Help with that smell
 

Ok,

This is not a strict firearms post but this is the best place I could think of placing the thread on this forum. It is hunting related and the firearms forum seems like the where the most hunters hand out.

Went hunting a few weeks ago and got my first deer with my Mosin. I drove my wife's CRV as the Charger didn't seem like a good hunting vehicle. lol I was prepared and cleaned all of her soccer stuff from the car and bought a 5 dollar blue tarp from Walmart.

Bagged a deer, my boss and I both did, wrapped them in the tarp and went back to camp. All the blood was contained. WOOT!

We cleaned the deer, quartered and put them in the ice chest, loaded up the car and drank all night at the camp before driving home. Bad news was the screw on drain plug for the cooler was about 1/2 on and allowed bloody water to leak in the back of Mrs. Blorp's vehicle. STINKY!

So, I pulled out the carpet in the back, as it comes out easliy. Cleaned all of the back end plastic with simple green, and power washed the carpet at the car wash.

Car still smells. :(

I don't think any of the bloody water went further into the cabin of the vehicle than the 'trunk' area. I think it is residual odor trapped in the car.

If it did make it to the back seats, I do have a steam cleaner that I can employ but I'm hoping that is not necessary. *sigh*

Any special tricks I can try to get rid of the odor, if it is only residual? Febreeze? Or am I doomed to the wife's doghouse for ruining her car. lol

She is actually much more understanding than most wives would be. She enjoys wild game and knows that I tried to keep the blood out.

Any ideas will be entertained short of those involving crushing or burning the car. Although I suspect that may be the solution.

Blorp

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MONISTAT� Yeast Infection Cream...oh wait....not THAT smell...

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May work, may not.

My daughter puked in our brand new car when she was about 5 years old. I scrubbed the carpet, sprayed all types of deodorizers, etc. Car still smelled like puke.

My uncle mentioned opening a bag of charcoal, place in the car, and leave the car outside with the windows rolled up on a couple of hot summer days. Get the interior of the car really hot like a July day when it is going to be 95 degrees. By the way, Uncle Joe was a used car salesman in Florida and knew all the tricks.

It worked. The charcoal absorbed the odor and it was gone.

I hope you live in a hot climate, it is about 35 degrees here. Hotter is better for the charcoal treatment.

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Hope it helps!

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I agree with this. Worked to get out a milk spill that turned sour from my inlaws car.

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pounds of bakeing soda

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I've had luck with a product called Odoban. Can be found in 1 gallon jugs at Walmart or Home Depot. Took care of some pretty funky mildew smells I had after leaving the sunroof open at the airport for a week... Smell never came back either.

http://cleancontrol.com/OdoBanRetail/Locator.html

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Good to hear you got your new car nice and dry again.

I think the charcoal and baking soda are good options. Charcoal is used a lot for odor filtration. Celery leaves are a good odor soaker but not sure about persistent odors.

I'd be careful with baking soda though. I'd hate to get pulled over with a couple pounds of fine white powder like that.

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I had something similar happen to me and my Jeep Cherokee. I bought a truck the following spring.:biggrin:

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Ozone generators running inside a car for a couple days seem to remove some smells.

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There's a thread on another forum I go to. The guy has a chance to buy a Ford Explorer in good shape * for $1500. The * is the previous owner killed himself it it. Handgun to the head routine.

So this same question came up. All the same answers here were given.

and then there was this:

"Yes I have the answer to the dead body smell, yes remove and replace seats and carpet but the rest has to be cleaned with a product called Last Resort, it is a dead body decontaminate, same for skunk removal, all of car has to be cleaned and then ULV cold fogged with Last Resort, spray..."

http://www.whenshtf.com/showthread.php?t=22344&page=4

That's page four...

Hope that helps.

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Thanks for the many responses. I'll try the charcoal and baking powder, get two plastic totes and put them in the back of the CRV.

Prolly use some Febreeze as a kicker. lol

The charcoal makes a lot of sense to me.

I'll reply if it helps.

Blorp

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Liquids have a nasty habit of going everywhere in cars and getting into surprising places. You might have to strip it and steam clean it thoroughly.

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how about that liquid live enzyme stuff sold at pet stores to remove odors. maybe fill the steam cleaner/extractor with a mixture of it and go to town.