My Tub took on water (SOAKED) ... help!

Good thing Ive been sharing my car. I took the neighbor out on nite when he was bummed out, cheered him a lot!.
Well he came to my door last night, told me it was pouring, then helped me raise the roof on my Roadster.
Now its drying in the sun, but the moldy smell is - like - evident.
Should I spray under and over the mats with Lysol ...
Anybody got experience with this ...

Neighbour said he was going to wait till the Roadster was full and then jump with some shampoo! joker!

If you have square weave wool, it's going to stink~
Other than that soak up what you can and let the sun dry it out...

Prevention seems to be the best method! Trying to dry it by driving seems to work for me and the carpet. Thnx Alan

I found this and talked to a friend that does flood damage and mold remediation,he say it works...

I hope it works :)
Greg

Mildew Smell in Flooded Car

If you smell mildew. chances are there is still moisture in the car. Use DampRid to suck up any moisture and it will also remove some of the odor. You can buy DampRid just about anywhere, like Walmart in the house cleaning products isle. Bleach is the most effective way to remove mildew but I dont think you want to use that on your interior carpet. Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet then spray it with vinegar and water and watch it fizz and eat the mildew away.The vinegar smell will disapate after it dries. These two combined work miracles on everything!!

Remember, if you smell mildew, there is probably mold in the car as well. The spores can get into your daughters lungs and cause upper respitory problems like stuffy nose, conjestion, mucus build-up, headache, and a general ill feeling. The safest way is to have the interior carpet replaced. I just went through a similar problem with my car after all of the hurricanes.

The best drying method most of us have found is to simply remove all carpeting that isn't glued or screwed down and lay it out in the sun (a driveway is perfect), then park the car in open sun and turn it a little throughout the day to let the interior bits dry out.

Usually it's good to go in a day and the musty smell is gone. (unless you had a cat die under the seat or sumthin...)

No Lysol or other chemicals needed.

A shop vac or carpet cleaner (extract mode) will remove water if done immediately. Otherwise, pull seats and main carpet and dry both in sun.

Beginning to wonder what rain even looks like in DC area!

You can have some of ours, Greg. We're 1 foot above normal for the year. Part of the area had upwards of 10" in one day a few days ago. It's kinda squishy here.

G B - They have hurricanes in CA?

Back on topic: I have had to use the "top down in the driveway" drying method a couple of times, with no ill effects, but I have synthetic carpets. Removing the seats might help if it's really bad.

Lane, The only big water we're likely to see is when the "Big One" happens and CA will be 100 fathoms below the sea and Gila Bend AZ will be the new La Jolla! As I mentioned at the top of the post I found that info online and verified it with a friend in the flood damage biz. My fault for not putting it in quotes, it does sound like my car went thru a hurricane,when in fact it looks like it survived a tornado!(barely) :[