Tips for Odor removal inside car ??

[nfpgasmask]

When I bought my RS, is stunk to high hell of cigars (his) and cigarettes (hers). To get the odor out, I removed the carpet, which was shot anyhow, and I pulled the seats (which will get recovered later), I also removed all the door panels and scrubbed them with grime reaper and shampoo on the fabric parts, and I also pulled the entire dash out and cleaned all the AC ducts. This got rid of the odor pretty good.

Bart

[tom4bren]

BTW, I've been told that keeping a small bowl of vinegar under the seat for a few days will also get rid of smells in the car. I've personally never tried that though.

[evillecutter]

which one do you think would work best for spilled gear oil on truck carpet?

[nfpgasmask]

I gotta say, this stuff works damn good:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Turtle-Wax...l5=pla&veh=sem

Bart

[tom4bren]

which one do you think would work best for spilled gear oil on truck carpet?

Cat litter is the starting point to absorb all of the liquid. Then steam clean for residue removal (make sure all of the clay is gone before steam cleaning though). If odor persists, then I'd repeat steam cleaning with Oxy10 instead of shampoo.

[nfpgasmask]

I had gun oil stains on the rear carpet of my VX, and that Turtle Wax carpet cleaner completely removed the stains. I was impressed. For odors though, not sure, but it's bound to smell better.

Bart

[Anita]

Eat less beans before driving....


....my farts smell kinda "floral"

you are bad, Billy

[mdwyer]

+ 2 on ozone treatment.

I'll go ahead and make that a +3 (at least!). I'm a firm believer in them! The dealer ran an ozone generator for just a few minutes in my VX when I bought it. It completely removed the cigarette smell. I used one in my house to get rid of cat smell. I recommended one to my neighbor after three rooms of his house were sprayed by a skunk.

I rented one for about $20 from a rental store. You can buy one for about $140. (Denver VXers, feel free to borrow mine, if I ever get it back from the last person I lent it to...)

When you run it, it generates ozone that in low quantities smells like a xerox machine or like static electricity. In high doses it starts smelling like bleach, and will give you an instant sore throat. So, you just run it for 15 minutes or so with the fan and AC on. Then, let it air out a bit. After that, things will smell oddly neutral for quite some time!

Don't run it too much, though. It oxidizes everything it touches, which can include plastics and rubber. This might be a Bad Thing. Also, the gas is very reactive, so it goes away pretty quickly and doesn't absorb deeply into things. If the odor is soaked into your carpets and seats, you might be out of luck.

[VX KAT]

x100! Super thank you to all who recommended this!
Got the machine yesterday, paid $129/Free Shipping. Covers 3,500 sq feet, commercial model. Brand new.
Did 1 hr on, 1 hr left alone with closed windows - odor 90% gone, so much better.

Did another hour today, same time, and it's gone baby! Has a faint bleachy smell for just a little while, and then a neutral type odor. I decide tomorrow if it needs any more treatment. Did the VX for an hour today, still sitting in garage closed up. It was kind of starting to smell like "old car" smell, thought it could use a blast of this stuff. Next I'm going to try a few rooms inside - like kitty box area.

I got a face-full of it the first time I turned it on, had it on floor mat and leaned over to turn timer dial - WHAM! that stuff instantly starts blowing air that smells farily strongly of this bleachy type smell.
Note to self, next time - hold breath, turn dial, turn away ASAP and slam door and run.