Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

[RickyMartinZ28]

A few years back a mobile detailer came and worked on a car up at the body shop. The car was wrecked in the rain and had windows knocked out, got really wet inside and such...

Anyways, he used what he called an "Ozone Machine".... he said that you seal off the cabin, which took a good while to seal all vents, air movement passages, and doors, windows, etc... but what it did was remove all the oxygen inside the cabin, and held that state for about 24 hrs.... it suppossedly kills all bacteria, mold, mildew, etc... by starving them for oxygen...

Well it worked really well, the car smelled alot like new when he was finished...

Has anyone else heard of this process???

[Blueline]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

I would think it is nearly impossible to seal the cabin completely, and based on the link below, it is not necessary.
No experience with it, but here is a link.

http://www.jenesco.com/ozone-machine.html

[RickyMartinZ28]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

Wow... thats cool.

[TimG]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

Another name for it is Ozone Generator. The machine produces ozone and will eat away the bacterias/mold/etc in the car. Concern is the amount of ozone the machine releases as too much might be harmful and too low, you end up waiting too long for it to work. I've seen people using it on pubs and lounges. Place smells great after a party night.

Recently one of the "car wash" comp at my side is starting to promote this as part of their car wash program. I'll check up on them when I'm nearby.

[RickyMartinZ28]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

I've never actually seen one, from what he described it sat outside the vehicle and created somewhat of a vaccum... by placing a hose in the drivers window and sealing it...

[oldmodman]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

Ozone generators are the best way to get rid of stubborn smells.

It usually takes 3 - 4 hours for the typical car.

But I saw one used on a yacht once. It was a sixty five footer that had been left with a window open during a rain storm and it let in enough water to start mold in most of the carpet and cloth couches. They left an ozone generator on inside of it for two weeks, as well as heaters and fans to dry out the interior. It worked. The ozone generator prevented mold growth from continuing. And once the interior was dry everything could be cleaned and afterward the interior smelled great.

[H.E.D]

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have heard and seen some mobile detailers use it not much,but the results are amazing it smells fresh kind of right after a thunder storm,but beware some of this stuff left too long can eat right thru plastic.any one correct me if i'm wrong.

[kesawi]

Re: Has anyone used di-oxygen machine?

have heard and seen some mobile detailers use it not much,but the results are amazing it smells fresh kind of right after a thunder storm,but beware some of this stuff left too long can eat right thru plastic.any one correct me if i'm wrong.

Plastics decompose through natural oxidisation. Ozone is a strong oxidiser, and plastics exposed to ozone will have accelerated oxidisation. Whether the low concentration and short exposure time to ozone using the "Ozone Machine" is sufficient to cause any real increase in plastic decomposition, I cannot say.