 

[oldcarman]

Take the seats out and pull the carpet and shop vac as much moisture out of the insulation as possible. You'll be staggered by the amount you pull out. Only then will you be able to dry your car out. You've got to find out where all this water is coming from and get that taken care of or you'll need to tackle it again and again, JIM

 

[Brian4]

Hi @Dickymint

If its outside when you get a frost water condenses on the inside of your roof where it gets cold then drips on the seats, what I do is put bubblewrap under the cover on the roof and that sorts it
I also brought a load of them silicone packets from e-bay and put them in a open bag in the car

hope that helps

If you get that much condensation in the car after frosty nights/days it means the inside is damp. Ours sits outside all year and doesn't get any condensation, so I would check under your carpets first chance.

They leak from 4 places
1. Roof to A pillar seals
2 Blocked drain holes under the front scuttle allowing water to overflow past the fan box.
3. Damaged door membrane behind the door card.
4. Leaking sealant where the roof is fixed to the rear panel.

 

[amancuso]

Brian4, I've only seen #4 allow water intrusion into the boot, not the passenger compartment.

 

[Lewy]

I have this issue but have already invested the £40 in a Renovo kit for the hood as my issue is almost certainly the hood isn't rain proof anymore. Will update my (very dormant) project thread once done. If the car sits outside a lot as a short term measure try a big bowl of rice in the car just to suck a load of moisture out of the air. Not a fix of course but keeps the moisture to a minimum whilst you identify the issue

 

[Brian4]

Brian4, I've only seen #4 allow water intrusion into the boot, not the passenger compartment.

Hi Amancuso This is from another member who had leaking seals and the water runs into to roof storage area and down.

https://zroadster.org/threads/leaking-hood-repair.3357/#post-39069