So, lostmyboost recently discovered that there is tons of mold growing under his floormats (on the carpet). The mold is white and really really smelly. A few sites that I visited suggested the replacement of the carpet. Has anyone had this problem? Will we really need to replace the carpet or is there a simpler solution?

 

simple is spray a ton of tilex on it. of course your carpet will be all orange a psychedelic looking. rip it out clean the floor pan and put new carpet in it. look for leaks that caused it and fix them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by abnaasefmb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">look for leaks that caused it and fix them.</TD></TR></TABLE> or make sure 3 year old's dont spill there orange drink on the floor (i found a lil mold on my floor when brandon's son spilt his drink and i didnt clean it up in time)

 

I guess you would want to get new carpet. It makes sense... Otherwise you would have to like hella deep clean yours. But new carpet is cool, fresh looking, and not sunbleached. The only problem is that mold can usually grow back. It might "look" gone, but it can grow back. Sometimes a disaster restoration place might have the equipment to get rid of it for good. But in some cases they have to scrap the surface the mold was growing on. It depends on how bad. But I wouldn't spend the large amount for new carpet without being sure it is gone for good.

 

Best thing to do is replace the carpet and scrub down the floorboards with bleach or something else strong before installing the new one. Mold can grow back very easily once it has a strong foothold.

Try a search to see where you can find inexpensive aftermarket replacement carpets online; I know there have been a few threads about it in the past.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchinprogress &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> or make sure 3 year old's dont spill there orange drink on the floor (i found a lil mold on my floor when brandon's son spilt his drink and i didnt clean it up in time) </TD></TR></TABLE>

WOW, he never told me about that until now lol...my apologies! Brandon is convinced the little one is on a mission to destroy his car lol...

So, I finally convinced him to get new carpet but it will be a few weeks. What should we do in the meantime? Rip up the carpet and scrub?

 

the mold spores can also hide in the seats, too, and under the dash and everything. when i found mold in my car, i pulled out the carpet completely and today, a year later, haven't put it back because i don't have my leak 100% fixed. mold, once the spores are there are a bitch to get rid of, i just tried to remove everything that the mold could grow on and wait like a year (of course washing it down and stuff

 

tip for any good housewife, and all boyfriends who have a girlfriend who refuses to clean his car:

Take a tiny amount of washing detergent (machine wash keeps it from foaming and making white stains)
Get some HG stain remover for fruit. Mix in a little dish washing soap or something. That's good for food remains.
Spray liberally on the carpet.
Let it soak for a good 10 minutes.
Put a whole bunch of towels under the carpet, and rinse it out with water.
I then lifted my carpet up, and pet it dry with the doors open.

Use undiluted bleach or preferrably rubbing alcohol on the floor boards. Don't even let a drop of it get onto upholstery. It'll eat right through it.

Result? Nice fresh and good smelling carpets without stains and nastyness.

 

bump for a desperate gf..lol

thanks for all of the responses so far

 

bump

 

to prevent this from happening just simply put a box of baking soda in your car. what this does is, it helps suck out all the moisture in you car

 

There is one more thing that can do to get rid of the spores. Put bleach in a container (bowl or something) and place it in the car and just let it sit when your friend is not driving. What happens is the spores shoot out from a "mother spore". that is how they spread. now when they shoot out, they will land in the bleach and send the poison back to momma. This is something that i have done in my old apartment and it worked. got this solution from a specialist. let me know if it works..........

 

well i ripped the carpet out last night, the smell is gone and everything is dry...now it's time to clean these floors to be sure everything is gone. <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by strictlyimport &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There is one more thing that can do to get rid of the spores. Put bleach in a container (bowl or something) and place it in the car and just let it sit when your friend is not driving. What happens is the spores shoot out from a "mother spore". that is how they spread. now when they shoot out, they will land in the bleach and send the poison back to momma. This is something that i have done in my old apartment and it worked. got this solution from a specialist. let me know if it works.......... </TD></TR></TABLE>

so your saying to just leave an open bucket of bleach in the car when i'm not driving it? give me alittle more info, i'm not really understanding if that's what your saying.

Thanks for all the help so far guys and thanks to my old lady for throwing this thread up...

 

Spores drift in the air.
They pick up the bleach molecules that also float in the air.
The spores drift back down to form new mold.
Take the bleach along for the ride, thus poisoning the mold colony.

 

that is exactly what i am saying. just leave it in there when you aren't driving the car.............drive around with it in your car and you will have spots..........if you have any other questions, just send me an email

jbarri4676@yahoo.com or jbgd2200@aol.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SETI20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Spores drift in the air.
They pick up the bleach molecules that also float in the air.
The spores drift back down to form new mold.
Take the bleach along for the ride, thus poisoning the mold colony.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by strictlyimport &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that is exactly what i am saying. just leave it in there when you aren't driving the car.............drive around with it in your car and you will have spots..........if you have any other questions, just send me an email

jbarri4676@yahoo.com or jbgd2200@aol.com </TD></TR></TABLE>

you guys are the bomb, thanks a TON!!!! my cold symptoms are already going away, LOL, i think i let it go a little too far, hehehe

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LoStMyBoOst &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

you guys are the bomb, thanks a TON!!!! my cold symptoms are already going away, LOL, i think i let it go a little too far, hehehe</TD></TR></TABLE> sounds like you did