Can you ever get rid of dog smell?

[CoolHands]

A car I want to buy smells reasonably faintly of dog (owner had dogs at least in the car sometimes obvs I don’t know how often).

Do you think you can ever truly get rid of it? I know many people fail. My brother had a Honda that smelled faintly of dog initially and he though he could live with it and bought it. But it got stronger and stronger (I assume the seller had managed to mask it at point of sail), so it stank! And never went in the 3 or 4 years he owned it!

Hence I don’t really want to risk it (I hate dogs), but I’m wondering if I’m being over sensitive

[anonymous-user]

Start smoking ?

[Sterillium]

The only way I've gotten the smell out completely has been with a carpet washer; several goes at it, with some kind of "Shake 'n Vac" type powder assault between washes (it kind of absorbs the smell a bit I think).

[sean ie3]

I think a portable handheld steamcleaner would help, they can be bought cheaply or you could use a professional valetor.

[CoolHands]

I would be willing to take the seats out and jet wash or steam clean the carpet even, but I just don’t know if that would work / is sufficient. They may have been on the seats which are alantara with leather edges so much more difficult to not spoil (ie couldn’t jet wash them)

[TEKNOPUG]

Steam clean it .The steam kills the bacteria that is causing the smell. Shampoo just masks the smell but it will come back again.

[elanfan]

Enzyme spray. Control 1 is one I know there are others. It will ‘eat’ the smell

[anonymous-user]

1. Steaming (not dog poop). I mean a steamer
2. A can of air con clean. Run one after the other rather than in tandem
3. Disinfectant on surfaces.
4. Keeping smellies in the car. I had a used yankee candle jar. Placed it in a cup holder
5. Only with vigilance and on a heat proof mat. I have used a Price’s odour remover candle to success in the past
6. Being a lady and following Ms Hinch. A dryer sheet with a few drops of zoflora on it. You cannot beat this. One under each seat. A few in the boot. It will eat the odour right up. Leave overnight. Replace. Then leave for 24 hours or longer.
7. Silicone beads sometimes work as well. They can absorb odours too but take more goes.

HTH

[NicheMonkey]

TEKNOPUG said:

Steam clean it .The steam kills the bacteria that is causing the smell. Shampoo just masks the smell but it will come back again.

This in spades, I tried the shampoo but it came back very quickly. Got me a steam cleaner and it did the trick. I'm still getting the dog hairs out though

Helps if you take the seats out and do the whole carpet but thats a big job and don't forget the headliner too lol

[Chris32345]

Give it a good clean then get a ozone generator in th car

[aparna]

Get dogs?

I’ve got dogs they go everywhere with me all the time and I can’t smell anything at all

[elanfan]

aparna said:

Get dogs?

I’ve got dogs they go everywhere with me all the time and I can’t smell anything at all

Bet everyone else can.

[Jack_and_MLE]

There is this youtuber who restores old BMW and he has been using ozone making machine to "kill" smells in cars.

[IAmTheWalrus]

Buy a vax machine...

[paintman]

Old trade customer of mine (a small used van seller) wouldn't take a van as a p/ex if it smelled of dogs or had been used to transport dogs.

On the other hand, Richard Dewis of Northants used to specialise in ex police vehicles & couldn't get enough dog vans as they flew out of the door to small builders - but then I doubt the builders were overly concerned about doggy aromas...

[CoolHands]

I bought a BISSELL SpotClean Pro (that's a brand of wet vac) and used with Valet Pro Enzyme Odour Eater (you water down by certain amount ie use at 10% or whatever) which I used on the carpet, and seats. I also took the seats out in order to do so. As well as cleaned entire interior with Bilt Hamber Surfex HD.

It is A1and doesn't smell at all.



Have to get brave:

Edited by CoolHands on Thursday 16th December 19:59