Mouldy Old Mitsubishi Decontaminated!

In this relatively 'short' video I run through the products and process I recently used to rid an old Mitsubishi interior of some minging mould!
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[@ASTMA193]

I'm always impressed with the level of detail, even on such an old, cheap car. The trouble is, every time I watch one of your videos I want to go out and clean my car straight away. Day or night. Thanks for your inspiration. I love the vids. Cheers.

[@jaybajan]

me too, lol... matter fact, i think its time i go and give the Hilux some TLC today.

[@morpheus232001]

I really like that you do "regular" cars also.

[@nasanasa3]

That seat fabric is SO 90s. Painfully so. Makes me feel like I'm on an old coach bus.

[@toninocars]

Alex Barlow indeed, but remember that these old seats are far more comfortable than the new fancy one that are hard as rock and just cool to look at them but not to seat in . 👍

[@SoundShunter72]

That's not even half as 90's as some smaller hatchbacks from that era. I'm talking all blue fabric with pink and yellow swirls and what not. It's a real eye-sore.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Louie Watson, I totally agree. I've seriously considered restoring a 90's car instead of getting a new one. Modern cars suck, by and large.

[@djmadd1212]

Even if they have that feeling when they are done they are super clean

[@Johnny12226]

The description of this car and it's contaminants were described almost as if it was poetry. Beautiful!

[@AleXstProduction]

Loved the spray transition

[@Realm-of-Horror]

"Automotive petri-dish" LOL LOL LOL!!!!!

[@mattwernecke2342]

A good ozone generator will kill all that. Great channel. I appreciate your literacy. Just need more content.

[@kenroberts7973]

Enjoying the fact that you are working on a variety of cars. Nice to see a real world scenario. Might sound a bit odd but I use Cif on firm plastic trim. It works well when agitated with a brush and when dried and wiped over, it leaves a satin matt finish. Thanks for the time and effort put into the videos.

[@hip-hophomework4252]

my brethren from across the pond, thank you so much for thoroughly detailing (not planned) the process and the specifics of the cleaning agents and tools you used for each step; I TOO HAVE A MOLDY MITSU!! My Evo X (project car) was sitting in the garage for a while and we're about to get it road-ready again but not before I get rid of some of the mold in the upholstery. I was gonna take a heat gun to the upholstery (still might to be extra cautious to kill what may lurk beneath the surface--word is 140-degrees Fahrenheit does the job and the melting point of materials like cotton, polyester, and nylons are well into the 400-ranges, so it can't hurt to bake it around 160-degrees F) but the added measure of the enzyme-based biological cleaner gives me lotsa confidence the mold won't return. very good upload--super useful info.!!

[@Spac8]

Ahhh, G101. Couldn't survive without it! Best APC out there as long as you know what you're doing with it. Bloody amazing what it will clean.

[@DazTheMe]

That's not condensation drip down on the seat, we all know that it's mouldy arse sweat.

[@carljohnson4996]

Shut up you fokin wanka

[@jstardhami9958]

@@carljohnson4996 why you getting mad like its your car? Chill fam

[@RunicShark]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sjweatherall]

This is the most soothing video about mould I’ve ever watched.

[@hoffwell]

Biobrisk. Great stuff. Use it when the kids have spewed the carpet. After washing the carpet with the bissell I spray Biobrisk on and just leave it. Residual odour gone in a couple of days.

[@HDCarCare]

Can't go wrong with G101 or Bio brisk. Both superb products!

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+Christopher Bell I forgot to mention in the video the bubble gum scent of the Bio Brisk.

[@meinkopf3855]

The vocabulary that *the Guru* uses is flawless.

[@johnmcquay82]

These hand cleaning methods certainly work very well. Having two children, the rear seats of both cars take a battering. While cleaning my Wife's car yesterday, I was tempted to wheel out the faithful VAX to wash the rear seats but opted to use some elbow grease, upholstery cleaner and the vacuum. The results were far better than I would have imagined, and probably better than they would have been with the VAX.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Finally, a use for that old 11/780!

[@ThePatrickBateman69]

i'd lysol the fuck outta that. probably use atleast a whole can

[@Shabec2982]

Skin literally crawled at first. Great job!!

[@Charside]

"An automotive Petri dish!!" I like that!

[@AshtonCoolman]

My 240sx has been sitting up for a year....yeah thanks for this!

[@jump4j]

mold is an iceberg and you did an amazing job on the part you can see

[@gcrockford8191]

Mould spores can be quit dangerous, in particular when breathed in. Only advice i would give when showing some thing like this is to wear a suitable mask. Other wise another good Vid

[@juljasmaharchive]

G Crockford I used to have a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan that had tons of green and black molds in it but they were all under the seat so for years I never new they were there so my health was deteriorated. I’m pretty sure the mold grew on old cigarettes that fell under the seat, my 4 children dropping food everywhere, and how one of the rear pop up windows was permanently stuck open.

[@littleslugger.]

@@juljasmaharchive can i ask how youre health deteriorated? And how much time did it take til you realized something was wrong with your health? Symptoms? I just discovered a lot of mold under the floor mat of my passenger side, alot of white mold all over the area of the rug. The rug of the car had the carpet ontop of it and ontop of the carpet was my floor mat and id notice one time the floor mad looked wet and i was confused. It wasnt til i decided to give my car my own home car wash and removed the carpet is when i noticed all the mold on the rug of the car and freaked out. I just bought this car months ago and i have no idea how long i have been breathing this in but im a bit alarmed. If you could give me some words of your experience id highly appreciate it!

[@amyk9813]

@@littleslugger. unless it's black mould or you've experienced respiratory issues, I personally wouldn't worry :)

[@oFARISo]

I don't know why, but when I watch your videos I get satisfaction from you cleaning the car

[@BensonWickentire]

Your accent and vocabulary are exquisite old sport

[@ACCORDriver_NL]

Another great video where you share your knowledge and knowhow with the rest of us. Thanks.

[@jujitsusti7719]

great video mate,like ive done in the past after 17 years of doing this valet job as long as you pre wet the mould plenty like you did, then you wont breath in the mould spores when you agitate / disturb them as theyre saturated with the g101 so they cant travel in the air, so hence no dust mask needed.

[@javierortizjimenez7529]

You were right , it was a musty interior. Thanks for uploading , good job

[@andrewedwards3426]

Neat idea with the APC and mold-killer. I'd like to see some carpet deep cleaning, I've used a lot of your methods to clean the rest of my car with amazing results, but my carpet desperately needs attention. Maybe a video on that? :D If for some reason my car and I are ever in the UK, I'll be sure to look you up and give you some business! I'd even pay you a few quid to let me help and learn.

[@elitediesel7]

Nice work and well put together video. Greetings from Florida, USA

[@Thelilantjr]

could you upload a video of all the tools you use

[@MichaelB277]

cool. this one and the Bentley video are my favorite. I like seeing a big difference in before and after more than seeing supercars or sports cars get a bath

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+MichaelB277 Interior fetish eh!

[@jackpineapple506]

I'm addicted to watching car cleaning and I don't even have car

[@XionUnjust]

There's an E46 3 series here in Philadelphia that's abandoned. Always has condensation on the windows and mold everywhere......

[@rubblejohnstone4460]

My friend, in the middle of a dull Thursday afternoon has just commented they wouldn't mind being hovered off with a crevice tool. How we laughed!

[@neilcrook861]

THat's it, it's "left to sit" not "left to dwell". It sounds so much better. I'm inspired to do my Galant now.

[@kennylc]

Really appreciate the upload . My car sat for 9 months and the back seats has some mould so I really wanted to know the method to safely remove the mould and not jjust make it look clean . Thank you .

[@stoviks473]

Vinegar scrub and vacuum. If possible put a box fan inside vehicle to air dry 24 hours. Any trapped moisture under seats carpets for example will just allow it to occur again.

[@carlbroughton5625]

this job you have mad it hard , all you need is the mould remover and prespray and brush the entire seat as mould can build on the front , back and headliner is left unatended. I would highly recommend paying a couple hundred pounds on a detail sealey carpet cleaner as the hand tools and attachments would make your job extremely easier and use a head gun at a height to dry.

[@boilerhousegarage]

CCG, you should buy a tired and grubby looking car from Gumtree (running, with MOT, etc) for no more than £300. Do a video of a thorough cleaning, paint cut/polish and then sell it on to see how much money you can effectively clean into a car.

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+Ricky Rose Good idea, haven't got the space though at the moment. Definitely want to so something like this in the future though!

[@NENE-ci5xb]

Great video and about to follow along exactly to remove mold in a 12 year old vehicle I just acquired....hopefully I have as good a result as you did here. I hardly think this vehicle qualifies as an "old beater"; I think of 1970 pinto or some other cap car as an old beater lol. Nevertheless thank you for the video.....very useful.

[@L0RDSH0CK3W4V3GamingAdvice]

Overkill is always the best option , Excellent work !

[@TW-fx2jx]

awesome job

[@xj61988]

I enjoy watching your videos. Especially the amount of detail that you put into the car and commenting on the video. Keep making vids!!

[@miz528aaaaaaa]

I don't wanna write a first comment bullshit, just wanna say glad to see another video uploaded, keep up the good work m8.

[@albogdanovic6583]

Really great job cleaning all of that up. Thanks for the video

[@marco-58]

That car has culture.

[@JMNTN]

the foam inside the seats is probably moulded too

[@utubeisCensorred]

Probably moving into the area of restoration at that point.. and not worth the money haha

[@supertouring22]

sounds like an alan bennett monologue - but with a different accent. love it.

[@anzeg-]

Good god, the owner should throw away their license for letting a car get this fucked up.

[@wallacedewindows4704]

it was very good. I suggest doing more difficult problem cars for a more challenging clean.

[@ajaj5133]

Excellent, keep up the good work

[@Dinara88]

Real professional cleaning. Thumbs up

[@Tha_Zhuk]

I just wanted to say that I love watching your videos, and it would be even better if you could try to upload more :)

[@jong2319]

is this what Neil Buchanan from Art Attack has been up to all these years...

[@niklasnevesrensen5679]

What an awesome job! Keep up the good work! - Was this Mitsubishi Colt the same one used in the "Mucky Mitsubishi Engine Bay Clean"-video? :)

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+Niklas Neve Sørensen Yes, almost ready for the graveyard but hopefully I breathed another year or two into it!

[@JohnMcMahon.]

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[@codbudgie]

Great vid. Car detailing I guess sometimes is just about literally cleaning the shit out.

[@jonny5777]

I’m doing this exact thing today! That’s for a great video mate 👍

[@SilveryFoxster]

Top job 👍

[@DetailxpertsNet1]

One of the most common-yet undetected-culprit to your car’s stale smell is automobile mold. Invisible to the naked eye yet teeming in the thousands, mold can really ruin the good looks of your car by pairing it with a bad odor.

[@sambuildsnz]

would like to see more older dirty cars being detailed and cleaned if possible thanks

[@simplytuned1623]

very helpful I bought vinigar my car for a project has bad mold in it

[@mauriceje4388]

maybe an George Vaccum is handy for your interior cleans! you can deep clean all the seats

[@randomevideos99]

great video! just curious. A friend of mine has the same issue with his car. My concern was that the mold may be on the floor underneath the seat, and their could be a risk of them coming back. Should he just re-upholster the car? Or try and fix it. I hope you can help! He loves the car but doesn't know if the work needed to be put in, is worth it. Thanks!

[@CarCleaningGuru]

Just keep it clean!

[@jaygrizz63]

Just gotta say I love your King tattoos man

[@CarCleaningGuru]

Cheers.

[@koioo2]

cheers and nice

[@viriatvsoflvsitania5422]

Awesome work, I love your detailed videos. Subscribed. P.S - You're waaaay better than the AMMO dude. Keep up the good work

[@johannaellison9113]

Yeah he is...he gets to the point

[@JayeDee_Gr4]

Really good Video . very inspirational and disgustingly good lol .

[@PowerMindset3]

Mitsubishi colt, gotto love em

[@luisrosado7714]

exceptional video

[@Earthcraftfabrications]

Is that one of the Beatles cleaning cars now? A better way of getting out the cat pee smell form mould is mix vinegar 2/3 and water 1/3 spary and scrub then douse the whole interior with baking soda brush into the fabric and carpet let sit for a few hours then vac out. finish with a disinfectant spray like lysol and then a fabric spray like fabrise.

[@lrmodranoel]

Lovely and well made video. Helped a lot.

[@CrypticCorruption]

omfg thank you! this will be helpful when I get my car in april

[@69Phuket]

Is it in the lake?

[@CrypticCorruption]

LOL no just worried and doing my homework on all aspect of maintaining a car. Plus me mum's car has a spot that keeps regrowing mold... Now i know what to do! Damn sunroof leak...

[@richlincoln1824]

+Timothy Reth There are 2 types of sunroofs, those that leak and those that are about to start leaking. If your buying a used car, do yourself a favour and try to get one without. :)

[@CrypticCorruption]

Rich Lincoln I know what you mean man. But I have to get that 91 CRX SI tho! I need it in my life!

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+Timothy Reth I had an '89 Si Glasstop. Sounded like a spitfire with an induction kit!

[@pocketrocket1237]

WOW! keep these videos coming. Awesome job

[@renatamitchell9535]

Great job

[@Br3ttBork3r]

This is awesome! I have a car that's a bit more moldy and now I know how to attack it properly. Do they sell that Bio stuff here in the states? Great video!

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+Brett Barker I doubt you'll find that exact brand no.

[@cedrikkaurit3078]

Nice use of language, sir! *tip of the hat*

[@SilkDoctr]

Please do more interior cleaning vids !!!

[@sansde1ty]

Hope you had a dust/particulate filter mask on and gloves for this one.

[@HelloMyFavoriteVids]

What about floor carpet?

[@donutmanbmw1]

Great vid. Keep it up fella. Thx Donut

[@adnawWW]

I noticed further into the video mo mask. I hope you did not breathe in many of those spores.

[@steffydog]

Fab, as always

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Another great job.

[@charlysdetail7699]

Great video. i like watching ur videos they teach me a lot when it comes to detailing. Thanks

[@MrGuvEuroman]

My god it's so hard to buy Auto Smart gear 😔 I have to buy it from my friends boss who has a garage, it seems to be trade only stuff. Good vid :D

[@CarCleaningGuru]

You can get Autosmart stuff on eBay and some of the online detailing sites sell a few bits.

[@dessertman1181]

This was more like a science project:) :)

[@lt7automotive931]

Why didn't you just use the pressure washer? Joking, great video. I appreciate the info and will need to utilize it on a couple of vehicles. I wish we had that BioBrisk in the US. I'm sure there is something that I could use but I haven't found a mold-killer that is automotive related yet.

[@DIYTFY]

Thanks Ringo!!

[@jimschofield8734]

You really broke the mould after this video. Ahem. Mould-thoughts: stuff that's good to kill mould (with longer lasting inhibition) includes zinc, copper, and iodine salts (and others). Some car detailing sprays contain zinc, so might be worth keeping in mind...? 'Cos copper and iodine compounds aren't likely to be ideal inside car interiors... Ozone nukes it too, of course. Plus basically any acid/base/antimicrobial. So nice work - the APC's/scrubbing/etc will all have killed a lot of/most/nearly all the mould anyway of course, so this ISN'T criticism at all.

[@peterpanassow7814]

Lol!

[@StephSancia]

An EXTREMELY neat video, thanks and subbed !

[@sharpbodies8992]

Great job! Keep videos coming

[@Aminul550]

Great job bud keep it up!

[@jahmallgordon5862]

how did the car hold up from the mold treatment? Did it ever come back?

[@jahmallgordon5862]

So I did mine just a week ago and so far, so good. This tutorial is good, it's just that use a mask and cover up really good. I didn't use a mask but still rather safe than sorry. I read that vinegar works just as well as bio cleaner but you have to wait about an hour for it to fully kill. I used tilex mold and mildew with bleach, carpets wasn't stained. Anybody else with good tips please share.

[@lordbelcheriv6115]

Thanks for this. Do you have any tips for getting rid of dog smells? The previous car owners had a dog, and they must have let it in the car when the dog was wet as the smell is pretty bad!

[@shoaib1029]

Great job mate!

[@willmalliotis9341]

Hello Car Cleaning Guru. I’ve tried to clean the black plastics on my Peugeot RCZ inside of the trunk compartment, and for some reason the white scuff marks won’t disappear. What can I do? Perhaps you could show us how to do scuff marks in the future? Thank you very much.

[@Elon_Trump]

I came for the tips and tricks, I stayed for the accent. Cheers.

[@David..]

Have you used Ozium? It was initially developed for hospital morgues but works quite well on smoke odours.

[@MrGuvEuroman]

Speaking of old, could you do a bit on refurbishing hazy plastic lights please? Mine are cloudy,

[@CarCleaningGuru]

+MrGuvEuroman kzbin.info/www/bejne/rabdaoicf9J-fdk I do need to do another though!

[@davidhollingworth9392]

Great video, thanks for sharing your expertise! Just wondering if you have any advice about how to permanently remove white powder mould from cloth seats? The mould was caused when the seat was cleaned and left damp for a week or so in winter. We've had it professionally cleaned twice but each winter the powder mould keeps coming back. Cheers, Dave.

[@harwoods11]

Good old G101