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A few days ago, I went over to a friend's place to cook dinner. I had purchased some fish stock that morning, but I didn't actually use the whole thing, so I decided to take it back home. Unfortunately, the carton was not sealed properly...
10 minutes into the car ride home, my car started to smell awkward. At first, I had absolutely no idea what it was -- I had realized something had spilled, but it never clicked in my mind that one of the foulest ingredients in my cooking arsenal had been the culprit.
When I finally arrived at home, I found that the container had emptied itself... Now, this container probably contained about 5 cups of fish stock. All of those 5 cups spilled all over my leather seat, my boyfriend's jacket, and my carpet. There was pretty much a large puddle underneath my passenger seat.
I already treated the carpet with dish soap, an orange-based degreaser (goo gone), febreeze (horrible decision, actually) and a car carpet cleaner. However, the smell still persists on day 3. The carpets don't really have the fish odor, but my car still has that obnoxious smell to it.
So TL, I turn to you for help. What can I do to get rid of this fish smell?
My car is currently venting with cracked windows in a cool garage, so I'm hoping that helps.
 
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Hong Kong9176 Posts
I've heard leaving ground coffee overnight removes odors.
Edit: In a container of sorts, of course.
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so are you gay then if you have a bf?
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I know for smelly fridges, we just put some baking soda to absorb the smell. Don't really know how effective it is though.
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I'm a girl.
I was thinking about baking soda, but a lot of websites say to just pour it on the carpet.
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United States2802 Posts
Major circumstances call for major measures; have your car be professionally treated if you want to fully get rid of the foul stench. Other than that,
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This exact same thing happened to me once, and i treated the carpet and the leather with motor oil. then use shop towels to soak it up, gets rid of the smell better than any of the other methods i tried.
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Zurich15365 Posts
Get four friends, and get everyone in the car. Close windows and turn air condition off. Now get everyone to light the biggest fattest cigar you guys can find. Nobody leaves until those bad boys are smoked up.
You won't smell no fish no more.
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On September 21 2011 07:16 zatic wrote:
Get four friends, and get everyone in the car. Close windows and turn air condition off. Now get everyone to light the biggest fattest cigar you guys can find. Nobody leaves until those bad boys are smoked up.
You won't smell no fish no more.
Don't forget the whiskey.
Seriously, you can also leave charcoal in a bowl in the car.
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I have no advice to give but this blog just reminded me of that one Seinfeld episode with the smelly car. So yeah.
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On September 21 2011 07:18 Jerubaal wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 07:16 zatic wrote:
Get four friends, and get everyone in the car. Close windows and turn air condition off. Now get everyone to light the biggest fattest cigar you guys can find. Nobody leaves until those bad boys are smoked up.
You won't smell no fish no more. Don't forget the whiskey. Seriously, you can also leave charcoal in a bowl in the car.
And then at the end don't forget to roll the windows down and speeeeeeed 
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do what my math teacher did when he was 18 and threw up in his car, just drive up to a car dealership and buy a new one on the spot.
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United States2802 Posts
On September 21 2011 07:32 johnnywup wrote:
do what my math teacher did when he was 18 and threw up in his car, just drive up to a car dealership and buy a new one on the spot.
Shit... I know mathematicians strive for perfection, but that's borderline. lol
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Only thing... Start smoking in your car/let some firends to that
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On September 21 2011 07:16 zatic wrote:
Get four friends, and get everyone in the car. Close windows and turn air condition off. Now get everyone to light the biggest fattest cigar you guys can find. Nobody leaves until those bad boys are smoked up.
You won't smell no fish no more.
You might as well tell her to take a shit in her car. As people have mentioned, just take it to be professionally treated for $15-25. Cheaper than baking soda and the time you spend on it.
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Yep Professionally treated
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On September 21 2011 07:32 johnnywup wrote:
do what my math teacher did when he was 18 and threw up in his car, just drive up to a car dealership and buy a new one on the spot.
If only I was a baller...
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On September 21 2011 07:57 Fatal Fury wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 07:16 zatic wrote:
Get four friends, and get everyone in the car. Close windows and turn air condition off. Now get everyone to light the biggest fattest cigar you guys can find. Nobody leaves until those bad boys are smoked up.
You won't smell no fish no more. You might as well tell her to take a shit in her car. As people have mentioned, just take it to be professionally treated for $15-25. Cheaper than baking soda and the time you spend on it.
Oh wow, it's really that cheap? I expected it to be much more expensive so I didn't really look into it.
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On September 21 2011 08:01 MetalMarine wrote:
Yep Professionally treated
I know the stink of fish. I also know it will NEVER LEAVE so just get it treated i don't even know where you go for that hopefully someone else can enlighten you
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