# Mold be gone! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 15, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-be-gone/87176 "2014-09-15T04:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bigrigrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@Bigrigrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bigrigrunner)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-be-gone/87176/1 "2014-09-15T04:31:06Z")
Ok folks I am in desperate need of help! I drive truck over the road and am often gone for weeks at a time. I recently came home to discover that excessive rains had caused minor flooding in my shop. I had a r&r corner with carpet that was completely soaked and as a result my sons car and BOTH of my wifes cars now have mold in them (greeen mold) as i had left the windows open to prevent that musty storage smell. Tow cars have cloth interior and one has leater. How can i tell if it is toxic mold (i know none of it is good for you) and how can i remove it without gutting the cars? They are an 84 olds delta 88, a 98 chevy blazer, and an 84 subaru gl 4x4. Please help!!! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-be-gone/87176/2 "2014-09-15T05:22:11Z")
You can take a sample of it and have it checked but black is the bad stuff not necessarily green. Call your local health department, environmental division to ask for a lab reference. Problem now is how to stop it with bleach without ruining the interior. Might want to just have a detailer dry it and clean it but I think seats and carpet have to come out for drying and cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-be-gone/87176/3 "2014-09-15T07:49:31Z")
I recently had some mold remediation done on a house I owned. The pros used an organic biocide sold as Benefect. Safe and very effective where you can spray it on the mold. For hidden stuff I have used chlorine dioxide gas. Biocide Systems sells a car kit I have used for mouse odor. Libraries use this gas to kill mold and mildew in storage areas. Penetrates well. Can’t remember name will post back if I find it. Edit: it’s named Auto Shocker ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 8:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-be-gone/87176/4 "2014-09-15T08:01:47Z")
You may need professional help. There are auto shops that do mold remediation.