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My car window smells like butt.
harlequin
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I recently got gas in my car (which was a nightmare in itself) and used the window wash with the squeegee (not quite sure if that's the correct spelling so please forgive me:|).
It seems they haven't changed the washing fluid in...well ever. It's God awful. I went to work this morning and got out of the car thinking someone was messing with the sewer systems. I would have thought the smell would wash away in the rain yesterday, but I guess not..
Would a simple car wash do? Or do I need special cleaner? If it didn't wash away in the rain I figure it's going to need something more than just water. I'd like to somehow disinfect it too, because who knows what kind of bacteria was lingering in there..
It seems they haven't changed the washing fluid in...well ever. It's God awful. I went to work this morning and got out of the car thinking someone was messing with the sewer systems. I would have thought the smell would wash away in the rain yesterday, but I guess not..
Would a simple car wash do? Or do I need special cleaner? If it didn't wash away in the rain I figure it's going to need something more than just water. I'd like to somehow disinfect it too, because who knows what kind of bacteria was lingering in there..
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You've changed the fluid? You may simply have to wait for the rest to go away.
Are you sure it wasn't a little bit of transmission fluid? That stuff stinks compared to the washing/coolant stuff. In any case, a little diluted pine-sol should clear that right up.
It was actually from the gas station. I know for a fact it was because I smelled it when i put it on. By that time...
it was too late.
Pine Sol huh? It won't hurt the car at all?
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Well, I mean, don't lay it in a thick coat. Dilute it down a lot and use a spray mister. I can't know for certain but I don't have that great of upholstery and I used it to get the gasoline smell out of my car. I've also had good times with vinegar, definitely do some search up with your upholstery and using pine-sol. There's cholorox too, but that'll definitely ruin shit.
Edit: If there's big noticeable spots, you can even use baking soda to help absorb it. It also seems that diluted pine-sol is great for leather, but iffy on carpeted/polyester-ish upholstery.
I do believe bowen is talking about getting gasoline out of upholstery. >.>
Yeah when he asked if it was safe for the car I figured it must be somewhere on his upholstery. My method works pretty decently on both gas and transmission fluid. I had some on the corner of a window where it meets the inside vinyl, worked fine on both the window and vinyl.
Just a window? A good wash will do the trick too.