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I have my dad's 2005 Lincoln Towncar with low mileage. It's been sitting unused since last summer and was only started a few times. It doesn't seem to have a leak but it must have had moisture inside because it became covered with mildew. I want to find an auto detailing service that can clean out the inside of the car completely, including the air/heat/ac ventilation system. I can't even go near it with the door open, it's so bad it makes me sick. Has anyone ever successfully cleaned out a car with this kind of damage and been able to use it without there still being mold and mildew in the ventilation?
He still owes $$ on it and I'm considering just having the bank repo rather than deal with trying to clean it and get the finances caught up.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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We did with one vehicle that sat for close to a year. I shampooed it with one of those rental systems from the local supermarket, in the summer, then let it sit with all windows open in the sun. When completely dry, I sprayed all of the upholstery with Lysol, and let it sit in the sun again every day for 3 days. Then I used one of those hanging air fresheners
and when that wore out it actually smelled normal again, probably 3 months later. Any good detailing shop should be able to handle the job for a few hundred, as long as it hasn't gone through the fabric and into the foam underneath.
A company makes product that kills off mold. My mechanic friends got a hold of it through their neighbors who own a insulation company. One of my work trucks got water inside via an idiot. Whenever I drove it after, I would get stuffed up in my sinuses (not a good thing at all). After the mold can was used, all sinus problems went away.
I cured a car with mold some years ago by buying some mildewcide which came in small packets. I spread them around inside the car and parked it in the sun.
I can't even begin to imagine the mold you can't see.....
Granted....those cars have a good value when put into livery service....it could be worth more than you think...especially
if it is the extended wheelbase one and black.
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