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Help! This Stinky Odor is Ruining My Expensive Car!

By: SLS Rich

What's the worst nightmare that can happen inside your new car besides a fire? I'm an "odor damage loss prevention specialist" and I've seen it all. Insurance companies refer their expensive problem cars to me, as a last resort to avoid junking a car due to an impossible odor. Imagine seeing a brand new Lamborgini where the owner returned from a month long vacation, to discover a rotting watermelon she'd left on the front seat.

Cat urine, dog and human vomit, spilled or spoied milk, dead rats, gasoline fumes, smoke and fire damage, flooded and mildewed cars, dead bodies, I fix them all! There are countless scenarios that can cause your brand new car to be unpleasant to sit inside, let alone drive. In addition, damage such as cigar smoke, may signifcantly devalue your new, or near new car. So here are some basic tips to cleaning up your problem stain or odor.

Basic Cleanup: Don't make it worse! "Soak up" the spill and try not to enlarge the area of damage. A wet-dry vac is ideal for this purpose. First apply a little of clear water and let it soak in, and then extract it with the wet-dry vac. Then use a very dilute solution of dishwashing liquid soap such as Dawn. About a half teaspoon of soap in 8oz of water should do it. Rub or brush a small amount into the problem area, and extract. Repeat with clear water, and repeat if necessary. Be careful not to over wet the carpet, because you can spread the stain, and or cause mildew if it doesn't dry properly. Now roll the windows down and allow the car to naturally dry, for 24 hours.

Don't put it off!! Delay in properly resolving the source of the odor, allows some stains and odors to permanantly set. In most cases, using scented carpet freshener, automotive upholstery sprays, and fragrant air fresheners simply add to the problem. For example,if you place a pinapple air freshener in a car with spoiled milk, you'll get a tropical rotton milk odor.

Final thoughts: Always carry plastic bags with you in the car. Keep your animals on blankets and preferably restrained. Use washable seat covers, and carry containers for groceries to prevent spills. Keep your climate control on recirculate when driving through smelly areas, then switch back to fresh air mode. Pick leaves out of fresh air intake below the bottom of the windshield, and finally, avoid using plain water in the windsheild washer reservoir.

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What's the worst accident that can happen inside your new car besides a fire? There are countless scenarios that can cause your brand new car to unpleasant to sit inside, let alone drive.

Jay Grewer is a Odor Damage Loss Control Specialist, in Southern California. He has created a reputation among insurance companies as a "problem solver", providing high quality solutions for resolving odor damage in high value vehicles.� To learn more, visit �Odor-B-Gone2.com.

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