Alan MaC

Got a loan Car as mine is in for repair.

The people that used it before had been smokers, the Ashtray was emptied but it still stunk of ****.

Here what to do.

Shut the Air Vents to recirculating air & Not from the outside.

I got a square Casserole Dish & fold up a Tea Towel & put it in the dish.

Pour a bottle of White Distilled Vinegar in in.

Turn the Towel several times to make sure it's soked in.

Open the Front Astray (If the rears have been used you need to do the same in the rear)

Put the Dish on the floor either driver or passenger side.

Leave overnight.

In the moring all the *** smells have gone & the Vinegar smells as well

It only cost 45p for the bottle of Vinegar.

Hope the tip helps you if you want to permanatly want to give rid of *** smells in yer Scoob.

Regards


Alan MaC

jrrs1

Great advice!...

I know this sounds wierd but my sister in law is a Micro-biologist researcher and she can't stop talking about vinegar, sometimes i wonder if it will solve world poverty!

Anyway, check this out! 252 things to do with vinegar!
Great uses for Vinegar - The Vinegar Book

MK2VTR8VALVE

Worth a try!!

bodgeit

Yeah! vineger rules!

slipstream_uk

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Baking soda + vinegar + water all mixed and put in a spray bottle.
Been using that for years.

Alan MaC

Just done Subaru no 2 today in my mates car.

He has tried everything, Nuetralisers, Gels, stea Cleaners etc.

Did it at around 11 AM today and at 6 PM this Evening, all gone!!

Good tip, very pleased that is now 2 Scoobs done & all *** Free.

Regards


AM

ScoobyNudge

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will it get rid of dog smells too?

JohnD

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It also lowers your cholesterol and is great on chips! Just thought - if you put enough on your chips, it might cancel-out the chip fat!

JohnD

Alan MaC

We have dogs & it has got rid of that smell too.


On the Colestral side I just put vinegar & brown sauce on whatever I eat, tastes great.

I don't know what effect it has on the afterblast of that.

Regards

AM

Playsatan

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Mythbusters did a show on this sort of thing. Turns out cheap-o vodka does the same job.

jasper1

Will that work with dog smells too?

Alan MaC

Jasper Yep

Regards

AM

MK2VTR8VALVE

Do ya think it would work for a petrol smell?
I bought a pit bike last week and took it home in the boot of my old 306, leaked a bit of petrol on the way.

Alan MaC

For 45 P It's worth a try!!


Regards


Alan MaC

MK2VTR8VALVE

Very true!

Fat Boy

Its always worked for me - I can't smell or remember anything after a bottle

uk300scoob

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love seeing cheap and simple things like this doing jobs like this, must rem this tip as i will be buying an everyday car in next few months and if it has been owned by a smoker or a dog owner il have to try this out.

ScoobyNudge

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My car was owned by some people who lived on a farm had kids n dogs and also smoked you wouldnt believe the money I have spent in the last 3 months trying to get the smells away.Must be between 50 and 70 quid so if this works im gonna be plenty pissed!

Simon 69

Own brand or Sarsons? I expect that Sarsons will be best...

Alan MaC

Morrisons Own Brand 45P

Sarsons 68P

You choose

Regards

Alan MaC

N_Scooby

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nerocircus

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good for getting rid of rust too, if you leave something to soak overnight in vinegar, and give it a quick scrub with wire brush. Cocacola works well too!

fivetide

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If the headlining is stained/dirty too CIF lemon mousse does a cracking job.

Spray on, rub in then wipe over with a damp cloth, keep rinsing/wringing it out. Takes loads of muck out, leaves the lining only very mildly damp and also gives the car a lemony fresh scent*

5t.

*test on a small area first. I take no responsibility for any damage you might do.

zedhed

Ah Coca Cola.ask any classic car or landrover guys they will tell you its the best rust eater and penitrating fluid there is ,did a bit off research on this when i was restoring a series 3 landy and it seems the South Africans found out coke was good for killing rust and un-siezing stuck fasteners years ago when they had no modern alternatives , works best when poured onto the siezed part after applying heat,
Cheers phil.

ScoobyNudge

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got rid of my pet smeills and smoke but how do I get rid of the vinegar smell its worse than b4

Jay m A

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Smoke a couple cigs next to the dog and the vinegar smell will soon be gone

ScoobyNudge

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I dont smoke and got no dog lol!

went to morrisons they got 5 air fresheners for 97p so bought 3 packs

lets see how that goes!

M444GY

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i like the vinegar stroke best


does it get rid of nagging co drivers ??

Alan MaC

Did you fold up the Tea Towel & get the Vinegar to soak in?

Also Close the Recirculating switch on the Air Flow.

The Towel takes care of the Vinegar smells the next day.

Then re open the outside air circulater.

Trust me it does work.

Maybe if the TT'S weren't soaked up with the Vinegar that explains it.

If you haven't, don't worry, within a couple of days the Vinegar smell Will go & the other smells WON'T return.

Regards

AM

Proby521

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I'm gonna try this when I pick my new work car up. Smells of dog when I test drove it (think they tried to mask it with dash shine!).