Leave Your Windows Down?

With all the wet weather we have had lately in middle Tennessee, it's no surprise that a few people have accidentally left their windows down.  Sounds like a mess, doesn't it?  If this has happened to you, don't worry.  It is messy, but we are pros at the cleanup.  Anytime a good rain happens overnight, we usually have several cars in this situation.  Here's the rundown on our game plan for rain-soaked interiors:

1) Extract, extract, extract!  We use our powerful Mytee carpet and upholstery extractors with a heated, mild cleaning solution to not only remove water, but to clean as we go.  The heat also starts killing any bacteria that has developed

2) Dry it out.  This step is crucial in the process.  The extraction removes water and debris from the carpet and the padding beneath, but it is important that we use heaters/dryers to completely dry the carpets and padding as well as the floor mats.  This will prevent any mildew from forming later

3) Kill Odors and Bacteria.  Once the carpet, upholster, and leather have been cleaned and dried, we want to make sure there wont be any bacteria forming that will cause that soggy, mildew, damp smell to show itself.  For this, we use an ozone treatment.  An ozone machine converts oxygen (O2) into Ozone (O3), an invisible gas that will literally suffocate out any living organisms. In the fibers of your vehicle's interior.  We use this same process for vehicles with smoke or biological odors such as spilled milk.

And that's it.  Pretty simple right?  And much less expensive than you might think.  If you get caught with your windows down, just give us a call.  We'll do the rest.