Interior smell help

[18LT]

So giving someone a ride to work one day and he spilled a pan of pot roast all over. Wasn’t really his fault but now my truck smells like fat grease from the pot. I pulled my passenger seat and scrubbed the carpet with stain and oder removal. Also shampooed the carpet about 4 times with a home shampoo/vacuum. The stains are all gone but the smell is still there. Does anyone have any recommendations on tricks to get the smell out? My next option would be saying a detailer to professionally shampoo it followed by replacing the carpet or getting rid of the truck at the extreme. Anyone have any tips or anything?  It’s all cleaned from what I can tell, I pulled the panels off and sipped it all up but can’t get rid of the smell 

[djw88]

ozone generator. $60 on amazon, they work great.

[dieselfan1]

Why was he bringing a pot roast to work?[emoji19][emoji40]

Another reason I don't give "rides"

Try some lysol plain spray not scented

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[lovecars]

Febreze, before the ozone thing also put a box of Baking soda make sure it's the one with the mesh on the side or you can just work it onto the carpet and wait a couple of days,  vacuum then repeat, tht lifts the smell right off the carpet.

If you have a good steamer then you may want to try it before the baking soda.

Next time do what  do on my 2017 Silverado is to put in mud floor mats

[JimCost2014]

Fabric softener sheets stuffed under the seats.

 

Old used car trick, works well. Just get one that you like the smell of, and let your wife/girlfriend know so she does not think it is perfume in your truck

 

How was the roast?

[Cupton]

Maybe swap out the cabin air filter for a fresh one as well. If it was a good pot roast with some good home cookin’ smells it could be hanging around in there too.

[GN2018]

On 12/28/2020 at 12:19 PM, djw88 said:

ozone generator. $60 on amazon, they work great.

You can rent an ozone generator.  Careful, they can be harmful to people if used incorrectly, though I doubt it would happen in this case.  In a home, you can’t be in the room when running one.

 

You could also try charcoal.  They sell bags of it specifically meant for oder control for things like cars and closets . . .

 

One time we spilled milk in our van.  Nasty.  After our attempts failed, we took it to a detailer. His attempts failed too.  Finally, the thing that worked was to seal the smell in.  He used a Scotch Guard type of product that is meant to seal carpet from stains.  Well it basically worked in reverse too by sealing in the smell.

 

Good luck.  Hopefully you won’t have to replace the carpet.  You won’t have to replace the truck - unless you want to

Edited January 2, 2021 by GN2018

[Imcrazy]

It’s probably in the carpet pad under the carpet. Pull the carpet and replace the pad or maybe clean it.


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[dieselfan1]

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[JimCost2014]

13 hours ago, GN2018 said:

Well it basically worked in reverse too by sealing in the smell.

Depending on the smell, that could be a good thing

 

Just want to make sure it is not something that makes you hit very drive through on the way home.....No honey, i had a big lunch and am not hungry for dinner

[djw88]

On 1/2/2021 at 9:01 AM, GN2018 said:

You can rent an ozone generator.  Careful, they can be harmful to people if used incorrectly, though I doubt it would happen in this case.  In a home, you can’t be in the room when running one.

 

You could also try charcoal.  They sell bags of it specifically meant for oder control for things like cars and closets . . .

 

One time we spilled milk in our van.  Nasty.  After our attempts failed, we took it to a detailer. His attempts failed too.  Finally, the thing that worked was to seal the smell in.  He used a Scotch Guard type of product that is meant to seal carpet from stains.  Well it basically worked in reverse too by sealing in the smell.

 

Good luck.  Hopefully you won’t have to replace the carpet.  You won’t have to replace the truck - unless you want to

the ones you rent are big and made for homes. also are expensive to rent.

 

yeah you don't want to breath ozone in. just follow the directions and you wont have any issues.

 

its the only sure way to actually get rid of bad smells. our truck was a smokers but you would never know thanks to the ozone generator. the one on amazon for $60 is small and portable I highly recommend  it. it will get rid of the smell 100% and couldnt be any easier to use.

 

[txab]

This stuff works for lots of odors

 

https://www.odorxit.com/

[Grumpy Bear]

On 1/2/2021 at 9:01 AM, GN2018 said:

One time we spilled milk in our van.  Nasty.  After our attempts failed, we took it to a detailer. His attempts failed too.  

Broke a glass bottle of milk in a 76 Ford. That smell on a hot day is forever. 

On 1/2/2021 at 8:04 PM, Imcrazy said:

It’s probably in the carpet pad under the carpet. Pull the carpet and replace the pad or maybe clean it.


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Tried that. Still it remained. I think the smell gets absorbed into every soft surface in the cabin.

We didn't have Fabreze back then but combine the two.....maybe? 

 

Dog goes with me everywhere so the cabin now smells like dog unless freshly cleaned.

Fabreze unsented after a good shampoo of the upholstery works like a charm.

Yankee Candle vent stick in Leather.

 

I also cover the seats with towels. Every surface.

Those hit the laundry often soaking up most of the air born smells. 

[KARNUT]

Capture Carpet cleaner. Let it sit, it’s a amazing. I’ve seen it take stains and smells out of white carpet.


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[KJS Sullivan]

We carry our dog and our vehicles and every now and then we run a small ozonator machine for about half an hour and it does a great job clearing out dog smell mold smell it smells like fresh Mountain Air when it's all done a hint is to run your vents while you are running the ozonator makes a world of difference

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