how do I get rid of the smell of dog in the car?
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In the distant past I bought a used Fiesta. The smell of dog only became apparent after a day or two (?!). The dealer steam cleaned the car, but it made very little difference. After three years I sold the car, which still had a doggy odour! The last car I purchased was from a dog-free household ... I had to "reject" half a dozen cars simply because of dog smells etc 
RedAlfa said:
In the distant past I bought a used Fiesta. The smell of dog only became apparent after a day or two (?!). The dealer steam cleaned the car, but it made very little difference. After three years I sold the car, which still had a doggy odour! The last car I purchased was from a dog-free household ... I had to "reject" half a dozen cars simply because of dog smells etc
Please don't say this- I've just bought the car!!
edgyedgy said:
a friend of mine stabs an orange with a biro and leaves it on dash as some kind of air freshener but he swears by it and reckons it neutralises smells and smoke.
Yep..works. citrus is great for that..lemons too.. not sure on street cred with an orange or lemon hanging from the mirror with A pen stuck in themI had the same problem with mine. I wet vaced every soft surface. Then I scrubbed all the hard plastics with a weak solution of washing up liquid and a little bleach.
What made the biggest difference though was changing the pollen or cabin filter and buying one if those air con cleaner bomb aerosol things that you let off in the car with the air con system running for ten minutes. Fresh as a daisy after that.
What made the biggest difference though was changing the pollen or cabin filter and buying one if those air con cleaner bomb aerosol things that you let off in the car with the air con system running for ten minutes. Fresh as a daisy after that.
KungFuPanda said:
I had the same problem with mine. I wet vaced every soft surface. Then I scrubbed all the hard plastics with a weak solution of washing up liquid and a little bleach.
What made the biggest difference though was changing the pollen or cabin filter and buying one if those air con cleaner bomb aerosol things that you let off in the car with the air con system running for ten minutes. Fresh as a daisy after that.
I used a wet vac / carpet shampooer thing too, but the smell was still there. Ended up taking all the seats out too and literally wet vac-ing every fabric surface (expect the headlining because I was worried about it soaking up too much water and falling on my head). Ended up giving the headlining a bottle of Febreze once a week for around a month plus a can of air can cleaner. Ended up needing to air it for a few days to get rid of the smell of various detergents What made the biggest difference though was changing the pollen or cabin filter and buying one if those air con cleaner bomb aerosol things that you let off in the car with the air con system running for ten minutes. Fresh as a daisy after that.
Don't forget to do the boot too.Use this, more effective than Febreze or straight vax
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Autosmart-Bio-Brisk-1-Li...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Autosmart-Bio-Brisk-1-Li...
I have a big smelly dog and I'm reliably told my car doesn't stink.
The trick isn't chemicals, it's washing and hoovering the thing. There isn't some magic aura that comes with dogs and cosmically reacts with your cars interior. It's good old fashioned hair, sweat, grease, piss, mud, and s
t, clinging to surfaces and fabrics.
Febreeze is actually pretty good in that it's not a noxious smell so you can use a lot of if without your passengers vomiting into your footwell, but it does little to actually remove the dirt, mess and hair which causes the problem. So it really does just mask the smell, I don't care what pseudo scientific bullst the manufacturers come up with.
Anyway. It's that or try a combination of malt vinegar, virgin's piss, and half a lemon.
The trick isn't chemicals, it's washing and hoovering the thing. There isn't some magic aura that comes with dogs and cosmically reacts with your cars interior. It's good old fashioned hair, sweat, grease, piss, mud, and s
t, clinging to surfaces and fabrics. Febreeze is actually pretty good in that it's not a noxious smell so you can use a lot of if without your passengers vomiting into your footwell, but it does little to actually remove the dirt, mess and hair which causes the problem. So it really does just mask the smell, I don't care what pseudo scientific bulls
t the manufacturers come up with.Anyway. It's that or try a combination of malt vinegar, virgin's piss, and half a lemon.
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