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    Cleaning mildew smell from carpet?

    I've noticed lately that as soon as my carpet gets a little water on it, it starts to smell a little like mildew. The floor is dry and solid, and the carpet looks brand new. I always cover the floor with towels to soak up any lake water that people might drip on the floor.......but every once in a while the towels are just not enough.

    When the carpet is dry....there is no smell....but as soon as you get it wet, it smells kind of funky if you stink your nose down to the floor.

    Is there any kind of product that I can use to get rid of that smell??
    Ian

    ...boatless for now.

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    i have had tremendous luck with simple green, household, noncommercial cleaner. it cleans everything very well and leaves a very fresh smell. i would use a warm solution mixed per the instructions on the bottle. i would lightly scrub the carpet with it and let it soak for 20-30 minutes, then rinse well and dryvac. i bet it will smell fine then.
    my 2 cents

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    Febreeze seems to work miracles. Not sure if it will work but it gets out fish smell from carpet. If it will eliminate that it can get rid of anything.

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    ZORBX

    www.zorbx.com

    Removes any order and leaves no scent. Awesome stuff. Nothing better IMHO.
    1990 Checkmate Pulse 186 / Johnson GT175

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnyspeed
    ZORBX

    www.zorbx.com

    Removes any order and leaves no scent. Awesome stuff. Nothing better IMHO.
    I'm going to check that one out for my car (damn door leak!) - thanks for the link!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maureen M
    I'm going to check that one out for my car (damn door leak!) - thanks for the link!
    Get that fixed asap, you can't get rid of that smell. The jute under the carpet is growing mold, treating the carpet won't help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by transomstand
    Get that fixed asap, you can't get rid of that smell. The jute under the carpet is growing mold, treating the carpet won't help.

    Pete
    is the jute the padded lining under the carpet? I cleaned the carpet and dried the lining. Most of the smell is gone, but I can't locate exactly where the water is coming in.
    For now I have a piece of chamois under door - it absorbs the water before it makes it to the interior.

    Maureen

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    Good point about the underpad in Maureens car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maureen M
    For now I have a piece of chamois under door - it absorbs the water before it makes it to the interior.

    Maureen
    That's the problem with you girls, you just don't understand auto repair, if you were a man, you would have done a high quality, permanent repair with duct tape.

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    Maureen

    Check to see if the drain holes in the bottom of your door are not clogged. Also good idea to spray silicone on the seals, gives them some new life and can help the door from freezing shut, being you live up there.

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    Found two dead cats in my boat last year. I tell you what, that will mask any oder you may have. Grab by the tail and toss away when the mildew oder is gone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BUSHWACKER
    Check to see if the drain holes in the bottom of your door are not clogged. Also good idea to spray silicone on the seals, gives them some new life and can help the door from freezing shut, being you live up there.
    I'll check out the drain holes...right now the water pools on the frame below the door and eventually spills into the car. I pulled off the little rubber grip a while ago and everything looked fine, but maybe I missed a hole.
    I'll pick up some silica too - last night my friend's door froze shut after work.

    thanks

    P.S. - I am not trying the dead cat idea, no matter how well it covers mildew smell

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    Worth a shot Maureen. LOL

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    You can use chemicals to clean the carpet and to scape from the smell. You can take help of a professional.

    Carpet Cleaning Preston

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    i had that problem in my boat, I used(Grandmas trick) Vinagerand water and sparyed it liberaly let it sit for about 20 min then shop vac'd it out, all smells are gone now...


    my 2 cents here

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