corsa_nation
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I'm using an old astra and it STINKS of Grandaddies.
Magic trees dont work, neither do tons of febreeze or aftershaves or leaving it open all night.
Does anyone have any methods of getting rid of a set- in stench!?
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Need to shampoo the seats and carpets, and clean the rooflining. Carpets and seats should preferably be done with a wet vax, but hot soapy water and a lot of scrubbing should suffice.
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fazza
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autoglym odour eliminator is awesome stuff aswell mate
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swill_omnibus
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Autoglym interior shampoo i find quite effective!
And ditto wilson aswell, hot soapy water would do the trick too!
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corsa_nation
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
Need to shampoo the seats and carpets, and clean the rooflining. Carpets and seats should preferably be done with a wet vax, but hot soapy water and a lot of scrubbing should suffice.
So it doesnt have to be professional - just something that smells nice and lots of scrubbing?
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corsa_nation
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I might use herbal essences for extra kick
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jacko198
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^lmao
Does the autoglym oudour eliminator actually work??
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wilson_sri
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_nation
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Originally posted by wilson_sri
Need to shampoo the seats and carpets, and clean the rooflining. Carpets and seats should preferably be done with a wet vax, but hot soapy water and a lot of scrubbing should suffice.
So it doesnt have to be professional - just something that smells nice and lots of scrubbing?
Any fabric cleaner will do mate, tbh i dont see the point in buying auto glym stuff for a job like this. You will probably use it a handfull of times, and its a bloody rip off. Just find something out your mums cleaning stuff.
Or find a decent valeter to do it professionally, i charge £20 for a full interior to give you a idea of prices.
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fazza
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
^lmao
Does the autoglym oudour eliminator actually work??
yeh i think its pretty good mate
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wilson_sri
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quote:
Originally posted by corsagsi16vplym
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Originally posted by jacko198
^lmao
Does the autoglym oudour eliminator actually work??
yeh i think its pretty good mate
Is that not the stuff that you spray about for a good smell?
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ed
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The Autoglym stuff isn't that great at actually cleaning the seats. It also smells of busses.
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charlessurr
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I hired a carpet cleaner and ran it over all of the fabrics, worked a treat!
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IvIarkgraham
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tell your girlfriend to close her legs
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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Febreeze 
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corsa_nation
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Febreze sorry. The car will need more than that to get rid of this stench. It smells like a care home 10 days after the black plague struck
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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PMFSL 
Take it to see your local polish valeters. They'll sort it right out.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Jake
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leave an open packet of charcoal briquettes in the car over night
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flybikeslee
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hold your nose
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nova_gteuk
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A bicarbonate of soda solution scrubbed into the seat should help.
A large tablespoon in about a pint of water should do it. It won't stain as the liquid will be clear but you may get a powdery residue when it dries which you can just hoover off.
I always use this for remove the smell from a fridge.
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d128mat
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quote:
Originally posted by corsagsi16vplym
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Originally posted by jacko198
^lmao
Does the autoglym oudour eliminator actually work??
yeh i think its pretty good mate
it does work, i have autoglym for sale in classified
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Ellis
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My local garage fills your car full of this odour eliminating smoke stuff, dunno much more about it as it's new down the road - anyone else know about this?
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Twiggy
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both auto glym products above will do fine... i smoke 20 tabs a day in my motor and after using them i could actually smell my magic tree!!!
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