Odor Bomb

[GearHead_1]

As I had never used one, I read up on the topic of Odor Bombs, seems like the "for`s" and "against`s" were about even. I`ve got a new vehicle and the "new car scent" was really a problem for me. It reminded me of smelling a rubber innertube. I tried most of the less aggressive alternatives with no success (Ozonium, car fresheners, windows left cracked etc). I pulled the trigger and purchased a Dakota Odor Bomb, vanilla scent. I used it as directed today. I did however string a bedsheet across the two back windows about 30 inches above the odor bomb`s location and rolled the windows up, I covered all the leather and the instrumentations with towels and lit it off.

First things first, I can`t imagine what this would have done to the headliner had I not had the sheet there. It left the sheet soaked and the residue was a heavy muddy looking foam just hanging from the sheet. The sheet was actually a few inches below the headlinner. Glad I did this and it ended up being no problem but I believe it would have been. I let it sit the recommended two hours and opened the car up. To my suprise I couldn`t smell much of anything. I expected to be overwhelmed by vanilla scent but that wasn`t the case, very faint vanilla scent. I couldn`t smell the innertube either. Checked it again this afternoon. I think I could smell a bit of the innertube creeping back in. I`ll be interested in what it smells like tomorrow.

My expectations weren`t all that high as I didn`t expect to be able to stop plastics, vinyls, leather and their coatings from outgassing but I had hoped that perhaps this would mask the scent to some degree. Wondering if I`m going to need to find someone with an ozone generator. Can`t stand that new car smell.

[tropicsteve]

did you have to run the a/c system while the fogging took place ?

[RDKC]

did you have to run the a/c system while the fogging took place ?

I didn`t when I set one off in the wife`s Suburban.

I don`t think I ever will either, especially on anything with a cabin air filter. The filter, IMO, should be doing it`s job an filtering out the particles out in the air by the odor bomb. I see two problems with this.

1. You are shortening the life of the filter.
2. You`d would reduce the amount of particles from the odor bomb and, in turn, reducing the overall effectiveness of the bomb.

Just my $0.02.


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[ca.detailchick]

Im with you GH on hating new car smell. It smells completely toxic to me. The only way I got rid of it was to drive with all the windows open even though it was winter .

I hope you didnt create something even more toxic by using this vanilla bomb!

Maybe you should trade vehicles with your wife for a couple weeks if she doesnt mind new car smell.

What kind of vehicle did you get? Congratulations on the new car!

[GearHead_1]

did you have to run the a/c system while the fogging took place ?

I did not as the instructions mentioned shutting it down. I thought about it but with only 309 miles on it I can`t believe I`m making the filter smell better.

[GearHead_1]

Im with you GH on hating new car smell. It smells completely toxic to me. The only way I got rid of it was to drive with all the windows open even though it was winter .

I hope you didnt create something even more toxic by using this vanilla bomb!

Maybe you should trade vehicles with your wife for a couple weeks if she doesnt mind new car smell.

What kind of vehicle did you get? Congratulations on the new car!

My wife and I have an arrangement. I don`t bug her about the way she chooses to take care of (read abuses) her car but she doesn`t have the opportunity to do it to mine, emergencies excepted. It is not an arrangement of my choosing but it`s where we`ve ended up. She`s had 3 car since I bought one. I sold the F150 and bought an Edge about 2 months ago. To this point I like most everythng about it but the truth is I haven`t driven much.

[Angus]

Good tips on using a odor bomb Gearhead! I never would have thought about using a sheet to protect the headliner.

I remember when my wifes car was new - it took months for the new car smell to stop giving us headaches. Thank goodness we bought the car during the summer and could drive around with the windows down. I don`t how anyone enjoys that smell.

[mnehls86]

Good tips on using a odor bomb Gearhead! I never would have thought about using a sheet to protect the headliner.

I remember when my wifes car was new - it took months for the new car smell to stop giving us headaches. Thank goodness we bought the car during the summer and could drive around with the windows down. I don`t how anyone enjoys that smell.

I went through the same thing last year with my wife`s new car. I would get headaches even on short 10 minute drives.

[GearHead_1]

Interestingly enough it smells pretty decent this morning. It smells like it has an air freshener in it (which I prefer not to have) but it isn`t nearly as offensive as it was. It would all but make me sick to my stomach before.