Incredibly manky car, need product recommendations

frozenfrozen · 03-06-2020 9:18pm #1

loud hoover warning @ start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKwMpzkx9M

Hadn't been sat in since December 2018.. steering wheel nearly had longer hair than me. Video doesn't do the amount of mouldy stuff justice. Headliner has black mould as well

Can anyone recommend where to buy and what products I should buy to properly sort it all out

Also want do the outside & buy a polisher as well and learn on this yoke before I destroy the paint on the other cars here

I have a nilfisk pressure washer and wash mits need everything else basically

Computer psu was for power to get the central locking to work & give enough juice for the little aldi charger to get going :eek:

clubberlang12 · 04-06-2020 1:51pm

Jointhe I.D.E (Irish Detailing Enthusiasts) group on Facebook. Wealth of knowledge there for asking questions, and will get quicker responses due group size and Facebook being Facebook.

MetzgerMeister · 05-06-2020 9:30am

Jaysus that's in raw state! You're gonna need more than a hoover to get that mould gone. Lol at the steering wheel hoovering

For mould removal on carpets - steam cleaner, drill brush attachment, valet pro enzyme cleaner and a wet & dry vac/extractor. I know you won't be buying all these things but if you can lay your hands on them it will make things a lot easier. Some hardware stores rent Rug Doctor extractor machines.

For the steering wheel you'll need enzyme cleaner and steam (cover the dash so no water droplets get in behind the plastic on the dials). That video shows how dirty steering wheels can get - the mould is growing there due to bacteria, sweat and fluids from peoples' hands and IMO was never cleaned before. If not using steam then hot water and a cloth that you will be discarding afterwards will do the job.

I think it's Kent Car Care who have a 36 pack of microfibre cloths for very cheap. They're handy because you can dump them afterwards without feeling guilty and they do a good job.

frozenfrozen · 05-06-2020 11:22am

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Jaysus that's in raw state! You're gonna need more than a hoover to get that mould gone. Lol at the steering wheel hoovering

For mould removal on carpets - steam cleaner, drill brush attachment, valet pro enzyme cleaner and a wet & dry vac/extractor. I know you won't be buying all these things but if you can lay your hands on them it will make things a lot easier. Some hardware stores rent Rug Doctor extractor machines.

For the steering wheel you'll need enzyme cleaner and steam (cover the dash so no water droplets get in behind the plastic on the dials). That video shows how dirty steering wheels can get - the mould is growing there due to bacteria, sweat and fluids from peoples' hands and IMO was never cleaned before. If not using steam then hot water and a cloth that you will be discarding afterwards will do the job.

I think it's Kent Car Care who have a 36 pack of microfibre cloths for very cheap. They're handy because you can dump them afterwards without feeling guilty and they do a good job.

Thanks MM,

I found a steam cleaner here yesterday and it made some difference, didn't know we had one and don't know if there's anything I shouldn't have used it on but I used it on everything & you'd be proud of the bit of work that was put down yesterday on it :cool: looks better in the picture than it is in person, still filthy

I know its probably really bad for the hoover but I was hoovering the wet seats to get some of the wet out and was blotting it with news paper

I doubt anything on this car was ever cleaned before the mank just keeps coming out the more you wipe the surfaces

I used a bit of vanish carpet cleaner on the headliner (don't have a picture of where I tested it but here's the headliner with mould)

and it seemed to do an ok job lifting the mould. Would it be ok to keep on using this then to finish it off with an enyzme spray to stop it coming back?

It had cat litter inside it while parked up for the moisture so I can only imagine what it would be like if it was just left without that

I'll see if I can borrow one of those carpet extractors. Have to go back over all the stuff I did yesterday anyway I'd say the same amount of dirt will come out again

if I'm buying a dual action polisher what other bits do I need, most of them say they come with a plate but do I need to order velcro pads as well as the foam pads? Then I just need clay as well as the cutting / polishing juice and I'm good to start?

Toots · 05-06-2020 11:37am

If you can't get your hands on an extractor, i bought a wet and dry vac from screwfix direct for about €40. It's not as good as one of those extractors but it would do the job.

MetzgerMeister · 05-06-2020 12:06pm

If what you're using is doing a good job then I'd stick with that and as you said, spray on some enzyme cleaner once the surface is dry.

When using the steam cleaner you don't just use it on its own. Firstly spray APC onto the surface, agitate with a brush then "rinse" with steam and wipe clean with a cloth.

Try and get a DAS kit that comes with everything you need. All pads are velcro pads that attach to the plate. The plate is hook and the pads are loop.

Toots - a wet and dry vac is as good as an extraction machine in most cases when it comes to using around the home. An extraction machine can also spray solution into carpets and you are able to see how clean/dirty the stuff you are sucking up is in the handle/nozzle.

Incredibly manky car, need product recommendations

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