Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 thanks many mites. I never even knew about that a/c filter. I was thinking of buying a dehumidifier and using it inside the car.manymites <manymts@...> wrote: Hi Melinda- I was thinking about your car. I think you mentioned a long time ago that you use a variety of products including windex, alcohol and borax for the car. I don't know if you run your car AC while you apply the windex. One possibility is that they are hiding inside the AC ducts. Changing the cabin air intake filter may help. Most newer cars have an AC air intake filter that you change about every 30,000 miles or so. I learned this because when I bought my used car, it had a terrible smoke scent that took months to get rid off. I finally learned about this filter located near the windshield wiper on the passenger side. I replaced it and soaked the new one in febreeze. That seemed to help although it took about a month after that to get rid of all the smell. The car being such a small area is so difficult to treat because it has so much fabric everywhere. Another thing to consider is steam cleaning the seats, floor and ceiling. If it is heavily infested they could be underneath the seat fabrics. Those are just thoughts that come to mind. I hope it helps. God bless you- MM Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Mel- how are you????? You'll get through this, don't despair. Have a wonderful, relaxing and spiritual weekend- som Hi Melinda- I was thinking about your car. I think you mentioned a > long time ago that you use a variety of products including windex, > alcohol and borax for the car. > > I don't know if you run your car AC while you apply the windex. One > possibility is that they are hiding inside the AC ducts. Changing the > cabin air intake filter may help. Most newer cars have an AC air > intake filter that you change about every 30,000 miles or so. I > learned this because when I bought my used car, it had a terrible > smoke scent that took months to get rid off. I finally learned about > this filter located near the windshield wiper on the passenger side. > I replaced it and soaked the new one in febreeze. That seemed to help > although it took about a month after that to get rid of all the smell. > > The car being such a small area is so difficult to treat because it > has so much fabric everywhere. Another thing to consider is steam > cleaning the seats, floor and ceiling. If it is heavily infested they > could be underneath the seat fabrics. > Those are just thoughts that come to mind. I hope it helps. > God bless you- MM > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Mel- I'm glad to hear you got some decent results from what you did to your car. This is a very tough road we have to travel Mel and it's impossible to constantly to keep your composure in the face of something this hard that no one else understands or even believes is happening. I think this has been a very tough week for everyone Mel and you shouldn't feel bad about anything. Fritolay is (was?) going through a hard time, I've had a 102 degree temp., horrible coughing fits and some crud in my lungs all week on top of this and it seems that everyone else is laying low too for some reason. I'm starting to wonder if the activity of these things isn't directly affected by the cycles of the moon and or weather as it seems like they really go nuts around the full moon as Lucylu pointed out awhile back. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. As everyone told me after my little holiday episode- it's not a big deal, just forget about it, move on and DO NOT be too hard on yourself, this is difficult enough as it is without us beating ourselves up over nothing, OK? Awesome! Now, cheer yourself up and do something fun for yourself this weekend that doesn't involve these demons like go to the movies or a museum or something... I have found that it's VERY important to have a life outside of these things. I look forward to hearing about how well you're doing. God bless you my friend! som PS- you're NOT a crybaby, I think you're a brave and wonderful person who had a bad day.............. Hi > Melinda- I was thinking about your car. I think you mentioned a > > long time ago that you use a variety of products including windex, > > alcohol and borax for the car. > > > > I don't know if you run your car AC while you apply the windex. > One > > possibility is that they are hiding inside the AC ducts. Changing > the > > cabin air intake filter may help. Most newer cars have an AC air > > intake filter that you change about every 30,000 miles or so. I > > learned this because when I bought my used car, it had a terrible > > smoke scent that took months to get rid off. I finally learned > about > > this filter located near the windshield wiper on the passenger > side. > > I replaced it and soaked the new one in febreeze. That seemed to > help > > although it took about a month after that to get rid of all the > smell. > > > > The car being such a small area is so difficult to treat because > it > > has so much fabric everywhere. Another thing to consider is steam > > cleaning the seats, floor and ceiling. If it is heavily infested > they > > could be underneath the seat fabrics. > > Those are just thoughts that come to mind. I hope it helps. > > God bless you- MM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Good morning Mel. You have any coffee on? I'm getting a headache and need a fix. I'm kidding about the coffee. Have a good day. Ray Hi > > Melinda- I was thinking about your car. I think you mentioned a > > > long time ago that you use a variety of products including > windex, > > > alcohol and borax for the car. > > > > > > I don't know if you run your car AC while you apply the windex. > > One > > > possibility is that they are hiding inside the AC ducts. Changing > > the > > > cabin air intake filter may help. Most newer cars have an AC air > > > intake filter that you change about every 30,000 miles or so. I > > > learned this because when I bought my used car, it had a terrible > > > smoke scent that took months to get rid off. I finally learned > > about > > > this filter located near the windshield wiper on the passenger > > side. > > > I replaced it and soaked the new one in febreeze. That seemed to > > help > > > although it took about a month after that to get rid of all the > > smell. > > > > > > The car being such a small area is so difficult to treat because > > it > > > has so much fabric everywhere. Another thing to consider is steam > > > cleaning the seats, floor and ceiling. If it is heavily infested > > they > > > could be underneath the seat fabrics. > > > Those are just thoughts that come to mind. I hope it helps. > > > God bless you- MM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with > Mobile. > > Try it now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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