So I had a rain water leak into one of my cars, and it got below the carpet and soaked the insulating foam underneath, and needless to say it was a mildew spores "wet" dream (cough cough sorry for the bad pun). Was being used by my mother in law and her wet dog, got soaked, and was put away for 3 weeks in a garage. Wet dog and mildew. Awful.
I pulled out the foam, dried it in the sun, and used pureayre (maybe wrong spelling) on the foam and it absolutely worked as usual (thank you once again @Peggie Hall HeadMistress). Used pureayre on all surfaces I could access, but there was still a musty and wet dog odor; a car (like a boat) has many places where one can't reach to clean/spray and odors can linger.
I am not a fan of ozone for various reasons (it damages rubber and some other materials, plus it is hazardous to your health, and you have to rent a commercial generator). My auto detailer recommended a chlorine dioxide treatment. Completely safe for you, the environment and all materials found in a car (or boat, will deodorize your cushions even).
Super simple to use: open it and place inside the car/boat, add a little water to the cup which has a powder sack in it, and close the doors. The single chlorine, dual oxygen compound is attracted to odor compounds, molecules and microbes and destroys them. Let it work for 4-24 hours and open the vehicle to air out (after treatment it smells like a very light pool smell, but is not harmful like straight chlorine). Worked, end of story. You can order this from any auto detailer supply.
I have now tried this in a friend's old VW camper van, 2 boats and another car. It simply obliterates smell and kills microbes, and since it is a gas it can get everywhere your arm can't. Awesome stuff. Cheap and easy to use. So safe it is used for purifying drinking water and food, also it's added to mouthwash. I highly recommend it.
I pulled out the foam, dried it in the sun, and used pureayre (maybe wrong spelling) on the foam and it absolutely worked as usual (thank you once again @Peggie Hall HeadMistress). Used pureayre on all surfaces I could access, but there was still a musty and wet dog odor; a car (like a boat) has many places where one can't reach to clean/spray and odors can linger.
I am not a fan of ozone for various reasons (it damages rubber and some other materials, plus it is hazardous to your health, and you have to rent a commercial generator). My auto detailer recommended a chlorine dioxide treatment. Completely safe for you, the environment and all materials found in a car (or boat, will deodorize your cushions even).
Super simple to use: open it and place inside the car/boat, add a little water to the cup which has a powder sack in it, and close the doors. The single chlorine, dual oxygen compound is attracted to odor compounds, molecules and microbes and destroys them. Let it work for 4-24 hours and open the vehicle to air out (after treatment it smells like a very light pool smell, but is not harmful like straight chlorine). Worked, end of story. You can order this from any auto detailer supply.
I have now tried this in a friend's old VW camper van, 2 boats and another car. It simply obliterates smell and kills microbes, and since it is a gas it can get everywhere your arm can't. Awesome stuff. Cheap and easy to use. So safe it is used for purifying drinking water and food, also it's added to mouthwash. I highly recommend it.