old man smell, how to remove? Options

[Hanyo]

Hi all,

Just trying to remove this funky old man smell out of my family members car.


I've tried all my tricks and none of them work.

I think the smell is coming from the driver seat.

Any suggestions besides sowing together bounce sheets as a seat cover?

[Hanyo]

You may also try put under the seat cat's poo... in few days it definitely beat "old man smell" .

Sorry for bad joke. I just could not resist

note: definitely use some dash cleaner and try to clean air-con pipes.

i don't know if it'll work for you or not. but if I remember right, you can pour some vinegar in a bowl or something and just let it sit in your car for a while (days). it is pretty good at taking odors out of the air. But yeah, do some deep cleaning, thats sure to get it done.

Buy a pack of cigarettes and smoke them in the car with the windows up. lol jk. Best thing to do is clean the seats like a previous post said. I also buy these air fresheners that really make your car smell great. I mean anything i leave in my car overnight smells like it. They are available at places like autozone and walmart. Here it is: http://www.autoexpressions.com/air-care/ve.../outdoor-breeze Really smelly, but a good smell.

wow great advice guys. Now my car smells like burnt sour cat ****!


but kidding aside, I have already shampoo the carpet with some blue magic carpet cleaner with a brush. I already put vinegar then baking soda all over the car to absorb the oder.

I bought a hand held carpet cleaner and cleaned the entire interior. (alot of brown water came out.)

The rest of the car smells fine, its just has a hint of old man smell. So now i'm looking at something industrial cleaners that smell good.


anyone know where to buy the "new guy fabric cleaner" at? Any other tricks of the trade cleaners?

thanks alot guys keep the idea coming.

[maryflint]

You may also try put under the seat cat's poo... in few days it definitely beat "old man smell" :D.

Sorry for bad joke. I just could not resist ;)

note: definitely use some dash cleaner and try to clean air-con pipes.

i don't know if it'll work for you or not. but if I remember right, you can pour some vinegar in a bowl or something and just let it sit in your car for a while (days). it is pretty good at taking odors out of the air. But yeah, do some deep cleaning, thats sure to get it done.

Buy a pack of cigarettes and smoke them in the car with the windows up. lol jk. Best thing to do is clean the seats like a previous post said. I also buy these air fresheners that really make your car smell great. I mean anything i leave in my car overnight smells like it. They are available at places like autozone and walmart. Here it is: http://www.autoexpressions.com/air-care/ve.../outdoor-breeze Really smelly, but a good smell.

wow great advice guys. Now my car smells like burnt sour cat ****! :laugh:


but kidding aside, I have already shampoo the carpet with some blue magic carpet cleaner with a brush. I already put vinegar then baking soda all over the car to absorb the oder.

I bought a hand held carpet cleaner and cleaned the entire interior. (alot of brown water came out.)

The rest of the car smells fine, its just has a hint of old man smell. So now i'm looking at something industrial cleaners that smell good.


anyone know where to buy the "new guy fabric cleaner" at? Any other tricks of the trade cleaners?

thanks alot guys keep the idea coming.

Maybe you can try some deodorizer first before having a freshener. That is what I did when I had some problem with my carpet. I think I used some thetford deodorizer for it before having a pine air freshener.

This post has been edited by maryflint: Jan 24, 2011 - 8:32 PM