# Mold in Interior of Car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick\
**Created:** [October 23, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527 "2009-10-23T22:08:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CarMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@CarMind](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarMind)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527/1 "2009-10-23T22:08:25Z")

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We have had a particularly wet summer and winter in the South. I have a hobby car that is under a carport and covered with two fabric car covers. I decided to work on the car and discovered that there is mold (the greyish white kind) on the carpet and on parts of the seat. What product can I use to wipe this off and help prevent it from returning? Thanks

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527/2 "2009-10-23T22:21:54Z")

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> **[3 Ways to Kill Mold Naturally | Care2 Healthy Living](https://www.care2.com/greenliving/three-ways-to-kill-mold-naturally.html)**
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> Remove mold and mildew without toxic chemicals by using natural products instead: vinegar and certain essential oils kill mold without scary side-effects.

Unless you can find a bottle of sporaclean around somewhere.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527/3 "2009-10-24T01:23:06Z")

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You need to have air circulation under the cover to prevent mould.

Is this hobby car a convertible or hard roofed (2dr, 4dr, hardtop)?

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mold-in-interior-of-car/38527/4 "2009-10-24T01:28:33Z")

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The only way you are going to get rid of this is to fumigate the car with an agent that is proved to kill mold. If it is a common car, I would seek replacement seats in a salvage yard and get a new carpet. You could reupholster the seat.