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Removing Mothball Smell From Car?

How do I get the moth ball smell out of my car? I've tried everything that has been suggested almost. Please help me I have to drive my granddaughter in that SUV and for her sake please help me. It is dangerous for me and my granddaughter, but most importantly my granddaughter.

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October 7, 20190 found this helpful

I love essential oils and use them in my car. Put several drops of your favorite citrus oil on a felt pad and place under the seats and near the vents. Lemon really deodorizes and it's quite popular in other products on the market. OR place charcoal in your car and leave set until you no longer experience the odor of mothballs. Also, you could try a carpet freshening powder for eliminating pet odor that has baking soda ingredient.

 

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October 7, 20190 found this helpful

Try a product called Nok-Out. You can get it on amazon

 

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Go on- Noodor.com and this product called Smelleze-it's non-toxic and odorless!

 

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October 8, 20190 found this helpful

There are a lot of great products to get rid of orders in a car. I would recommend using one of these Meguiar's Whole Car.
Moso Natural, Rocco & Roxie Professional, Ozium Air Sanitizer, Febreze Hawaiian, Biocide Systems Auto Shocker, or Ozium Gel.

 

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October 10, 20190 found this helpful

You do not say where you had the mothballs - were they put there for a reason?

I think you will need to vacuum your entire car - all floors and side panels if you have carpet panels. Be sure to do the trunk also.

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You can spray your carpets with an enzyme cleaner (generally used for pet odors and sold at all big stores in the cleaning products isle) and let it dry.

Purchase a cleaner recommended for cleaning your dash and other parts of the car. Auto stores are the best place to find this and you may even ask about a cleaner for your carpets.
You will need to use some sort of odor reducing spray on your AC. Ask about this at the auto store as you may need to spray the intake area of your AC but someone at the auto store can help you with all of this.
They are used to people wanting all kinds of odors removed from their cars/trucks.

I believe you will have to clean every place that can be cleaned and then put a couple of containers of charcoal or cat litter in the car for several nights.

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Citrus peels or coffee grounds also help remove odors as well as baking soda, so try anything you have on hand.
Remove containers in the morning and leave in sunshine until time to put them back in your car.

If this is too much for you then you can look for a good auto detailing shop and let them do this for you.

 

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October 26, 20190 found this helpful

Thrifty Fun (this lovely site you are on) has a whole thread for this very topic:

www.thriftyfun.com/Removing-Moth-Ball-Smell-from-a-Car...

I can tell you from experience that time is the only way I have been successful at getting rid of that smell. When I was helping clean out an apartment of a deceased relative a few summers ago, I had no clue that she mothballs in the pocket of a coat and it sat in my car for a few days until I could get it to the goodwill. It was awful.

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Drove with the windows down for a few weeks before that awful smell finally went away!

 

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