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Any proven tips or suggestions on how to remove the rancid and putrid smell of spoiled watermelon from a vehicles interior. I have an insurance job today and my client say's the vehicles interior smells awful......Driver was eating some watermelon when she was invloved in an accident and the melon flew all over.......now it is a smelly mess!!!
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Re: Rancid smell.....
Odor Eliminator perhaps? I have seen it (and bought it) at Advance Auto Parts for about $6.
Shane
1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL
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What type of fabrication are the seats? Did any get in the headliner?Comment
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APC and let it dry out with the windows down. Odor eliminator might be good, but you have to clean all the juice / chunks up first. You'll probably need some hot water and some type of neutralizer as well. An old toothbrush or Meg's interior brush will be your friend.
Also, who eats watermelon while they drive? I hope it was at least cut into small pieces and they were not chowing down on the rhine.NOTE: Post count does not reflect actual detailing knowledge.Comment
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I am hoping/guessing that maybe it was a whole watermelon that burst apart on impact......Comment
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A "enzyme odor neutralizer" and your Vapor steamer will be your best friends on this job.Comment
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From personal experience. When it comes to Bacteria (which is what the smell is), is that once it gets INTO the fabric of the carpet, you may never get it out. Being it is fruit, you may be ok, but I had a '66 Corvette with Raw CHicken, covered and parked in a hot garage for 2-3 months.
THink of it as the episode of Mythbusters where they try to sell a car that had dead pigs in it.
We tried everything. In the end we needed to remove some of the effeted carpet and enough chemical spray that the car is ok today but never "right".
In recent times I have found Odoban works wonders, gives a pleasant smell. I use a Green Machine with Bissell Cleaner cut with Odoban and always had good results. Yours sounds like it needs straight Odoban.
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