Need help getting smell out of car

[The Blue Flower]

I could use some advice. I used my daughter's car to transport cooked turkey and dressing to a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving day. I was careful, but evidently some of the juices spilled somewhere in the back seat. The smell isn't dissipating; it's getting worse each day, even though she's tried cleaning the floorboard and seats. Any suggestions on getting rid of the smell?

[guitar man]

1. Febreeze

works wonders. :thumbsup:

[Midlodemocrat]

2. You may need to wash it out with a wet vac.

Febreze will work, but only when the remaining juices are gone. It simply covers up the smell, doesn't eliminate it.

[LiberalEsto]

3. Do you have any garden lime?

Long time ago we moved into a house where there was a second basement kitchen. The place reeked of old curry. DH and I both love Indian food, but this smell was in another league altogether.

Our realtor told us to get a bag of lime, put it on the floor in the middle of the basement and cut the upper side open. We left it there for a few weeks and it worked like a charm. All the odor was absorbed. This is the white stuff people put on their lawns.

[lizziegrace]

4. Fabreze

I bought a car owned by a smoker. Every evening before I locked it up for the night, I'd spray all the fabric. Every evening for 2 months. Finally it's gone. I only detect it a bit when it's very hot outside.

Good luck!

[Rambis]

5. Zero odor

I have ordered one thing off TV in my life and this was it. zeroodor.com

I don't know why it works but it took the smell of cat urine out of a leather suitcase-

[The Blue Flower]

6. Thanks so much

Thanks for all the tips. I'll probably end up trying them all. My daughter says the smell in the car is making her nauseous. Now I feel guilty for helping the poor.

[datasuspect]

7. fire purifies all

[Taverner]

8. Clean the car, leave in the garage with all the windows down

Do this for 5 days

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. try onions...cut in half , leave in car and it will absorb odor....Onions Remove Odors Naturally

There are dozens of marketable, natural remedies that remove odors from your home. Cat or dog smells, paint fumes, cooking smells can all be cleared up with aromatherapy or the new scent-absorbing crystals that can be found in many health food stores.

Undoubtedly, most of these recipes work (and I have personal experience with how much fun the aromatherapy side of it can be!) but there is a simpler approach that works - if you can stand the smell of onions. For paint fumes and other chemical odors, in fact, it seems to work better as a first line of defense than most commercial scent-fighters.

Ingredients: One or more onions.

Directions: Slice or chop the onions - the more surface area, the faster it can absorb bad smells. Now lay the onions out on a dish for as long as necessary. As the onion pieces shrivel and dry out, they will absorb aromas from the air.

Finally, to get the onion smell out of your home or office, I recommend diffusing essential oils or using your favourite incense, which might not have been powerful enough to remove a chemical smell on its own.

It sounds pretty odd... but it really works!

[Midlodemocrat]

10. If it's just the smell and the mess has been cleaned up try either of these.

white vinegar in bowls will absorb bad smells (think cigarette smoke in a room)

Or

Charcoal. NOT Matchlight, but charcoal. Crush it up and leave it in dishes in the car for a few.

I think either of these will work.

[foxfeet]

11. "Nature's Miracle," available at pet stores.

Works on pee, poop, vomit and other protein-containing odors (like turkey juice, etc). Follow directions on the bottle.

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. This is a psychology test to learn who on DU has had a smelly car at some point

isn't it?

[Jamastiene]

13. Open the doors and put a fan blowing air through the car.

After letting the fans work for a couple of hours, but 3 boxes of baking soda and open them. Place the boxes in the seat right where the turkey had been. Close the doors and wait overnight. That might work.

The only other solution I can think of is to Febreeze the hell out of the thing. That stuff does wonders.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

14. Give her that

"new car" smell for the holidays. With a red bow on top. :evilgrin:

[Orrex]

15. Eat a lot of beans prior to taking the car out for your next drive

A lot of beans.

[Highway61]

16. Shampoo the carpet and

Let dry. Put coffee grounds loose on carpet over the spots (NOT sparingly)...I know, coffee is expensive right now but DOES work. After a week, vacuum up and wipe with a wet cloth soaked in white vinegar. Put some "dryer sheets" under the front seats and leave there. Change sheets as necessary. I know this is a bit much, but it works if a car was owned by someone who smoked inside. Turkey juice...not as bad as cigarettes...yuck! You will get rid of the smell :)