Remove odor from stored roadster?

What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.

lib wrote:
> What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
> car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
> carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
> with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
>
>
Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it
for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from
the refrigerator.

"lib" > wrote in message
m...
> What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
> car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
> the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
> garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
> months.

lib, a buddy of mine recently used Febreze Antimicrobial spray in his '55
Chevy and he tells me it worked wonders overnight. I just looked it up on
the web and here's a link,

http://www.homemadesimple.com/febrez...icrobial.shtml

lib wrote:
> What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
> car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed the
> carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a garage
> with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6 months.
>
>
Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone
generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.

Dennis

"WayneC" > wrote in message
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> lib wrote:
>> What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
>> car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
>> the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
>> garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
>> months.

> Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it
> for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from
> from the refrigerator.

The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
on the floor in the car for long term storage.

Cheers,
Bill S.

"Dennis Willson" > wrote in message
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> Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone
> generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
> night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.

Ozone is tough on rubber and some plastics. I'd be careful about using it in
high concentratons. "Professional" often use product that are not good for
cars in the long term becasue they work wonders in the short term.

Ed

Huh...... good catch!! Makes prefect sense.

C. E. White wrote:

>"Dennis Willson" > wrote in message
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>
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>>Many professionals use Ozone. You get (rent, borrow, etc...) an ozone
>>generator and put in the car with the windows all up and let it sit over
>>night. It will not have any odors the next day. Works wonders.
>>
>>
>
>Ozone is tough on rubber and some plastics. I'd be careful about using it in
>high concentratons. "Professional" often use product that are not good for
>cars in the long term becasue they work wonders in the short term.
>
>Ed
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>
>
>

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Check that link out, good info on removing odors from your vehicle

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:32:24 GMT, "Bill Sohl"
> wrote:


>The Arm & Hammer brand baking soda can be bought in any
>supermarket. Cheap too. Sprinkle it on the carpet, floor and
>upholstery, let it sit a few days and then vacuum it.
>You can then also leave a bowl or plate of the stuff
>on the floor in the car for long term storage.
>

Basically a good idea, but don't sprinkle on the carpet directly,
instead lay a single sheet of newspaper down and sprinkle on the
paper, then it is *much* easier to clean up aftwards! <bg>

Thanx for the good info. I appreciate it- Lib


"WayneC" > wrote in message
...
> lib wrote:
>> What is a good neutralizer/remover of the musty odor of a 20+ year stored
>> car?I have cleaned/ vacuumed the entire interior, but haven't shampooed
>> the carpets. It was stored in a garage under a car cover. It is now in a
>> garage with the windows down and will probably be there for another 6
>> months.
> Shampooing's gotta help, and maybe a fan to dry and move air through it
> for an extended period. Your Mom used baking soda to remove odors from the
> refrigerator.