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Scootaloo

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10. Oh, that's easy.

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:17 AM

Jul 2012

Take a toothbrush, a box of baking soda, a pan of water, and a bright red speedo.

Drive your brother in law to a busy mall marking lot, hand him these items and say "put this on and start scrubbing my car, or you walk home."

Be sure to post the video on youtube.

"left raw chicken parts in the truck over the weekend," I mean what the hell, man...

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How do you get a bad odor out of car? [View all] raccoon Jul 2012 OP

Drive it into a pond Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #1

LOL closeupready Jul 2012 #62

buy some cheap coffee, ground coffee and sprinkle it all over the interior. auntAgonist Jul 2012 #2

Check cartalk.com MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #3

Febreeze? Gman Jul 2012 #4

Yes, that usually works on anything. I keep a good supply in my house. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #49

If you don't need to use the car, you can hotbox it with Febreeze for a week. slampoet Jul 2012 #65

Ask it to get out and see if you got a flat and then take off real quick CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #5

LOL - Good one! - n/t coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #31

The Beast!!... SidDithers Jul 2012 #6

Beat me to it. tridim Jul 2012 #15

Charcoal and baking soda tammywammy Jul 2012 #7

Or, kitty litter. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #35

Yes, both of them together. JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #61

Second. xmas74 Jul 2012 #68

Throw Mitt out of it 2pooped2pop Jul 2012 #8

I was going to ask if he accidentally hit a republican. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #70

Ozium no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #9

Winner, winner, HappyMe Jul 2012 #27

Except the chicken spoiled--that's what caused the odor in the first place... lastlib Jul 2012 #52

Leave the car open if possible to "air it out"..in addition SoCalDem Jul 2012 #64

If all else fails, call a Servpro and ask what they'll charge elehhhhna Jul 2012 #71

Oh, that's easy. Scootaloo Jul 2012 #10

Years ago, my husband was gifted with Brut aftershave - hedgehog Jul 2012 #11

Ask Romney to leave. aquart Jul 2012 #12

I can remember this happening years ago with some milk dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #13

excuse me one minute Sea-Dog Jul 2012 #14

remove the body Demonaut Jul 2012 #16

Ozone .... 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #17

My step son used to detail cars and used ozone erinlough Jul 2012 #66

I would try Febreeze lunatica Jul 2012 #18

Febreeze does work, the only thing that bothers me about it is the cost. tridim Jul 2012 #24

I haven't tried this yet, Kadie Jul 2012 #41

Thanks.. I was looking at those recipes after reading this thread. tridim Jul 2012 #43

Thanks! Kadie Jul 2012 #50

Try sprinkling a lot of baking soda all over the interior over night then vacuum it up the next day. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #19

Best and cheapest way malaise Jul 2012 #21

Just don't dump the used baking soda on the grass.. tridim Jul 2012 #53

(we did that to a friend at his wedding...put dead fish under the back seat of his car... lastlib Jul 2012 #55

Wake up Eric Cantor and say "Your cab's here, stupid!" HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #20

Mmmmm! Duuzzzyyyy!!!!! LongTomH Jul 2012 #58

I once went fishing at a pier and left frozen squid in the car over the weekend.. X_Digger Jul 2012 #22

"What? Am I hard of smelling?" Javaman Jul 2012 #23

Easy - Trade it in for a new one. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #25

Take some used coffee grounds, spead them out on a plate and leave it in the car for a few days. Of Erose999 Jul 2012 #26

Put a dead body mercuryblues Jul 2012 #28

The brother-in-law might be a good place to start. randome Jul 2012 #36

Wait a sec, I gotta ask Mitt... JHB Jul 2012 #29

Find a nice, sunny spot.... GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #30

Microwaving works on sponges and dishrags too. DCKit Jul 2012 #37

Yep. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #39

Open door. Step out. randome Jul 2012 #32

Thanks for sarting my day with a good laugh. Entire thread is DUzY-worthy and is coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #33

Divorce JohnnyRingo Jul 2012 #34

Go to the pet store and get "SIMPLE SOLUTION" -- it has enzymes that get rid of bio-based odors Lex Jul 2012 #38

+100 n/t librechik Jul 2012 #56

Not sure, but why you speak like Russian immigrant? Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #40

Russians don't use articles? LOL typo.... nt raccoon Jul 2012 #47

Is all good. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #59

Make it ride on the roof. Atman Jul 2012 #42

Pull carpet/mat out of trunk and wash and dry thoroughly in the sun. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #44

a sack of Krystals (or White Castle burgers depending on where you live) NightWatcher Jul 2012 #45

In space, no one can hear you stink. randome Jul 2012 #46

Road flare. cliffordu Jul 2012 #48

Let it rot outside for a day or two jberryhill Jul 2012 #51

Jerry Seinfeld had a simlar problem Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #54

When that happens, I make my BIL walk. MineralMan Jul 2012 #57

Oh, that's awful! But at least it is not what my daughter had to put up with Trailrider1951 Jul 2012 #60

Park it at Chik-Fil-A... lame54 Jul 2012 #63

Get a bag of powdered garden lime LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #67

Bonus #2..the lime can be sprinkled on the body (chicken parts my ass!) that BIL left. nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #69

Find an auto detailer that is willing to take on smoke salin Jul 2012 #72

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #73

what? gopiscrap Jan 2014 #74