996 Mold Solution
10-03-2018, 01:21 AM
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10-03-2018, 01:25 AM
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Thanks Dranon. I filed a claim today. Just waiting on the adjuster. I plan on keeping regardless of what they do for me and slowly restoring it. I loved it the minute I saw it and bought it. Funny how the new Chevy and Dodges are coming with a similiar color.
10-03-2018, 01:27 AM
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This reminds me of the CoPart cars from the recent flooding down in Texas. Looks like you had some serious water ingress into the cabin of the car and over time the mold bred and spread like crazy. Very dangerous stuff if inhaled into your lungs. I wouldn't get near it unless I had the proper hazmat suit and respirator. I would start off by drying it out completely. Use a good dehumidifier and get it out in the sun. Mold needs high humidity environments to survive. Of course you can't use bleach products in this situation, but you'll need lots of vinegar and Lysol. Getting it vacated out of the ducts is going to be difficult.
10-03-2018, 01:32 AM
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I'm from eastern NC (washington) so I know how it can get out there. Your car is a rare color, and has some nice mk1 aero kit too. Is it a '99 model year?
Regardless, I think filing a claim and then buying it back and trying to sort it yourself is a pretty good option. I would definitely remove the seats, center console, steering wheel, door cards, all of it. You may be able to just gut the car and sell it whole as a roller to someone who wants a track build. Find a wrecked roller with a good interior and swap the pieces over. 996 parts aren't so hard to come by that you need to try and save these. Your car, in that color especially, is worth saving though. If it was arctic silver or black I'd say just let the insurance company have it.
Regardless, I think filing a claim and then buying it back and trying to sort it yourself is a pretty good option. I would definitely remove the seats, center console, steering wheel, door cards, all of it. You may be able to just gut the car and sell it whole as a roller to someone who wants a track build. Find a wrecked roller with a good interior and swap the pieces over. 996 parts aren't so hard to come by that you need to try and save these. Your car, in that color especially, is worth saving though. If it was arctic silver or black I'd say just let the insurance company have it.
10-03-2018, 01:51 AM
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Really sorry about this happening to such a beautiful car.
10-03-2018, 08:42 AM
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I am trying to figure out how that happened....perhaps you used a product on the interior that fed the mold....My thinking is that moisture needs to condense on the surfaces for the mold to grow. Did you run the AC and made the car really cold and then left the window open when it was real humid....The surfaces had to have gotten wet somehow....only way is if the temperature of the surfaces are below the dewpoint.
Really sorry about this happening to such a beautiful car.
Really sorry about this happening to such a beautiful car.
10-03-2018, 11:52 AM
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While my car was laid up, I hung a dehumidifying/moisture catcher in the car. I was amazed at how much water was pulled out of the cabin while sitting in the warehouse for a month.
10-03-2018, 04:03 PM
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Based on the pictures, I think most people are greatly overblowing the amount of "damage" to the car. The mold is clearly a surface mold and has not been present long enough to become "one" with the car. The car will most likely be good as new once you air it out and get it properly detailed.
10-03-2018, 04:40 PM
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Based on the pictures, I think most people are greatly overblowing the amount of "damage" to the car. The mold is clearly a surface mold and has not been present long enough to become "one" with the car. The car will most likely be good as new once you air it out and get it properly detailed.
Have you tried to just wipe the mold off and see how deep it is? I would start from there, then, take out the front seats, leave a dehumidifying device inside for a couple of days, and proceed detailing the leather and plastics with good products (first clean, then treat)
10-03-2018, 11:47 PM
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This video might help... although he had far, far less mold in his car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUw6pGmBGmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUw6pGmBGmo
10-04-2018, 03:20 AM
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I tend to agree with this.
Have you tried to just wipe the mold off and see how deep it is? I would start from there, then, take out the front seats, leave a dehumidifying device inside for a couple of days, and proceed detailing the leather and plastics with good products (first clean, then treat)
Have you tried to just wipe the mold off and see how deep it is? I would start from there, then, take out the front seats, leave a dehumidifying device inside for a couple of days, and proceed detailing the leather and plastics with good products (first clean, then treat)
10-04-2018, 10:09 AM
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Your car looks great, and I think you can fix the aesthetic problem by yourself. The only concern, is the effect that the mold could have had on the interior of the panels, electronics and so. That is why you should leave an dehumidifier inside the car for a couple of days.
10-04-2018, 10:18 AM
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My advice would be in the meantime to take lots of high resolution photographs and document everything. Then, as you're awaiting a resolution from the insurance company, I would at least put a dehumidifier in the car to begin the process of drying it out. Good luck!