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[SoleusBB]

I thought the charcoal is the same as dehumidifier I better use my car ulit, inaamag na

Sis, effective ang charcoal as an odor absorber, but very weak siya when it comes to absorbing moisture.

Ako nga, I use the calcium chloride based dehumidifiers and replace/refill them every month- one sa cabin, and the other sa trunk, but sometimes, mataas pa rin ang humidity minsan (70-80%). My small hatchback is a "garage queen" kasi.

Ideally, dapat the humidity should be below 60% to inhibit mold growth, but its hard to maintain here in the Phils kasi humid climate dito. You can by a cheap, medallion sized hygrometer from yung mga Japan home etc. and keep it in your car para ma monitor.

[SoleusBB]

Nagtataka lang ako kasi madami naman charcoal sa loob pero inamag pa rin. Pati steering wheel ko natuklap

By the way, if it's cheap uling, as in yung tipong pang ihaw/barbecue na variety from the palengke, and not yung commercially treated/processed activated carbon (although parehong carbon sila of course) baka dun galing yung dormant spores nung mold.

When you put them in your car na humid, well, you just gave them a conducive environment to reactivate and grow...

[falken]

I thought the charcoal is the same as dehumidifier I better use my car ulit, inaamag na

Spray some lysol to kill the molds first if you don't have an ionizer, leave it overnight before you use it.
Molds are a health risk.

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[_Cathy_]

By the way, if it's cheap uling, as in yung tipong pang ihaw/barbecue na variety from the palengke, and not yung commercially treated/processed activated carbon (although parehong carbon sila of course) baka dun galing yung dormant spores nung mold.

When you put them in your car na humid, well, you just gave them a conducive environment to reactivate and grow...

I use both hahaha! I have the pang barbecue and I also have the bamboo charcoal

Spray some lysol to kill the molds first if you don't have an ionizer, leave it overnight before you use it.
Molds are a health risk.

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Yes I am afraid of molds nga. But won't lysol make my car smell? I can't stand the smell of lysol. I will leave it open the whole day na rin.

[SoleusBB]

Yes I am afraid of molds nga. But won't lysol make my car smell? I can't stand the smell of lysol. I will leave it open the whole day na rin.

You need to kill the spores and not just the visible mold.

• Wipe down all plastic/leatherette surfaces with diluted bleach solution and soft cloth (test first in a small area kung may adverse reaction sa material) then after a few min, wipe off with plain water and a damp cloth.
• Remove and wash seat covers then dry them under the sun. If kaya gawin sa carpet, use dry foam cleaner then bilad din.
• If nasa garage naman, open all doors/trunk and air out for a few hours paminsan minsan.
• Pa aircon cleaning ka na rin sa casa/reputable shop (malamang nasa A/C vents na rin yan, so when you switch the A/C on, you'll be blowing spores all over the cabin) and change your cabin filter (not too expensive naman ito, palitan na).

In my experience, hindi gaano efffective ang Lysol spray if may visible mold na, although effective siya from preventing it from spreading- last time I checked, Lysol spray (iba iba ang formulation ng various Lysol products) is merely aerosolized alcohol + fragrance + propellant. Yung concentration nung alcohol in aerosol form is potent enough to only be bacteriostatic and not bactiricidal.

Yung old leather sofa namin sa storage dati, naging fuzzy na sa amag (YUCK. Tumatayo pa rin balahibo ko remembering this... YUCK *shudder*) I gave it a direct spray over ng Lysol. 24hrs later, buhay pa rin yung mga impaktoh, so diluted bleach solution lang talaga nakalinis dun.

[kai s.]

As they said, interior detailing.
Then put a dehumidifier in the car. And I use an ionizer in the car once a week to prevent molds.

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What does this ionizer look like? And where did you get this? I want to purify din the air in my cabin

[_Cathy_]

You need to kill the spores and not just the visible mold.

• Wipe down all plastic/leatherette surfaces with diluted bleach solution and soft cloth (test first in a small area kung may adverse reaction sa material) then after a few min, wipe off with plain water and a damp cloth.
• Remove and wash seat covers then dry them under the sun. If kaya gawin sa carpet, use dry foam cleaner then bilad din.
• If nasa garage naman, open all doors/trunk and air out for a few hours paminsan minsan.
• Pa aircon cleaning ka na rin sa casa/reputable shop (malamang nasa A/C vents na rin yan, so when you switch the A/C on, you'll be blowing spores all over the cabin) and change your cabin filter (not too expensive naman ito, palitan na).

In my experience, hindi gaano efffective ang Lysol spray if may visible mold na, although effective siya from preventing it from spreading- last time I checked, Lysol spray (iba iba ang formulation ng various Lysol products) is merely aerosolized alcohol + fragrance + propellant. Yung concentration nung alcohol in aerosol form is potent enough to only be bacteriostatic and not bactiricidal.

Yung old leather sofa namin sa storage dati, naging fuzzy na sa amag (YUCK. Tumatayo pa rin balahibo ko remembering this... YUCK *shudder*) I gave it a direct spray over ng Lysol. 24hrs later, buhay pa rin yung mga impaktoh, so diluted bleach solution lang talaga nakalinis dun.

Wow! Very detailed! Thank you so much for the tips. Bad trip naman re the aircon My car is not due for PMS in the next few months. I only PMS once a year kasi. Maybe I can bilad the car in the sun this weekend?

[shadow]

Just have it detailed. Baka pati likod ng mga interior panels meron na rin molds.

Cath. Tinatadtad ko ng dehumidifier yun mga sasakyan namin pag mawawala kami ng 1 month. As in 6-8 pcs nun nabibili sa ace.


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[montro]

Dehumidifier will help but if the molds penetrates deeply kailangan munang ibilad sa araw ang car all doors ang trunk open to dry off the molds. Then wipe it with bleach diluted with water around 200ppm is more than enough to kill the fungi.

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[StockEngine]

Bawal umutot sa car[emoji28]

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