foreverwhite

got silver leathe rin my E36, the alpina ones. thing is, my interior smells musty and old.

ive bought a little steam cleaner from ebay and was wondering if steam cleaning the leather will damage it?

also, will steam cleaning the carpets help towards getting rid of this musty smell?

any tips on removing this smell?

CossieRich

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Your post was sensible until you mentioned foreskin

foreverwhite

LOL! any tips anyone??

gingeRS

best bet, take all the seats, carpet underlay etc out.

clean all the dash plastics etc

then shampoo hoover and steam clean the carpet and underlay and leave them in the sun to dry and air out, then do the same with the seats

then refit it all...musty smell gone

p.s. as a tip while the interior is out. run a hose over the bodywork to check for leaks as these are usually where the musty smell comes from

Dan

If it smells musty then you don't want to be spraying water into the car do you!

foreverwhite

he means to identify any leaks to fix them while the carpets out to avoid further smells u penis lol!

Dan

I know what he means I wasn't talking to him!

percybigun

i've suceeded with this method before, i thought it was worth a try before stripping it all out.

also used that upholstery cleaning spray-foam, that helps freshen it up. and 2 or 3 goes with something like autoglym leather cleaner.

then leave the car with everything open for a couple of days (presuming you have got a safe driveway to leave it all open on)

dunketh

Buy a dog.
My escort permanently stinks of labrador now, effectively masks anything else.

HoylaRS

i steam cleaned the inside of my landrover once didnt do it any harm just took about a month for the inside to dry out! mind you did use industrial steam cleaner! lol

indycos

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piss on the carpet. nothing overpowers the smell of piss. especially cats piss, thats why its one of the main ingredients in some perfumes and aftershaves

foreverwhite

will try the foam and the shake and vac first...cheers lads/fags.

S1rst

Strip it out, clean, then re-fit. Job done.

Although theres no reason why you cant just steam the seats and carpet while there in. Used to do it all the time at work and works well, as long as you leave it running with the heaters on full so it can dry out properly. Usually takes a good few hours to dry fully. Dont forget to leave each front window down about 2-3 inch though so the moisture has somewhere to escape.

fraser9764

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try wearing them nappies for old ladies, might stop you soaking the seat in piss everytime you drive

percybigun

it also helps after a major steam clean and foaming session to put a dehumidifier in the garage with the car afterwards, obviously leave the car windows and boot open in the garage

T3ORA

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just leave the window's open and go to the car wash

that way you and the car get a wash in one go

foreigneRS

now who's mr sensible rich? you should have seen me flying around snetterton on the bike yesteday - you wouldn't have said that was sensible! especially when i highsided it under power out of the chicane

Jim Green

Take the interior out, clean it, sort out any probs and put it back together again.

Fabreeze, Shake n Vac etc are only masking the problem and it will return within a few weeks.

Come on, do it properly.