Hi guys, I am the proud owner of a 1998 V6, my father a 2008 bullitt and my mother a 2006 gt. a few nights ago, a fire occured in the interior of my car, the cause is unknown at the time, it will not be claimed by insurance as my rates are already high enough as a 19 year old. anyway, the only serious damage was done to my rear seats, they were destroyed but i don't care all that much as i was planning on doing a rear seat delete, seems god has made that choice for me. anyway the rest of the car isn't destroyed, exterior and motor untouched, just the entire interior was completely covered in a brownish yellow substance that WILL NOT come out and it has a terrible smell, i was wondering if anyone has had a situation like this before and what i could try to use to remove the substance covering the entire inside of the car all the was to the back of the trunk, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

Kyle, I would suggest you contact a professional company in your area that specializes in fire damage. Check your phone book and if that isn't a success, contact your insurance agent and ask for a list of their approved vendors. This does not require you to file a claim. Get as many company names as possible, so you can get estimates from them before committing to the work. Also, check with your Better Business Bureau, as they may also have a list of recommended companies.

Good luck!

 

I agree with SD, this is a job for the pros. Having spent all my life in the car business, I can tell you that you'll never get the car clean or the smell out. Let them do it and be happy.

 

I think I will be taking your advice, I got in contact with an automotive detail place nearby and they told me they could take care of the problem within a couple of days work, just was looking for a cheaper way out of the problem because i am a 19 year old student who doesn't have easy access to funds for a 250 dollar cleaning of my car exactly, but i guess i have to make sacrifices.

 

Wow, I wonder what caused it! Are you nervous driving it?

 

Something we used to do at a dealership I worked at with bad smells is on a hot day get a bunch of apples cut them up and stick em on a tray in the car and put it in the sun all day. It took smoke smell out of the cars we cleaned. Idk if it will help but it's worth a try! Sorry to hear about that