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Old 07-16-2004, 01:38 AM
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Couple of weeks ago I went to my friends house and did the dumb thing of leaving my windows down. When I got outside I could see paw prints going from my hood down the door and into the car. I get inside and can tell right off that the bastard left his mark. So the next day I go to orileys and get me some frebreeze auto. Well it seemed to make its own digusting odor. So now I have a nice scent of cat **** and a mildewy smell from the frebreeze. Any help would be great. Should I get the carpet shampooed???
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I would try to locate the source of the funk, then spray it with some Ozium from Pep Boys. If that doesn't work, then shampoo it.
Old 07-16-2004, 03:14 AM
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Im really sorry to hear that. thats why im not a cat person at all, lil sons of bitch. Anyway, Im guessing you have cloth interior, id get id have someone shampoo the car anyways. Or find some thats building a race car that had leather seats.
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My car has the funkey mildew smell from the A.C.
maybe thats what you are smelling?
i hear there is a fix for it...spraying somthing into the A.C. or somthing
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Think im just going to go get the carpet shampooed, thx for the help fellas. Ohh yeah and cats can BURN.
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Try a bottle of Meguiar's Odor Eliminator first...it's only $3-4 at Auto Zone.
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
Try a bottle of Meguiar's Odor Eliminator first...it's only $3-4 at Auto Zone.
Sure will about to have to make a trip there anyway.
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I have never tried this but I heard that it works. Lay a plastic sheet or something down on the floorboard of your car. PLace a bowl in the car and put bleach in it(hence the plastic). Close the car up and let it sit for a couple days. The bleach is supposed to draw the smell in and obsorb it. Just make sure nobody gets in the car and pills the bowl. Like I said I don't if it works because I have never tried it but I heard that it does and it makes sense.
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There is some stuff called simple solution you can pick up from a pet store like Petsmart. It is for getting rid of urine smells and stains from carpet and furniture inside the house so I am sure it would work inside a car.
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Bro, I've been there and done that. Left my windows down one night inside my garage and my cat used it as a litter box. Lemme say this....

DO NOT TRY AND GET RID OF CAT **** ODOR ON YOUR CARPET, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN

Trust me, I went for about 2 months using everything under the sun, probably spent about 150 bucks on shampooing, and even using **** you can't even buy in the stores. Nothing works. Cat **** is an almost indestructible odor. You mind as well start saving for new carpet like I did. It's about 200 bucks from SPDC which is a sponsor on ls1tech..

Good luck
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I think i might of gotten lucky. Today I was working on my car and had to leave my hatch open. It was open for about an hour and it seemed to help alot. I really dont smell anything anymore.
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I think Orange Peel could help you. Maybe borrow HIS air freshener!!!
JK Orange Peel. I had to............

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haha he might be a little pissed when he reads this.
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I'm putting my money on "new car smell". Any takers ?

Cat **** is some stinky stuff, that's for sure. When I used to have a carport before I bought my house there was an alley cat that would **** on my wheels, grrrrr....

Fortunately it was on the outside and would wash off easily. Inside in the carpet I'd probably try some pet odor removal spray from pet store and soapy water on a rag... The thing is you have to find the spot first (and hope there's only one)...

Glad to hear airing it out a little helped.

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Get a gun and some cat nip.. you'll never smell that stink again
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Originally Posted by Tudds
Get a gun and some cat nip.. you'll never smell that stink again
im going to make it a 12 guage so that bastard goes fast.



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