How do you get a bad odor out of car?

[raccoon]

BIL left raw chicken parts in truck over weekend….and the windows were rolled up, and 100 plus weather...

[Capt. Obvious]

1. Drive it into a pond

Make sure the bodies are still in the trunk

[closeupready]

62. LOL

[auntAgonist]

2. buy some cheap coffee, ground coffee and sprinkle it all over the interior.

I used to drive truck and hauled overseas containers. Some shippers would NOT ship if the containers smelled bad. A can of coffee always did the trick. You'll need at least 2lbs of it.


Good luck.

aA

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Check cartalk.com

I think the Tappet Brothers have answered this one...

[Gman]

4. Febreeze?

[RebelOne]

49. Yes, that usually works on anything. I keep a good supply in my house. n/t

[slampoet]

65. If you don't need to use the car, you can hotbox it with Febreeze for a week.

But a light coating wont due. Soaking all and rolling up the windows to let it stew for at least 4-5 days.

[CBGLuthier]

5. Ask it to get out and see if you got a flat and then take off real quick

Well that was how I got my brother-in-law out.

[coalition_unwilling]

31. LOL - Good one! - n/t

[SidDithers]

6. The Beast!!...

/Seinfeld

Sid

[tridim]

15. Beat me to it.

I also thought of the Mythbusters episode with the rotting pig in the corvette.

[tammywammy]

7. Charcoal and baking soda

First I'd open the windows for a while and see how much that gets the odor out. Sprinkle baking soda around and leave some charcoal out and i. t'll get rid of the smell, but it could take a couple of days

[GoCubsGo]

35. Or, kitty litter.

That stuff is amazing! I have used it to clean up oil spills. It sucks it right out of the concrete. The old-fashioned kind is just fine, although they do make versions with baking soda and/or charcoal.

[JNelson6563]

61. Yes, both of them together.

Lots of people are unaware of the odor absorbing power of charcoal.

Julie

[xmas74]

68. Second.

Charcoal and baking soda are fantastic. Also, scrub the seats and carpet with plain white vinegar.

[2pooped2pop]

8. Throw Mitt out of it

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should take care of it. Oh nm. I see it was chicken parts, not chicken hawks.


that being said, try vinegar

[smirkymonkey]

70. I was going to ask if he accidentally hit a republican.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

The charcoal and baking soda should do the trick, however.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Ozium

Doctors use it to neutralize the most putrid odors (e.g., urine, shit, vomit).

http://www.amazon.com/OZIUM-SANITIZER-OZM-1-ORIGINAL-SCENT/dp/B000CSWCAG

It has a rather strong smell initially but when it fades, so do the odors.

BTW, we used this to hide our pot smoking in college.

[HappyMe]

27. Winner, winner,

chicken dinner!


Ozium is truly a miracle product.

[lastlib]

52. Except the chicken spoiled--that's what caused the odor in the first place...

(Sheesh--do I hafta 'splain everything to ya?)

[SoCalDem]

64. Leave the car open if possible to "air it out"..in addition

to some of the other remedies..

The smell will have permeated the headliner, and cloth surfaces, so a good airing out will help a LOT..

Failing that, you might have to replace the carpeting

[elehhhhna]

71. If all else fails, call a Servpro and ask what they'll charge

to stick an ozone machine in there for an hour or two. Ours here near Houston did it for like 40 bucks if the car owner brought the car to the shop. Scrubs the air by breaking the molecules apart blah blah whatever. Works like crazy.

[Scootaloo]

10. Oh, that's easy.

Take a toothbrush, a box of baking soda, a pan of water, and a bright red speedo.

Drive your brother in law to a busy mall marking lot, hand him these items and say "put this on and start scrubbing my car, or you walk home."

Be sure to post the video on youtube.

"left raw chicken parts in the truck over the weekend," I mean what the hell, man...

[hedgehog]

11. Years ago, my husband was gifted with Brut aftershave -

he poured it under the floor mats. I always liked the smell of his car!

[aquart]

12. Ask Romney to leave.

I did not do that.

[dipsydoodle]

13. I can remember this happening years ago with some milk

Think I used household ammonia to kill it.

[Sea-Dog]

14. excuse me one minute

that's better

burn it out I guess

[Demonaut]

16. remove the body

or shower more

[1-Old-Man]

17. Ozone ....

If you know anyone who has an ozone generator put it inside the car for a couple of hours, that will be a good start. Then open up all the windows and leave them open for a few days. In the meantime change the interior air filter, if you car has one - something that nearly no one ever does. There are also a few sprays that work to some extent, one that I've tried and seemed to work was called 'Ozonium', and I've read about some cleaner that you squirt into your air ducts that is supposed to work well but you'd have to go searching on that one.

[erinlough]

66. My step son used to detail cars and used ozone

To get out smoke smell from interiors. Most autozone type places have it.

[lunatica]

18. I would try Febreeze

So far it's worked very well with all the odious odorage I've encountered. It also neutralizes pot odors.

[tridim]

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.

[Kadie]

41. I haven't tried this yet,

but here is a 'recipe' for febreeze...



This is a recipe that my friend has used and loves! It's just pennies per bottle compared to the over $5 bottle that you can buy in a store!

-1/8 cup fabric softener
-2 Tbs baking soda
-Hot Tap Water to fill up the bottle

Put fabric softener and baking soda in spray bottle. Fill up the rest with hot water. Use like you would Febreeze.


http://www.mommysavers.com/c/t/203152/homemade-febreeze

[tridim]

43. Thanks.. I was looking at those recipes after reading this thread.

Here's more:

http://tipnut.com/4-homemade-febreeze-recipes/

[Kadie]

50. Thanks!

[demosincebirth]

19. Try sprinkling a lot of baking soda all over the interior over night then vacuum it up the next day.

See how that works. You should be glad it wasn't fish he left over night.

[malaise]

21. Best and cheapest way

Next day I'd spray Lysol Disinfectant spray

[tridim]

53. Just don't dump the used baking soda on the grass..

I made that mistake once.

[lastlib]

55. (we did that to a friend at his wedding...put dead fish under the back seat of his car...

...during his reception. He told us later it took him two days to find the source, and another month to get rid of the smell. Twenty-some years later--almost thirty--I don't think he's forgiven us yet!)

[HughBeaumont]

20. Wake up Eric Cantor and say "Your cab's here, stupid!"

[LongTomH]

58. Mmmmm! Duuzzzyyyy!!!!!

[X_Digger]

22. I once went fishing at a pier and left frozen squid in the car over the weekend..

12lb bag of baking soda and charcoal from the local pet store.

[Javaman]

23. "What? Am I hard of smelling?"

classic Seinfeld.

[HopeHoops]

25. Easy - Trade it in for a new one.

[Erose999]

26. Take some used coffee grounds, spead them out on a plate and leave it in the car for a few days. Of

Of course, the odor will be gone, but your vehicle will smell like coffee. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.

[mercuryblues]

28. Put a dead body

in the trunk. After a few hours you won't notice the rotten chicken smell.

[randome]

36. The brother-in-law might be a good place to start.

[JHB]

29. Wait a sec, I gotta ask Mitt...

...ok, done.

Mitt says you should send a different car up the elevator until you get a new one to replace the smelly one. A couple hours for paperwork and delivery, and you're all set. Better yet, order from two places, and let them know that the one who delivers first is the one that gets paid.

[GoCubsGo]

30. Find a nice, sunny spot....

...empty the truck, leave the door open, and let the sun shine in. There is a reason we have the saying, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant.". It's a great way to get the odor out of your kitchen sponges, too. The smell comes from bacteria, an sunshine kills a lot of it.

[DCKit]

37. Microwaving works on sponges and dishrags too.

15-30 seconds (depending on how wet it is) and it kills everything, including the smell.

Do not attempt this with a whole car.

[GoCubsGo]

39. Yep.

Sometimes, it doesn't work on the odors, however. But, when it doesn't, setting the sponge or rag out in the sun for a day or two does.

[randome]

32. Open door. Step out.

Sorry! Sorry!

[coalition_unwilling]

33. Thanks for sarting my day with a good laugh. Entire thread is DUzY-worthy and is

being nominated by me

[JohnnyRingo]

34. Divorce

Oops... I just read the rest of your post, and I see it's a food smell.
My solution may not apply to your situation.

[Lex]

38. Go to the pet store and get "SIMPLE SOLUTION" -- it has enzymes that get rid of bio-based odors

like cat pee and other biologically based odors. It's worth a try.

[librechik]

56. +100 n/t

[Ikonoklast]

40. Not sure, but why you speak like Russian immigrant?

Apologies if from Smolensk.

[raccoon]

47. Russians don't use articles? LOL typo.... nt

[Ikonoklast]

59. Is all good.

Sorry about stinky car.

In Smolensk, we use vodka.





For everything.

[Atman]

42. Make it ride on the roof.

[HooptieWagon]

44. Pull carpet/mat out of trunk and wash and dry thoroughly in the sun.

If the trunk has drain plugs, you can remove them and use a little soap and water. As much fresh air as possible. The odor will go away eventually. A woman friend once left 5 lbs of fresh shrimp in my trunk over the weekend in Fl summer, I know what you're dealing with!

Edit: Misread truck in OP as trunk. Removing carpet and using soap and water probably not possible. Instead, reccomend spray n vac foamy carpet cleaner, and an odor absorber. As much fresh air as possible, too. It will go away in a few weeks. Maybe trade vehicles with BIL during that time? Lol!

[NightWatcher]

45. a sack of Krystals (or White Castle burgers depending on where you live)

leave the bag of burgers in there for a few days and after that you'll only smell burgers. After another day the burger smell will disappear. I used this technique to get the pot smell out of my car a bunch in school. It also works on getting the fish smell out of your truck.

[randome]

46. In space, no one can hear you stink.

[cliffordu]

48. Road flare.

[jberryhill]

51. Let it rot outside for a day or two

Oh, wait, I thought the question was

"How do you get a bad odor out of a CAT?"

Never mind.

[Arugula Latte]

54. Jerry Seinfeld had a simlar problem

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[MineralMan]

57. When that happens, I make my BIL walk.

My advice is to never let my BIL into your car at all. And that goes double if he has eaten sauerkraut.

[Trailrider1951]

60. Oh, that's awful! But at least it is not what my daughter had to put up with

When my daughter moved into her first apartment in the Houston area, about five minutes away from my house, she took her cat without using a pet carrier. Well, Mr. Kitty did not like his first car ride, and he spent the ride under the passenger seat, where he peed. We tried everything to get that smell out, and finally gave up. We just rode with all the windows down, even in 100 degree heat, and called that little Honda the "Cat Piss Express"!

[lame54]

63. Park it at Chik-Fil-A...

right near the entrance

people entering will think it's coming from the restaurant

[LiberalEsto]

67. Get a bag of powdered garden lime

Just put the bag on the floor of the car and cut a big X in the bag so it can start absorbing the odor. Leave it in for several days.

We did this when we moved into a house that reeked of rancid curry.
Normally we love Indian food, but the smell was appalling.
It just took a few days for the lime to absorb the smell.

Bonus: you can sprinkle the lime on your lawn afterward.

[msanthrope]

69. Bonus #2..the lime can be sprinkled on the body (chicken parts my ass!) that BIL left. nt

[salin]

72. Find an auto detailer that is willing to take on smoke

(not as in cigarette or cigar smoke, but is in fire = smoke.) If they can get out smoke residue, then they can handle rotting chicken smell.

[gopiscrap]

74. what?