DEODORIZER

csstrux · September 9th, 2009, 05:52 PM

Just picked up a 98 intrigue for a song

. Had a nasty coolant leak that was quickly fixed. Now I an dealing with a car that had some fairly unsavory odors that are reminiscent of fish. Probably due to baking in the sun for the last two months wet and full of garbage.

Eventually I will likely tear the interior down and do a complete and full cleans and shampoo, but for now have done a thorough surface clean. Has anyone had any success with a quick fix deodorizer, and if so what was it?

svnt442 · September 9th, 2009, 06:05 PM

Try some fabreeze. I had a cat spray in my car and it cleared it up nicely. Took a couple applications, but it worked.

Lady72nRob71 · September 9th, 2009, 07:23 PM

Perhaps 10 boxes of baking soda??

I had some chinese food overturn in my '86 about 12 years ago. The smell had finally subsided after I used some pet odor remover 5 years after...

Neuralize it - don't cover it.

Olds64 · September 10th, 2009, 07:03 AM

I agree with Randy, Febreeze works well. My wife uses it in the house all the time. It cuts the animal smell around the dog crate and dog bed.

The Pet Odor Neutralizer is also a good product. Arm & Hammer makes it and you can buy it at Wal Mart in the pet section. It is essentially baking soda with perfume in it. You dust it on the interior and let is set for 1/2 an hour before vacuuming.

Jamesbo · September 10th, 2009, 07:09 AM

Don't cover it up.

Wad up a ton of newspaper and throw it in there. It will absorb alot of the odor. BUT don't leave it in there over a day or two.

Olds64 · September 10th, 2009, 07:21 AM

Quote:

don't leave it in there over a day or two.

What happens if you leave it in there over a day or two? Does it spontaneously combust?

Jamesbo · September 10th, 2009, 07:24 AM

No, it makes a nice motel for rodents.

Olds64 · September 10th, 2009, 07:27 AM

Dirty rats!

Bluevista · September 10th, 2009, 08:07 AM

Chinese food? Garbage? Cats? I've heard some wild excuses before.

I would get out my trusty Little Green Machine and use the pet/organic odor solution and go to town.
Remove it, don't neutralize it.

Doesn't your basic street variety charcoal grill charcoal absorb odors?
Don't get the match-light type or those dirty rats will be having them a barbecue.

csstrux · October 24th, 2009, 11:32 AM

Bought a Bissell proheat unit, did a pretty good job of cleaning up the mess, but will probably gut the car next spring and really go to town as the knooks are still pretty nasty, but just don't have the time this year anymore. GRRRRR I hate Wisconsin weather.

derek nesdoly · October 24th, 2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by csstrux

Bought a Bissell proheat unit, did a pretty good job of cleaning up the mess, but will probably gut the car next spring and really go to town as the knooks are still pretty nasty, but just don't have the time this year anymore. GRRRRR I hate Wisconsin weather.

I'm assuming a knook is a particularly kinky nook? Ya' wanna talk weather? It was 0 Celcius[32 Fahr.] up here last nite with a snow warning!How's about you snowshoe up here and I'll treat you to some REAL beer while we compare nasty weather stories: sleet, snow, ice and frozen body parts?! [ we won't even need a cooler for the brewskies!]

csstrux · October 25th, 2009, 02:40 PM

No thanks. Was born and raised in the north but was built for the south...anything under 40 SUCKS!!!. I have been dealing with other issues that are more pressing that I won't get into here, but won't have time until it's too cold to really give the proper attention to.

September 9th, 2009, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
csstrux Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Janesville wisconsin Posts: 1,659	DEODORIZER Just picked up a 98 intrigue for a song. Had a nasty coolant leak that was quickly fixed. Now I an dealing with a car that had some fairly unsavory odors that are reminiscent of fish. Probably due to baking in the sun for the last two months wet and full of garbage. Eventually I will likely tear the interior down and do a complete and full cleans and shampoo, but for now have done a thorough surface clean. Has anyone had any success with a quick fix deodorizer, and if so what was it? __________________ Chad Greed: in psychology is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

September 9th, 2009, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
svnt442 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 453	Try some fabreeze. I had a cat spray in my car and it cleared it up nicely. Took a couple applications, but it worked. __________________ Randy 1970 442

September 9th, 2009, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lady72nRob71 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 1,916	Perhaps 10 boxes of baking soda?? I had some chinese food overturn in my '86 about 12 years ago. The smell had finally subsided after I used some pet odor remover 5 years after... Neuralize it - don't cover it. __________________ -Rob Young 1972 Cutlass Supreme Convertible (442 clone) -"Lady" (My mistress...) http://www.flickr.com/photos/robsalbum/sets/ 1986 Cutlass Supreme Coupe - "Pristine" 1978 Ford (Old Faithful) a.k.a. "the Tramp" 1997 Cadillac STS (for sale - too many cars!) 1999 Harley Davidson Sportster - "the Freedom Machine"

September 10th, 2009, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 4,286	I agree with Randy, Febreeze works well. My wife uses it in the house all the time. It cuts the animal smell around the dog crate and dog bed. The Pet Odor Neutralizer is also a good product. Arm & Hammer makes it and you can buy it at Wal Mart in the pet section. It is essentially baking soda with perfume in it. You dust it on the interior and let is set for 1/2 an hour before vacuuming. __________________ Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself... Apparently, you don't understand! Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper! Cameron Frye Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986

September 10th, 2009, 07:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jamesbo Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,849	Don't cover it up. Wad up a ton of newspaper and throw it in there. It will absorb alot of the odor. BUT don't leave it in there over a day or two. __________________ 69 H/O 69 442 convertible 69 Vista Cruiser 69 442 hardtop "Growing old is mandatory,Growing up is optional"

September 10th, 2009, 07:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jamesbo Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,849	No, it makes a nice motel for rodents. __________________ 69 H/O 69 442 convertible 69 Vista Cruiser 69 442 hardtop "Growing old is mandatory,Growing up is optional"

September 10th, 2009, 07:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 4,286	Dirty rats! __________________ Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself... Apparently, you don't understand! Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper! Cameron Frye Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986

September 10th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bluevista Cruisin' the Vistas Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 1,718	Chinese food? Garbage? Cats? I've heard some wild excuses before. I would get out my trusty Little Green Machine and use the pet/organic odor solution and go to town. Remove it, don't neutralize it. Doesn't your basic street variety charcoal grill charcoal absorb odors? Don't get the match-light type or those dirty rats will be having them a barbecue.

October 24th, 2009, 11:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
csstrux Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Janesville wisconsin Posts: 1,659	Bought a Bissell proheat unit, did a pretty good job of cleaning up the mess, but will probably gut the car next spring and really go to town as the knooks are still pretty nasty, but just don't have the time this year anymore. GRRRRR I hate Wisconsin weather. __________________ Chad Greed: in psychology is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

October 25th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
csstrux Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Janesville wisconsin Posts: 1,659	No thanks. Was born and raised in the north but was built for the south...anything under 40 SUCKS!!!. I have been dealing with other issues that are more pressing that I won't get into here, but won't have time until it's too cold to really give the proper attention to. __________________ Chad Greed: in psychology is an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth

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