Odor Bomb

GearHead_1

GearHead_1

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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 said:
did you have to run the a/c system while the fogging took place ?
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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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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!:wacko:

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!:rockon
 
ca.detailchick said:
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!:wacko:

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!:rockon
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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.
 
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.
 
Angus said:
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.
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I went through the same thing last year with my wife's new car. I would get headaches even on short 10 minute drives.
 
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.
 
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