Interior Help!!

[Rwolfe88]

I bought a used car an it had the amazing new car smell.



My question is how can i get that new car smell back? I have tried the air fresheners an almost anything i can get from the local store that is labeled as new car but it does not smell the same



Any advice on how to get this smell?



What do the pro's use ?



Thanks for the help!!!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Welcome!



I would call the person or dealer and find out.



HD Protect will leave a "leathery" new car smell behind. Used for all interior vinyl, leather plastic, rubber.



If you are able to get the name of the product that was used in your car, please post it as Iam a sucker for that new car smell as well.

 

[David Fermani]

Once the interior outgasses, you aren't going to get that smell back. Keep in mind that that smell is pretty toxic anyways. Here's some articles on the subject:





That New Car Smell



That New-Car Smell



Researchers Name New Cars with the Most Toxic Interior Materials - U.S. News Best Cars



From one of the articles:



The new car smell of a recently built auto comes from fresh plastic, paint, and upholstery, acoustic insulation, wiring, glues, adhesives and sealers, all seeping into the air inside.



Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be responsible for the fresh vehicle scent.



There is no part of a the interior which is not newly toxic at purchase.



Gasoline vapors, lubricants, fluids and solvents, while worse in older cars, can also be present in the newest vehicle.





These are higher toxic chemical levels than sick-building syndrome structures.





Windshield film and dust samples collected in one study contained 30 to 40 different VOCs. The list included so many chemicals you could get a graduate chemistry degree just for reading it;





•toluene,

•acetone,

•xylenes,

•styrene,

•1,2,4-trimethylbenzene,

•various C5 to C12 alkanes,

•ethylbenzene,

•ethylene glycol butyl ether,

•formaldehyde,

•polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDBE)







The chemical structure of PBDEs, used as fire retardants, is related to banned polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).



PBDE in the breast milk of American women and in some fetuses are 10 to 100 times more concentrated than in Europe, where PDBE phaseout has begun.



These same levels are demonstrated to impair learning and induce behavioral problems in lab mice.



While researchers quibble over what concentration of phthalates, used primarily to soften PVC plastics, may be found in auto interiors, millions of customers are in dealer's showrooms.









Here Comes the Sun





Vehicles' interiors are a laboratory for outgassing of toxic chemicals from upholstery, paint and plastics.



Because cars sit out in direct sunlight, they are exposed to ultraviolet rays and heat much more intense than residential furnishings.



Everyone knows not to leave children or pets in closed autos: air inside cars can reach 192 degrees Fahrenheit.



When the air temperature inside a car is that hot, plastic and painted surfaces are much hotter, causing unhealthy VOC concentrations in newer cars.









New Car Smell: Unhealthy at any Speed



More people are experiencing asthma and allergy symptoms, getting headaches and fatigue after exposure to the new car smell.



The smell can produce headaches, sore throats, burning eyes, and nausea. Immediate danger comes from chemicalinduced fatigue and drowsiness.





In animal tests, these chemicals are associated with;





•liver toxicity,

•birth defects,

•premature births,

•early puberty,

•impaired learning,

•other health problems.



While toxin levels fall rapidly in the first months of a car's life, the vapors are never gone.



Trace levels just blend in with the old car smells; mold, gasoline, and smoke.



On a hot summer day, older cars are cooking still.



Automakers worldwide have been trying to cut VOC levels, with Japan leading.



But studies which purport to show these interior vapors are harmless have also appeared, suggesting the industry is moving on two fronts.





While some owners dislike the new car smell, others regard it as a status symbol.



A brisk business in aerosol and liquid "new car scents" keeps older cars smelling new.



Manufacturers of these scent products are not required to label ingredients, and are not volunteering to answer questions.