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Dog smell inside car
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Ok well, i came into a free SUV this past week, it was given to me by a friend of the family because they were sick of dealing with this smell that wont come out of the car. The previous owners let large dogs into the back area of the SUV, and the thing smells like dogs, and the smell seems to be impossible to get out. The seats are leather, but the dogs were only on the carpeted back when the seats were folded down.
The smell is not overwhelmingly bad, but its pretty gross. I have tried all kinds of febreeze and washing and airing out and i cant figure out how to do it. Is there some kind of trick or some way somebody here knows how to deal with this? It seems to be trapped in that carpet. There must be SOME way of dealing with this. I do have another non smelly vehicle but still, this SUV is in mint condition if not for the smell.
The smell is not overwhelmingly bad, but its pretty gross. I have tried all kinds of febreeze and washing and airing out and i cant figure out how to do it. Is there some kind of trick or some way somebody here knows how to deal with this? It seems to be trapped in that carpet. There must be SOME way of dealing with this. I do have another non smelly vehicle but still, this SUV is in mint condition if not for the smell.
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You may try getting the carpet professionally cleaned...Or you could try buying a can of automotive carpet cleaner. I bought a can of it at Walmart once, and it didn't do a bad job...then again, the smell I was trying to get out of my also newly-purchased car wasn't that bad. This sounds like it would need something pretty intense.
No, but there is leather on the seats, would it damage the leather by just being in proximity?
I dont really want to rip out the carpets or something like that, that seems a little extreme. Also professionally detailed is a little overboard, and costs like $150 when i went to look at it.
I'm not sure what the previous owners tried, but they obviously tried a lot of things if they just got sick of trying to get the smell out. The smell isnt overpowering, but its unpleasant none the less.
Why don't you ask them what they've done and how it worked? I bet they've tried everything, including profesional cleaning. Sometimes, if the animals were in there for long enough over a long enough period (every day for years) that smell is not going to come out.
It's not just in the carpets either, most likely. Upholstery on the sides, back of the seats, possibly the cloth of the ceiling, underneath the carpeting.
If you don't want to spend any money right now and really want to get rid of the smell, I would rip out the carpets and throw down a piece of rug just to cover it.. worry about getting it re-done some other time.
TL;DR: That smell is not coming out via cleaning. They gave the SUV away, and I'm sure they tried every cleaning method imaginable before doing so.
Then open all the windows and sunroof if applicable, and let it sit in the sun for a day. Sunlight is the best way to kill smells .
Do you have experience with these? Do they really work? Only bad thing is is they are all on the Mainland BC, and im on Vancouver island.
Nope, Comox Valley. =(
Oh, snap! My cousin's from there! Maybe I can ask her, and get back to you.
The steam would condense on the leather, not an issue.
The biggest issue is if the smell is not in the carpet - but underneath it - which you'll only discover by removal. Which is the best course of action by this point I would expect.
It was on Food Detectives, they put a tray into a fridge full of molding/rotting stuff and with it in there you couldn't smell the rotting things anymore.
What is activated charcoal? This sounds interesting.
I wouldn't be surprised if i knew her. This town is small and i know a lot of people here.
Is that your name on your sig? Cuz i do know a Mills girl here as a matter of fact.
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Its been a while since I've been to Courtney. Call local pet stores and ask.
I think the big chain store is Petcetera. Nanaimo is the closest.
But yeah, someone should stock it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_charcoal
http://www.nationalgardenwholesale.com/ngw/gardening_supplies.aspx?request=REPLACEMENT_CARBON&title=Air%20Purification&type=product
This should work to some extent. Try pet stores (used in fish tank filters), and garden supply stores. (Used in greenhouse air systems.) You can get the bulk stuff pretty cheap, and it lasts forever. (Don't spill it.)
Hah cool, i am gonna try this. Looks like it might actually work.
I was going to recommend this, but also putting those boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda in there will help kill off the smell, along with using bleach or vinegar to clean the interior (NOT on the leather, meaning the plastic components etc).
Another possibility is moth balls. Just put them in there overnight to help absorb the smells from the dogs.
Let us know how you make out!
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Once again, the original owners gave the car away because they couldn't get out the smell! Do we seriously think they havn't tried shampoo and odour absorbers?
Believe it or not, things like that happen- I know someone who traded in a truck they bought brand new, only bc it needed new tires! I WISH I had that kind of money to throw away!!
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On the Food Detectives episode they did try the baking soda but it was nowhere near as effective as activated charcoal because it has a lot less surface area. So it could be that the previous owners tried odor absorbers or odor covering things (scented oil or such) but just didn't know what would be most effective.
Sorry, I know that's addressing multiple posts and it isn't meant to shoot down the moth balls etc, just a comment since it was brought up on the telly, and everyone knows that everything you see on the telly is true!