so mad i have to throw out my seats

icnee · Nov 8, 2011

I have 2 CA's one was only used for maybe 2 weeks, 2 SR's a Titan an avenue and my MT

. All these seats were on my mothers porch for a few months and the all got covered in mold and mildew.

I had been useing a booster fgor Emma around town and she is fine but I can not drive from upstate NY to Boston and back with her in a booster there is no way she can sit that long. and now All i have is the moneteray a turbo and a MR.

I am so upset, mostly about my MT:crying:

Kac · Nov 8, 2011

Why were they on her porch for a few months??

That really sucks though.

icnee · Nov 8, 2011

Kac said:
Why were they on her porch for a few months??

That really sucks though.

I didnt need to used them at that time. we were only doing short drives around town and Emma sits fine for that. Naveah is in a booster full time now. and the baby is still rfing in the MR I really wanted to RF emma in the MT to got to Boston though now I am lost.

lorismurph · Nov 8, 2011

Can you bleach the covers? (colorsafe of course) and just buy new harnesses? Maybe someone here has some of what you'd need. I would think maybe you could get the mold out of the covers so they aren't a total loss.

mominabigtruck · Nov 8, 2011

I would just buy new harnesses. Soak the covers in your bathtub in some oxy and some clear dishsoap and then wash. It might not get all the spots out but it will fade them and should get rid of the funky smell.
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jourdysmom · Nov 8, 2011

I agree...wash the covers and order new harnesses...

Sorry I hate when something like that happens!

ketchupqueen · Nov 8, 2011

I'm still confused how they ended up sitting outside for months. But it sucks that they did!

crunchierthanthou · Nov 8, 2011

Yeah, that's a bummer.

Brigala · Nov 8, 2011

Definitely buy new harnesses and wash the covers. Forget the color-safe bleach. You need a little real bleach. They'll probably look like crap but they should work. Buy new covers when you can.

The toughest part will probably be replacing the harness for the MT, but for a seat like that I bet it would be worth it. And a new cover if the one you have doesn't clean up well.

finn · Nov 9, 2011

I would bleach the covers & replace the straps, there is no way I would be throwing out thousands of dollars worth of seats because of a bit of mold.

Baylor · Nov 9, 2011

finn said:
I would bleach the covers & replace the straps, there is no way I would be throwing out thousands of dollars worth of seats because of a bit of mold.

Yeah. The seats themselves should be fine and the covers can be washed. My question Is the same why would you leave that much $ in seats out in the elements. My seats are either in car or house.

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mamom · Nov 9, 2011

maybe it was an enclosed porch, like a sun room?

Baylor · Nov 9, 2011

mamom said:
maybe it was an enclosed porch, like a sun room?

Still if it something my kids are sitting in, it is not left outside or even on porch.

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jourdysmom · Nov 9, 2011

Baylor said:
Still if it something my kids are sitting in, it is not left outside or even on porch.

auto-correct on the loose..

An enclosed porch is like a garage... MANY of us leave our seats in the garage... I don't see what the big deal is. It happened to me once when I put a seat in my basement... the seat was 4 years old so i chucked it.... Was I mad at myself? YUP... but life goes on, you live and learn!

but new seats should be "repaired" and used IMO... especially an expensive seat like a MT

Baylor · Nov 9, 2011

jourdysmom said:
An enclosed porch is like a garage... MANY of us leave our seats in the garage... I don't see what the big deal is. It happened to me once when I put a seat in my basement... the seat was 4 years old so i chucked it.... Was I mad at myself? YUP... but life goes on, you live and learn!

but new seats should be "repaired" and used IMO... especially an expensive seat like a MT

ugh.. Not me.. I am spider/ bug phobic! They go in my kids room in their closet.. I like to be safe with them so I like to make sure if something happens ( weird leak or something) I still had them as protected as I could..

I wonder if you could wrap them in plastic or shrink wrap them....hmmm

ETA: I don't think is says enclosed porch.. did I miss that?

StillThankful · Nov 9, 2011

icnee said:
I have 2 CA's one was only used for maybe 2 weeks, 2 SR's a Titan an avenue and my MT. All these seats were on my mothers porch for a few months and the all got covered in mold and mildew.

I had been useing a booster fgor Emma around town and she is fine but I can not drive from upstate NY to Boston and back with her in a booster there is no way she can sit that long. and now All i have is the moneteray a turbo and a MR.

I am so upset, mostly about my MT:crying:

I'd buy your moldy MT in a heartbeat!

mominabigtruck · Nov 9, 2011

I have shelves in my garage specifically for seats and strollers but they get put in lawn and leaf bags to make sure they stay dry and fresh. Even in a bag I wouldn't leave stuff on my porch, it leaks and there's tons of wild animals around that would get into it.
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Baylor · Nov 9, 2011

mominabigtruck said:
I have shelves in my garage specifically for seats and strollers but they get put in lawn and leaf bags to make sure they stay dry and fresh. Even in a bag I wouldn't leave stuff on my porch, it leaks and there's tons of wild animals around that would get into it.
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I know my Grandmom has an enclosed porch with windows but she still gets moisture in there. Yeah. This stinks.

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java · Nov 9, 2011

I'm sure it's a hindsight 20 20 problem.

Heck, I'd buy moldy seats too if I thought I could get them clean again!

Brigala · Nov 9, 2011

Well, I leave car seats on my not-enclosed front porch all the time. Not for extended periods of time, though, unless it's a car seat that's destined for the next recycle event or BRU trade-in. But for a day or two I do.

Usually I store my good seats in the camp trailer because we keep the climate controlled for anti-mold purposes in there anyway. But this year we put a cover on it and it's hard to get in and out of so I need to think of another plan.

so mad i have to throw out my seats

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