Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: darren clarke on August 21, 2010, 09:58:12 pm
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this is a serious post, i have noticed that in my van i offen get a damp smell, even when every thing is dry, is this normal or is my van skanky lol
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no matter what you do with your van water will find its way somewhere and then you start to get the smell .
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there is a system where you can get your van sprayed with a sealer that stops the smell. used to work as a butcher and the boss got it done on his berlingo,no more rotten meat,blood smells.cost about £500.
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£500 ? I'd rather put up with the smell.
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I have an 07 Berlingo, no matter what I tried water always found its way under the front seats and sat there about an inch deep. after a while it started to smell damp but just a glance under the seat it looked dry. the carpet is really thick with a foam backing so held loads of water but you could not tell.
so i cut the carpet out and drilled holes in the floor. I hope the leasing company dont notice when it goes back next year ;D
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Dispatch has the moulded floor covering with foam backing. When I used to overfill the tank the water got under the floor cover in the front. Once it's in there it will never dry out. Cut mine out in the end and use rubber matting now. Van is a bit noisy now.
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Dispatch has the moulded floor covering with foam backing. When I used to overfill the tank the water got under the floor cover in the front. Once it's in there it will never dry out. Cut mine out in the end and use rubber matting now. Van is a bit noisy now.
Time for that new van David? :)
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Had to cut carpets out of 2 vehicles...it does stink, no matter how hard you try, water will always get in. Smells like a sewer, i remember in my pug partner heaving at the smell when i lifted it all lol
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:) uck
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Darren are you trad or wfp? If trad and you leave the bucket in overnight, dont and it wont smell anywhere near as bad.
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wfp, i have discovered why the van is wet all the time, there is a fan on the roof and the top bit has some of so it is just a grill :-\
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my van stinks most days, ask my mrs, its even worse if ive had a ruby the night before ;D
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Dispatch has the moulded floor covering with foam backing. When I used to overfill the tank the water got under the floor cover in the front. Once it's in there it will never dry out. Cut mine out in the end and use rubber matting now. Van is a bit noisy now.
had same think happen with my expert dave, heres a tip for anyone who's had the same happen,peel the moulded floor back and sprinkle rice under it, leave it under the foam for a couple of weeks and the rice absorbs the moisture, bit of a bugger to sweep it all out after and the rice goes a bit mouldy but it works! still keep planning to install an overflow incase I over fill again ::) ;)
Simon
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Hiya guy's
Fibreglass the floor man....always do my vans,then rinse them out with pine disinfectant or summit nice & smelly ;D
fibreglass ;)that's the way forward bud ;D
Kindest regards
Justin ;)
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Hiya guy's
Fibreglass the floor man....always do my vans,then rinse them out with pine disinfectant or summit nice & smelly ;D
fibreglass ;)that's the way forward bud ;D
Kindest regards
Justin ;)
really justin ?????
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Hiya gav mate ;)
I use to hate that musty,mouldy smell man,i put a fibreglass floor down,now i just hose it out with a bit ov bleech ,jey's or summit nice... :-[...lol ;D
Always smells sweet now fella ;) ;)
& am not lieing gav 8)
kind regards
Justin ;)
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Hiya gav mate ;)
I use to hate that musty,mouldy smell man,i put a fibreglass floor down,now i just hose it out with a bit ov bleech ,jey's or summit nice... :-[...lol ;D
Always smells sweet now fella ;) ;)
& am not lieing gav 8)
kind regards
Justin ;)
may try it wen i get me trafic back
did u check out them bluebird heaters i told u bout
m8 its nearly on us now lol ;) ;)
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Belive me gav...best move ya could make,all that water about man ;)
i done my first van & never looked back,even bits ov nail's etc were turning van floor rusty......i know window cleaners buying new van's & after a year or two,rust holes everywere :o small price to pay,better than scrapping van.... ;D
Funny ya should say that bout them heater's....just been telling lads what we getting for the frost,this year :)& yeah right man,nearly here bud......thermal's out soon ;D
Still owe ya 1 for dat gav mate ;)
Take care fella,alway's good to talk dude ;)
Justin ;)
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im gona pick ya brains bout dem floors m8
remember blue bird vw heaters 4 ton but best 4 ton u will
ever spend m8 100% justin mark my words ;D ;D ;D
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have you got any damp socks you have flinged in th back or a dead cat that got in and ate all ya resin ;D ;D or done somthing in ya pants mate check this out it might be a bit embarrassing for ya
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im gona pick ya brains bout dem floors m8
remember blue bird vw heaters 4 ton but best 4 ton u will
ever spend m8 100% justin mark my words ;D ;D ;D
Hiya gav mate....
Just giz a bell anytime bud....easy to do also,bit messy fitting it,but worth it......... ;)
I'v got step by step pic's on this site or another site ,fitting it,ill have a look for them when ya intrested dude ;)
i will let ya know when i get that heater sorted man ;)
Take care gav
Kindest regards
Justin ;)
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Mek a loAd of mushrooms mate