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I'm doing up an old Toyota Yaris for my daughter's first car. It was parked up for a while but prior to that, had been used exclusively as a doggy shuttle for a couple of years. It stinks of dogs, really reeks, I've scrubbed the whole interior with Bio washing liquid & wet vacced it up on advice from a local guy but it hasn't shifted the smell at all. What's good for this? At some point, I have to persuade her to sit in the thing.
Autosmart do a product called Bio Brisk. You can get it from one of those small lorries that drive around to the trade on trading estates or on eBay. You mix it into your wet vac solution and it contains an enzyme that continues working against any bacteria after you have vacc'ed.
I also have a ozone generator and used it a couple of times, but my feeling it that it is more of a short term solution compared to attacking the source of the smell directly.
I also have a ozone generator and used it a couple of times, but my feeling it that it is more of a short term solution compared to attacking the source of the smell directly.
I've never had a bad dog smell car but vomit is a common one.
Bio Brisk is a great product for that sort of job but you need to be thorough and get everything out, clean it all outside the car so as anything washed out isn't leaking back in to the car.
Don't be afraid to absolutely soak the seats, especially if the car isn't in use so they can be left to dry out.
Bio Brisk is a great product for that sort of job but you need to be thorough and get everything out, clean it all outside the car so as anything washed out isn't leaking back in to the car.
Don't be afraid to absolutely soak the seats, especially if the car isn't in use so they can be left to dry out.
Yes, I drenched them with a bucket full of detergent & hot water & wet vacced the whole car. The water came out black! It's dried out fully now & still honks in there. It is a 1999 Yaris, so there's literally decades of dirt to clear. So two votes for Biobrisk, looks like it will be worth a try.
I bought the car from the MiL, so I do know its history & that the dogs were on the back seats, that's where I need to concentrate the firepower.
I bought the car from the MiL, so I do know its history & that the dogs were on the back seats, that's where I need to concentrate the firepower.
Can be very difficult - to the extent that a trade customer of mine who deals in small vans won't buy in or take as a p/ex vans that smell of dog as he says you can never get rid of the smell & makes them difficult to re-sell.
ETA Worst case find one that's being scrapped & swap the seats/carpet etc.
ETA Worst case find one that's being scrapped & swap the seats/carpet etc.
Edited by paintman on Monday 14th August 07:37
ssray said:
White vinegar wiped on surfaces, leave it in a bowl in the car overnight
I second vinegar. You can wipe it on upholstery too. It is a bit scary because of course vinegar itself stinks, but the vinegar smell does completely disappear a few days after any actual vinegar liquid dries up. Usual caveat of test on an inconspicuous area first.
Reminds me of this: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-fleet/audi-s4-...
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