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In the discussion thread: How do you get a bad odor out of car? [View all]

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:27 AM

tridim (40,717 posts)

24. Febreeze does work, the only thing that bothers me about it is the cost.

I'm guessing this is one of those products that costs pennies to make. Apparently it's just modified corn starch in water.

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72 replies	Author	Time	Post
How do you get a bad odor out of car? [View all]	raccoon	Jul 2012	OP
Drive it into a pond	Capt. Obvious	Jul 2012	#1
LOL	closeupready	Jul 2012	#62
buy some cheap coffee, ground coffee and sprinkle it all over the interior.	auntAgonist	Jul 2012	#2
Check cartalk.com	MannyGoldstein	Jul 2012	#3
Febreeze?	Gman	Jul 2012	#4
Yes, that usually works on anything. I keep a good supply in my house. n/t	RebelOne	Jul 2012	#49
If you don't need to use the car, you can hotbox it with Febreeze for a week.	slampoet	Jul 2012	#65
Ask it to get out and see if you got a flat and then take off real quick	CBGLuthier	Jul 2012	#5
LOL - Good one! - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#31
The Beast!!...	SidDithers	Jul 2012	#6
Beat me to it.	tridim	Jul 2012	#15
Charcoal and baking soda	tammywammy	Jul 2012	#7
Or, kitty litter.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#35
Yes, both of them together.	JNelson6563	Jul 2012	#61
Second.	xmas74	Jul 2012	#68
Throw Mitt out of it	2pooped2pop	Jul 2012	#8
I was going to ask if he accidentally hit a republican.	smirkymonkey	Jul 2012	#70
Ozium	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2012	#9
Winner, winner,	HappyMe	Jul 2012	#27
Except the chicken spoiled--that's what caused the odor in the first place...	lastlib	Jul 2012	#52
Leave the car open if possible to "air it out"..in addition	SoCalDem	Jul 2012	#64
If all else fails, call a Servpro and ask what they'll charge	elehhhhna	Jul 2012	#71
Oh, that's easy.	Scootaloo	Jul 2012	#10
Years ago, my husband was gifted with Brut aftershave -	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#11
Ask Romney to leave.	aquart	Jul 2012	#12
I can remember this happening years ago with some milk	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#13
excuse me one minute	Sea-Dog	Jul 2012	#14
remove the body	Demonaut	Jul 2012	#16
Ozone ....	1-Old-Man	Jul 2012	#17
My step son used to detail cars and used ozone	erinlough	Jul 2012	#66
I would try Febreeze	lunatica	Jul 2012	#18
Febreeze does work, the only thing that bothers me about it is the cost.	tridim	Jul 2012	#24
I haven't tried this yet,	Kadie	Jul 2012	#41
Thanks.. I was looking at those recipes after reading this thread.	tridim	Jul 2012	#43
Thanks!	Kadie	Jul 2012	#50
Try sprinkling a lot of baking soda all over the interior over night then vacuum it up the next day.	demosincebirth	Jul 2012	#19
Best and cheapest way	malaise	Jul 2012	#21
Just don't dump the used baking soda on the grass..	tridim	Jul 2012	#53
(we did that to a friend at his wedding...put dead fish under the back seat of his car...	lastlib	Jul 2012	#55
Wake up Eric Cantor and say "Your cab's here, stupid!"	HughBeaumont	Jul 2012	#20
Mmmmm! Duuzzzyyyy!!!!!	LongTomH	Jul 2012	#58
I once went fishing at a pier and left frozen squid in the car over the weekend..	X_Digger	Jul 2012	#22
"What? Am I hard of smelling?"	Javaman	Jul 2012	#23
Easy - Trade it in for a new one.	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#25
Take some used coffee grounds, spead them out on a plate and leave it in the car for a few days. Of	Erose999	Jul 2012	#26
Put a dead body	mercuryblues	Jul 2012	#28
The brother-in-law might be a good place to start.	randome	Jul 2012	#36
Wait a sec, I gotta ask Mitt...	JHB	Jul 2012	#29
Find a nice, sunny spot....	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#30
Microwaving works on sponges and dishrags too.	DCKit	Jul 2012	#37
Yep.	GoCubsGo	Jul 2012	#39
Open door. Step out.	randome	Jul 2012	#32
Thanks for sarting my day with a good laugh. Entire thread is DUzY-worthy and is	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#33
Divorce	JohnnyRingo	Jul 2012	#34
Go to the pet store and get "SIMPLE SOLUTION" -- it has enzymes that get rid of bio-based odors	Lex	Jul 2012	#38
+100 n/t	librechik	Jul 2012	#56
Not sure, but why you speak like Russian immigrant?	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#40
Russians don't use articles? LOL typo.... nt	raccoon	Jul 2012	#47
Is all good.	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#59
Make it ride on the roof.	Atman	Jul 2012	#42
Pull carpet/mat out of trunk and wash and dry thoroughly in the sun.	HooptieWagon	Jul 2012	#44
a sack of Krystals (or White Castle burgers depending on where you live)	NightWatcher	Jul 2012	#45
In space, no one can hear you stink.	randome	Jul 2012	#46
Road flare.	cliffordu	Jul 2012	#48
Let it rot outside for a day or two	jberryhill	Jul 2012	#51
Jerry Seinfeld had a simlar problem	Arugula Latte	Jul 2012	#54
When that happens, I make my BIL walk.	MineralMan	Jul 2012	#57
Oh, that's awful! But at least it is not what my daughter had to put up with	Trailrider1951	Jul 2012	#60
Park it at Chik-Fil-A...	lame54	Jul 2012	#63
Get a bag of powdered garden lime	LiberalEsto	Jul 2012	#67
Bonus #2..the lime can be sprinkled on the body (chicken parts my ass!) that BIL left. nt	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#69
Find an auto detailer that is willing to take on smoke	salin	Jul 2012	#72

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