good solution for smell?
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good solution for smell?
i found the cause of the weird smell in my civic. rear seat cushion has a brown stain on the bottom of the seat. i looked at majestic honda and they want 92 for a new cushion then they called me and said they wanted an additional 87 to ship 
so i canceled the order and now im thinking about letting it sit in the hot california sun to get rid of the smell? will this work? if not any ideas ? i have a pic upon request, cant post it on here because i havent hit my 15th post yet
so i canceled the order and now im thinking about letting it sit in the hot california sun to get rid of the smell? will this work? if not any ideas ? i have a pic upon request, cant post it on here because i havent hit my 15th post yet 
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Is that the bottom of the rear seats?
Is it mold?
Is that the bottom of the rear seats?
Is it mold?
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From: OXNARD, CA. SoCal. "805", North of L.A.
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Musty?
If so, it might be mold. Use bleach and a spray bottle. Don't get it too wet and don't let it get on the seat fabric.
The bleach will kill the mold spores.
Then there is a bleach smell to deal with.
Get lysol or fabreeze and spray it on there one the bleach drys.
Musty?
If so, it might be mold. Use bleach and a spray bottle. Don't get it too wet and don't let it get on the seat fabric.
The bleach will kill the mold spores.
Then there is a bleach smell to deal with.
Get lysol or fabreeze and spray it on there one the bleach drys.
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Look, I don't know how you can remove the stain.
But to remove the smell, cut an apple in 4 slices, leave them in the car, close the car. Do not open the car for at least a day (if possible, two days).
Apples are remarkable smell removers... I often use them to remove cigarette smell from my car... It works better than those "odor removers" sold in the local supermarkets.
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But to remove the smell, cut an apple in 4 slices, leave them in the car, close the car. Do not open the car for at least a day (if possible, two days).
Apples are remarkable smell removers... I often use them to remove cigarette smell from my car... It works better than those "odor removers" sold in the local supermarkets.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
use lifter carpet spray. the stain will disappear. does the apple taste like cigs at the end? lol
Oh, I forgot one thing. It's best to leave the apple slices near the source of the smell. And another thing. Its winter there, isn't? I don't know if the apple deodorizing effect is slower in the cold or if it is the same. But the damn thing works. And the apple won't stain the seats.
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Rep Power: 0 My favorite way to mask any smells in my car is to go out and buy a squash air freshener from either car toys or order them online from showstopperusa.com. Squash is one of my all time favorite smells and they last forever leaving your car smelling remarkable!
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Rep Power: 811 yea i have one next to the passenger vent so the heater makes it smell all over and also one in the cup holder which kinda lost smell. i think eventually you get used to the smell even tho its still there.
I'd recommend to first clean it with an all purpose cleaner, that will remove the majority of the smell, then follow it up with Meguiar's Odor Eliminator. The odor eliminator works awesome used it on some kiddie vomit and the smell never came back.
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Originally Posted by MeguiarsEM
I'd recommend to first clean it with an all purpose cleaner, that will remove the majority of the smell, then follow it up with Meguiar's Odor Eliminator. The odor eliminator works awesome used it on some kiddie vomit and the smell never came back.
Agreed. Great product.
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Rep Power: 252 You can try spraying the hell out of it with resolve. Let it sit for a few hours. repeat. Then vacuum it with a shop vac or something, then spray it with resolve again and vac again until it goes away. I've done that in other cars.
Also if it is really bad, some type of odor eating stuff like Nature's Miracle. You can get it at most pet shops. You saturate the area, cover it with saran wrap or tin foil to hold the product in so it won't evaporate, and just let it stay like that for a day or so.
Also if it is really bad, some type of odor eating stuff like Nature's Miracle. You can get it at most pet shops. You saturate the area, cover it with saran wrap or tin foil to hold the product in so it won't evaporate, and just let it stay like that for a day or so.
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Rep Power: 0 does that apple trick really work? I was thinking of taking 2 apples and cutting myself 8 pieces and just leaving it overnight. I have a vanilla-blueberry airfreshener smell in my car that i want to get rid of...
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Originally Posted by CustomXSpunjah
does that apple trick really work? I was thinking of taking 2 apples and cutting myself 8 pieces and just leaving it overnight. I have a vanilla-blueberry airfreshener smell in my car that i want to get rid of...
Tip: slice in thin pieces, so you can have the most "apple area" for absorbing the bad smell.
One thing that I used to do is to get a bag (not plastic, some form of tissue which allows the apples to "breathe") and leave them there. They won´t smell bad, there is no problem at all in forgetting the apple slices there.
just don´t eat the apples afterwards, ok?
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Rep Power: 0 I hope this will explain better about the "apple solution". I think I had some trouble explaining it correctly as English is not my native language. I found this in a forum (searching on google), which explains correctly what I was trying to say... :P
I had the same problem with the cab of a used pickup truck I purchased, so the same remedy might work.
The salesman recommended I cut a red delicious apple in half lengthwise and tuck each half under the front seats. Believe it or not, it worked after replacing the apple halves a few times. And let me tell you, the smoke smell was pretty bad in my truck.
I had the same problem with the cab of a used pickup truck I purchased, so the same remedy might work.
The salesman recommended I cut a red delicious apple in half lengthwise and tuck each half under the front seats. Believe it or not, it worked after replacing the apple halves a few times. And let me tell you, the smoke smell was pretty bad in my truck.
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Rep Power: 0 wow after one day of leaving the apple in the sealed car it worked perfectly. I took one apple and cut it into 1/8's and placed them in various places in the car. opened up the door and there was absolutely NO sign of my previous vanilla-blueberry air freshener. Now i have to do my trunk to get rid of that brand new subwoofer smell...
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Originally Posted by CustomXSpunjah
wow after one day of leaving the apple in the sealed car it worked perfectly. I took one apple and cut it into 1/8's and placed them in various places in the car. opened up the door and there was absolutely NO sign of my previous vanilla-blueberry air freshener. Now i have to do my trunk to get rid of that brand new subwoofer smell...
it´s a simple and cheap DIY trick. C ya! 
