auburnseeker Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 They love hedaliners and often that is where the smell is coming from. Those aren't water stains on your headliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 3 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: Disturbing the dust and cotton can cause cognitive damage to your brain. After being exposed to the old seats do you find yourself looking at cars for sale and thinking about buying another one? Funny you should mention that. I came close to buying a 1952 Cadillac Fleetwood Anniversary 4-door sedan. Gave up when I finally got guy to admit I could not test drive it ... no brakes and he wasn't interested in fixing them. So as of next Tuesday I will be having a nearly complete front end replacement so I can finally drive straight. I'm committed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, auburnseeker said: They love hedaliners and often that is where the smell is coming from. Those aren't water stains on your headliner. No smell or stains from the headliner. My wife patched that last summer so it wouldn't look so bad for my son's wedding. See my blog site for the rest of the story and photos. Edited May 12, 2018 by Roadmaster71 Addition of photograph (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Most of the pet chains have a pet urine absorber. The one I used comes in a jar and has some kind of absorbing material inside. Just open the lid and let it do it's thing. Hint, never rent to people with a cat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, 46 woodie said: Most of the pet chains have a pet urine absorber. The one I used comes in a jar and has some kind of absorbing material inside. Just open the lid and let it do it's thing. Hint, never rent to people with a cat! You and several other people have the same suggestion. I will be visiting a pet store soon. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I covered everything with baking soda and sprayed it with hydrogen peroxide. No significant change. I also vacuumed out all the debris they had stored inside the springs. CAUTION: Shortly after my first vacuuming of the seat springs i noticed that there was a tick on me. I could not remember going in the woods and so had no idea where it came from. The second time I removed nesting material from the seats I saw a tick on my pants while I was still using the vacuum. Those ticks must have been left behind by the mice. Be careful! Lyme disease is prevalent around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 All I can think of is this scene from The Blues Brothers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) There is a deadly serious side to this discussion -- Hantavirus. It's a potentially deadly infection that comes from mouse droppings and urine.. I don't know if many of you followed the "Ice Road Truckers" show, but one of the drivers, a guy named Rick Yemm, contracted a case of Hantavirus from driving a used semi that had a mouse infestation. As a result he spent a long time in the hospital recuperating. The show turned quite dramatic when a fully dressed hazmat team was required to clean the truck properly. Here's a link to an article about the disease: https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/index.html Edited May 17, 2018 by Hudsy Wudsy (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelmang Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Great suggestions glad I read the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Steel Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 (edited) A lot of posts here. If you're still having a problem with odor, pour some ammonia in a bowl and let it sit in the closed car over-night. Repeat the next day with a fresh bowl if necessary. The ammonia smell goes away very quickly, afterwards it smells like...nothing. Ammonia can be bought at the grocery store. Use about 1/2 cup or so. I've used this method for years...it works! Easy, cheap, and environmental friendly. Edited May 17, 2018 by Real Steel (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmhowe Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 On 9/16/2002 at 7:46 PM, Guest said: A dead skunk in the trunk will eliminate the mouse smell. So will a live one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 16 hours ago, Real Steel said: A lot of posts here. If you're still having a problem with odor, pour some ammonia in a bowl and let it sit in the closed car over-night. Repeat the next day with a fresh bowl if necessary. The ammonia smell goes away very quickly, afterwards it smells like...nothing. Ammonia can be bought at the grocery store. Use about 1/2 cup or so. I've used this method for years...it works! Easy, cheap, and environmental friendly. I'm going to try the ammonia just as soon as I get my car back from the shop. I warned the guys about the smell but they were not concerned. They just started with their own stories about smelly vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I've had a couple cars that reeked pretty bad but mostly from just being old and TOO closed off. I had great success with Febreze. Regardless where odors originate they permeate the entire interior so spray the entire interior and leave the car closed up. It may take two or three bottles but after that the best way to get rid of residual odors entirely is a fresh air breeze in sunlight with the doors open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Tech Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Did you look inside the heater? The little varmints love to nest in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I solved the mouse pee problem. I place small urinals in all of my cars. Now if I can get them to flush... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudsy Wudsy Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I hate to sound like somebody's mother, but I would urge anyone who goes digging around for nests to consider wearing a good dust mask at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Carr Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I tried the ammonia for one night. It helped a little. The best thing was leaving it outside with all windows open. I am now leaving the windows open while it is in the garage. Because of that I have re-baited about 10 mouse traps (even though the mice tend to stay away in the warm months.) The first day I left the car outside in the sun with all the doors open happened to also be the day that the maple trees decided to lose all of their winged seed pods. They flew right into the car along with all the caterpillars that are now hanging from the oak trees on silk threads. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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