Leather turning white?

[N4LLY]

Put a dehumidifier in the zed last week
Now has this white residue over the seat .
Is this normal ? wipes off easy enough but could it do damage if left long ?

 

[Shelly]

O dear @N4LLY
Hope you can sort this problem out

 

[hard top]

You answered your own question @N4LLY, its just mold and as you said, you can wipe it off.

 

[Grumps]

Only thing I can think it may be is the dehumidifier has pulled the moisture out the seats up to the surface. It may have dried the leather out which in turn may cause it to crack. Hopefully not tho.

 

[N4LLY]

You answered your own question @N4LLY, its just mold and as you said, you can wipe it off.

MOLD !?!?!?!!!!

 

[N4LLY]

Only thing I can think it may be is the dehumidifier has pulled the moisture out the seats up to the surface. It may have dried the leather out which in turn may cause it to crack. Hopefully not tho.

YIKES !!!!!


Dehumidifier is now in the foot well.

 

[hard top]

MOLD !?!?!?!!!!

Sorry, typo....Mould, above is US spelling, used to get it in mine and just wiped it off.

 

[Grumps]

Sorry, typo....Mould, above is US spelling, used to get it in mine and just wiped it off.

Never had any in mine. I bought 100 sachets of silicone gel of eBay for a couple of quid and just sit them in the seats and footwell over winter.

 

[hard top]

Never had any in mine.

I only used to get a little bit on the top and back of the head rests.

 

[Low Rider]

I use the same dehumidifier and find it works well.
I haven't found and power mold on any surface.
When I'm driving during the winter I put the dehumidifier in the map pocket otherwise it sit between the seats pushed into the centre console.

 

[FRANKIE]

I only used to get a little bit on the top and back of the head rests.

Is that when you used to sleep in your car? Frankie

 

[hard top]

Is that when you used to sleep in your car? Frankie

Only did that when I came out of the bar in the early morning.....

 

[Low Rider]

In my Fiesta I use one of these

I purchased mine from Tesco's
As the blue dot turns pink just pop it in the 600w microwave for 5mins let it cool and put it back in the car
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/2016...3D710-134428-41853-0%26rvr_id%3D1125989060716

 

[hard top]

As @t-tony posted a couple of days ago, you can use rice, cost you nearly bugger all.

 

[Dino D]

I've had mould like that when the interior wasn't 100% dry and car was closed up in winter.
Mould likes the dark apparently so thrives under a cover.

To dry. It out I used a small fan heater placed in the car with the windows open a crack to let the air flow. Did that for a day or two.
Did go check on every hour though even though the heaters have a switch under them for this prurpose, so will switch off if not level.
As it was raining at the time I had the half cover on at the same time so water couldn't drop in but let the hot air out.

 

[N4LLY]

In my Fiesta I use one of these
View attachment 45546
I purchased mine from Tesco's
As the blue dot turns pink just pop it in the 600w microwave for 5mins let it cool and put it back in the car
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/201684577750?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=36821860238&rlsatarget=pla-264788855256&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1007011&device=m&campaignid=692001543&crdt=0&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-134428-41853-0%2F2%3Fmtid%3D1673%26kwid%3D1%26crlp%3D155548592290_563391%26itemid%3D201684577750%26targetid%3D264788855256%26device%3Dm%26mpre%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.ebay.co.uk%252fitm%252flike%252f201684577750%253flpid%253d122%2526chn%253Dps%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D1007011%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D692001543%26adgroupid%3D36821860238%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-264788855256%26gclid%3DCM-vjMSAtdACFasK0woduOQNHA%26srcrot%3D710-134428-41853-0%26rvr_id%3D1125989060716

Will be in Tesco in the morning.


Cheers

 

[Nodzed]

In my Fiesta I use one of these
View attachment 45546
I purchased mine from Tesco's
As the blue dot turns pink just pop it in the 600w microwave for 5mins let it cool and put it back in the car
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/201684577750?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=36821860238&rlsatarget=pla-264788855256&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1007011&device=m&campaignid=692001543&crdt=0&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-134428-41853-0%2F2%3Fmtid%3D1673%26kwid%3D1%26crlp%3D155548592290_563391%26itemid%3D201684577750%26targetid%3D264788855256%26device%3Dm%26mpre%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.ebay.co.uk%252fitm%252flike%252f201684577750%253flpid%253d122%2526chn%253Dps%26adtype%3Dpla%26googleloc%3D1007011%26poi%3D%26campaignid%3D692001543%26adgroupid%3D36821860238%26rlsatarget%3Dpla-264788855256%26gclid%3DCM-vjMSAtdACFasK0woduOQNHA%26srcrot%3D710-134428-41853-0%26rvr_id%3D1125989060716

I got a similar one from Halfords

 

[Tracy Dee]

I got one also.

 

[Low Rider]

Will be in Tesco in the morning.


Cheers

You could pick up some all purpose cleaner or anti bacteria wipes to keep the mold at bay