A case of severe BO smell

[bushbean]

No, not me personally, but a truck I recently bought. It reeks real
bad, like severe B.O., when the weather is damp. I think the carpet
and the seat was under flood water during Katrina. I can't believe
the smell since the carpet and seat looks brand new; you would'nt
be able to tell that this truck was flooded at all by looking at the
interior. It's simply mint. I doubt a small animal crawled up and died
in there, so I'm guessing the carpet and seats are the culprit.
How do I go able deep cleaning them? I've seen carpet cleaning
machines in Walmart that have attachment for upholstery cleaning.
THey are kind of expensive. Has anyone tried them? Are they any
good? I don't want to spend $100 to find out they are gimmicks.
Please, help; it's extremely embarassing when passengers,
especially gorgeous hotties, contort their faces as they get into my
reak mobile.

[Ichiban]

Park in a garage with the doors open and a heater going. Throw baking soda onto the carpet and then vacuum it all out a day later. Repeat until stink's gone.

[labeledsk8r]

i used viniger to get cat piss smell outa my car, last time i ever leave my windows open at night at a buddys house. i have heard good things about those carpet cleaners, some stores even rent them out for much less then it is to buy one

[ghettogeddy]

No, not me personally, but a truck I recently bought. It reeks real
bad, like severe B.O., when the weather is damp. I think the carpet
and the seat was under flood water during Katrina. I can't believe
the smell since the carpet and seat looks brand new; you would'nt
be able to tell that this truck was flooded at all by looking at the
interior. It's simply mint. I doubt a small animal crawled up and died
in there, so I'm guessing the carpet and seats are the culprit.
How do I go able deep cleaning them? I've seen carpet cleaning
machines in Walmart that have attachment for upholstery cleaning.
THey are kind of expensive. Has anyone tried them? Are they any
good? I don't want to spend $100 to find out they are gimmicks.
Please, help; it's extremely embarassing when passengers,
especially gorgeous hotties, contort their faces as they get into my
reak mobile.
u mentioned the steam cleaner rent one from your local safeway/fry's gs im not sure were your from so i cant quite say what store to go to but u shouyld be able to rent them pritty cheap

[bushbean]

Should I pull all the carpets out before cleaning? I'm thinking the flood water
might have gotten under the carpets too. Oh, what a pita!

[MessyHonda]

i took my car to get it detailed...and they shampoed my carpet...and seats....but yeah you might want to try something cheap....like guyhatesmycar said...but they have special baking soda for carpet...

[ghettogeddy]

ya it wouldent hurt but shit if ur gona do that u might as well change the padding cause thats what causing the mell most likely the carpet if cleand prolly wouldhold as much as the padding

[mkymonkey]

ok i didnt read all the posts nor the first one haha. well i read the first line and the first thing that came to my head was Seinfeld

[Civic Accord Honda]

what shoud i use to get the smell of mildue out of the seat dash and carpet
we found out the moonroof leaks the hard way and after the storm the car was sooked in water and thing when my dad backed out of the driveway all the water that bult up in the moonroof shade poored all over him now thw moon roof has a new duckt tape seal on the out side but how the heck do i get the smell out?
sorry to hijack your thread

[AccordB20A]

we got a 1g crx once hopped in it to tow it home and it reeked like beer man it was strong

[2oodoor]

depending on the truck,
I have taken the seat and carpet out and pressure washed the carpet if the weather is good and dry to dry it out.
Also see if you can rent a professional model ionizer or ozonator whatever its called, , those things work awesome and take the smell away from anything. put it in the truck and let it run a day , or how ever long you feel like, I promise you the smell will not be there if you run it enough to tackle whatever it is.

[RamThis]

Did you try some Febreze? Soak that bitch down with some febreze and see if that helps. If not, you may need to replace the carpet. For that, go to www.1aauto.com . I have ordered carpet from them before, and have carpet coming from them now too for my Accord.

As for the seat, febreze the hell out of it.

Also, park the truck in the garage to keep critters out, and leave the windows open and a fan blowing through it for a week or so. This should all hopefully get rid of that nasty smell.

Or, you could just offer your passengers a clothespin before they enter your vehicle???

[frantik]

the first thing that came to my head was Seinfeld

:lol: me too...

[guaynabo89]

like someone said before, let it sit with the windows open for a complete day. Its probbly just damp. If that doesnt work you might try taking the rug out and hanging out to dry along with the seats and letting those sit in the sun also.

[BITESIZE]

Id just replace the carpet for a 100 bucks.

[russiankid]

what shoud i use to get the smell of mildue out of the seat dash and carpet
we found out the moonroof leaks the hard way and after the storm the car was sooked in water and thing when my dad backed out of the driveway all the water that bult up in the moonroof shade poored all over him now thw moon roof has a new duckt tape seal on the out side but how the heck do i get the smell out?
sorry to hijack your threadYou open the sunroof and clean out the water drain holes.

[HondaBoy]

well, i had this problem, kinda. when i had my ac working, at first it leaked from the evaporator box onto the carpet. it got onto the under side and onto the padding. that was what was smelling in my car. i just ripped that stuff out, and vacuumed the remaining water and crap out. has since fixed that problem, but now my ac dont work, sombitch! anyway, good luck. i'd also recommend taking the seats and carpet completely out and stuff just to make sure. but i dunno what you're going to do.

[Sporno]

ok i didnt read all the posts nor the first one haha. well i read the first line and the first thing that came to my head was Seinfeld
ya same here... the O went from the B ... lol

[Funkster]

:lol: me too...

I was also in on that one.