Forbes Living will offer some
advice to drivers whose car interiors may not smell as fresh as the air coming
in through the window. How does this
happen? Food or drinks get spilled and
if this happens on a highway commute or when the driver is in a hurry to get
somewhere, the spill may not be tended to for a long time following the
incident. This gives stains and smells a
chance to set in and become permanent.
When transporting groceries home from the market, be sure nothing slips
out and hides beneath a seat. As that
food item deteriorates, it will issue a mysterious smell that may confound the
car owner for days or weeks before the culprit is located. Sometimes it is an animal that crawled into
the car interior or the engine compartment.
If the critter is now deceased, its presence will soon become known, but
the remains may be lodged in an inaccessible spot.
Forbes Living will examine why our cars sometimes not only act their age but smell their age too.
The Forbes Living TV show offers some solutions to
vehicular halitosis. Keep some paper
towels available at all times -- excess napkins from fast food restaurants can
serve well if kept handy in the car.
Spilled liquids will quickly find their way underneath carpeting to the
lowest spot in the car, and this may require professional help to deal
with. Some experts suggest ozone
generators or neutralizing sprays, which actually absorb odors. For less severe odor control, common products
like Febreze can help. The key is to
open all the windows and give your car a good airing out afterward. You don't want for you and your passengers to
be stuck inside a closed environment full of chemicals.
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