The first indication of the presence of mold in cars is a Damp and Musty mold smell that you will be able to get the mold smell as soon as you open your vehicle.

Even if the mold is not visible in the vehicle, the smell is an indication that there is mold in the vehicle.
Visually, if you can see a Fuzzy-looking, moss-like substance growing, it’s a clear indication of Mold in your car.

D&V has been cleaning mold from vehicles for many years. We have cleaned mold from cars in the hundreds.
We also have experience cleaning commercial trucks for Mold & Virus exposure, including COVID to ensure that they are safe.

We have even provided certificates for border services(both Canada & U.S.A), where they accept our validation that Trucks have been sanitized at over 120 °C. (thus killing all known viruses)

Science has proven that mold and most viruses including the coronavirus cannot survive at temperatures over 80°C.

So instead of throwing in a bunch of chemicals, that may or may not work. our mold removal process makes use of superheated steam at over 120°C, to ensure that all the mold viruses in vehicles are killed on contact.

Our mold removal & virus removal services include steaming the entire vehicle (including headliner seatbelts and trunk area) with superheated steam from our commercial-grade steamers.

Further, we run an Ozone gas for around 30 minutes so that any Mold spores in the air and ventilation system are killed, and the mold smell is minimized.

The steaming and shampoo will not only kill the mold, but will also help with the smell. The Ozone gas will kill the air-borne spores and take care of 90% of the smells. Once the car is Mold Free, we request that you drive with windows down so that the vehicle can be aired, and you let the moisture get out.

After we complete the service, we request our client to consider the following.

Drive for the first 30 minutes with windows down to let the Ozone gas go away (Ozone is NOT very healthy)

Roll down one window by an inch so that internal moisture has somewhere to escape (if the weather outside is not raining)

If the vehicle had excess water, please consider running a small space heater in the vehicle with a window rolled down by an inch. (please monitor the heater and make sure the heat is not excessive, please take care of electrical wiring).

Most often mold forms in cars due to water leaking into a closed vehicle where air circulation is limited. This could also be due to condensation that naturally occurs during winter.

Mold forms in vehicles that have not been used for a period of 1-3 weeks, the moisture due to a leak or condensation does not have any place to escape, and it creates a damp environment that makes mold grow.

As long as the vehicle is in use, well-ventilated, and there is air circulation, the chance of mold forming in vehicles is minimal.

After we complete the service, we request our client to consider the following.

a) Drive for the first 30 minutes with windows down to let the Ozone gas go away (Ozone is NOT very healthy)

b) Roll down one window by an inch, when back home (if in a safe neighborhood) so that internal moisture has somewhere to escape (if the weather outside is not raining)

c) If the vehicle had excess water, please consider running a small space heater in the vehicle with a window rolled down by an inch. (if in a safe neighborhood) & (please monitor the heater and make sure the heat is not excessive, please take care of electrical wiring not becoming a fire hazard)

If we have missed a spot, we will come back and clean it within 48 hours of providing the service.

Please use the vehicle as much as possible, if there is a leak in one of the seals or if the vehicle is again kept closed for over 1 week, the chance of mold forming again is very high, and we “WILL NOT” come back to do repeated cleanings at no charge. The Service will be treated as a New Service Charge.

Please Note : We cannot dry the car after the service, and the vehicle will be a little damp. We request that the client airs out the vehicle and drive with the windows down by an inch so that the moisture can escape.
keeping the vehicle damp in a closed space, WILL probably cause mold to come back & we cannot be held liable for the same.

Mold is a Virus & a Health Hazard

While it might only be Visible in only one area, the Virus could have moved to other sections, and started growing there with time.

We will need to Steam the entire vehicle, including the headliner, and run an Ozone Gas for 30 minutes to make sure the virus is Killed.  We are sorry but we do not do any shortcuts when it comes to health.

You will need to take the interior service & add the mold option while booking an appointment with us.

Once the mold sets in seatbelts and other Vynyl, the steam will kill the mold, but we cannot take our the mold spots from seatbelts

We will spray superheated steam around the seats, and the mold will be killed.

We cannot remove the seats. This is mainly done by mechanics, our technicians are not qualified to remove seats, and neither do they have the tools.

Further it’s a liability issue if we try to do it and mess up something.

However, if you want to remove the seats yourself, we will be more than happy to clean out the mold for you.

We will spray superheated steam into the air vents. It will kill the mold that can be reached. The rest of the mold will be killed with the ozone gas that is run inside the vehicle for 30 minutes.

We are mobile-only, our vans have all the equipment to clean mold from our customer’s cars, we do not have a location where you can come for removing mold from your vehicles.

We will come to your location, we need access to a power outlet.

We need 2 parking spots and access to a power outlet, we cannot run a generator in an underground parkade.

We are mobile-only mold service providers, and we service all areas, in the Metro Vancouver areas, from Abbotsford, BC. to Langley, BC. Maple Ridge, BC. Surrey, BC. Delta, BC. Coquitlam, BC. Burnaby, BC. New Westminister, BC. Richmond, BC. & also, in All of Vancouver, BC (Minus Downtown, UBC, SFU, and West Van)