We bought an 89 Cutlass Ciera last weekend for my girl... and I've decided to get rid of the rust... clean up the body.. etc. But the interior smells like ass. I'm sure there were/are creatures living in the trunk and hood. We cleaned out the trunk.. ripped out the back seats... scrubbed that shit with brillo pads and Spray Nine. Amd shampoed the seats.. and dumped an entire box of Baking soda in their. But... there's still funk. The weatherstripping needs to be replaced.. and since it's been raining non-stop.. the moisture in the car is nas-tee. (Also realized the back right door has water in it :doh: )

Anyway.... cliff notes: How to get rid of nasty funk and moisture in an old car with cloth interior.

 

Attack the headliner, but make sure it doesn't get wet or else it will sag.

Headliners are usually the source for funky smells.

 

febreze that ish!

It might be in the A/C system too...might want to find a way to flush it out.

 

LOL.. the headliner is sagging.. We're gonna replace that. We haven't really driven the car.. so I don't think it's the AC... but.. we want to flush all the fluids.

(And we've febreezed. )

 

Try putting fabric softener sheets under the seats for a couple weeks. Worked for me a couple times.

 

Ooooo good call. Thanks! :thumbup:

 

There are products you can buy that basically suck up moisture.

You usually open the container and leave it sitting in your car for a week and it'll pull the moisture out of the interior.
After that, a good shampooing and drying and febreezing will help.

Having a few dryer sheets or even a bar of irish spring under the car work wonders too.

Good luck.

 

i crushed up charcoal and kept it in a box in the back seat. that helped a bit.

 

Thanks. I know what you're talking about... those... "Dry Out" things.. I keep forgetting about them. :doh:

LOL... We bought a can of air freshner, and I tossed it on the ground as we were cleaning up... the thing busted open..... so I grabbed it, threw it in the car.. and shut the door. "Fire in the hole!"

 

i keep thinking "funk" means something else....me and my dirty mind