Damp smell in seat

MuddyDog

The driver side rear passenger seat in my missus' car smells of damp. Pretty noticeable when you first get in the car but after a minute you wouldn't notice. We think it's from the time the window was partially open and it rained and it sat there for a couple of days. What's the best way to sort this smell out? Is there any products I can buy that can quickly remove the smell permanently?

MuddyDog

Anyone able to shed some light for me?

DoctorStrange

Is it the seat itself or the floor carpet?

Rent or borrow a decent carpet / upholstery cleaner.
Or
Get the car valeted professionally.

Keep an eye on it afterwards to make sure there isn't a leak somewhere.

Run the car with the heat up full blast afterwards and the windows open a notch.

Would it be dog related given your username?


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MuddyDog

It's hard to determine exactly what it is but I think it's the rear passenger seat.

Gave it a good clean with proper stuff at the weekend and aired it out with the heat blasting for a couple of hours and it has definitely helped although it's still in the air a little bit.

If it comes back I have to assume there's a leak from underneath somewhere as the car was stationary the entire weekend.

Not dog related at all....in fact I don't own any pets despite my username!