Removing the smell of fish

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#1 Post by **originalsin** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:53 pm

After leaving a bit of gear in the car after a session then forgetting about if for a few days the interior of the car now smells something awful,

Is there an easy way to get rid of the smell or am I just gonna need to get a truck load of magic trees?

#2 Post by **tex** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:12 pm

originalsin wrote:After leaving a bit of gear in the car after a session then forgetting about if for a few days the interior of the car now smells something awful,

Is there an easy way to get rid of the smell or am I just gonna need to get a truck load of magic trees?

The easiest way to get rid of the smell is to get a new car

Or magic trees and lots of em

#3 Post by **Preston** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:39 pm

half an onion and leave it in the car . Wipe down all the plastics with anti bac cleaner. Air fresheners only mask the smell but i admit to doin it occasionally

#4 Post by **dfella25** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:48 am

Take it like a man

#5 Post by **sparkey+1** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:27 pm

Its only fish now you need the smell of chips and leave the bag to..... dont forget the vinegar

smell gone fish and chip smell left

#6 Post by **gerryl** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:42 pm

leave it in for valet...or ask what they use!...me immune now to the smell but the kids always given off when they have to get in my motor...

#7 Post by **Creep** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:09 pm

I find a peeled chopped onion works best (leave it over night, sometimes they go black which is supposed to be a great sign of getting rid of bacteria), even works with cigarette smoke, also leaving the cars windows open on drives big help!, before I go out now I throw a blanket down (an old one the mrs doesnt want!!! not the good one on the bed.... trust me not worth the hassle!!!)

and throw the fishin gear on it helps keeps the sand off the boot of the car, and cuts down the smell, then just a quick wash (throw in the hand rags as well) and your good to go! And after a session your mrs wants to head out, she wont notice the smell that much (hopefully)

#8 Post by **roger de dodger** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:23 pm

i like my van smellin fishy

it keeps unwanted drivers off and reminds me to go fishin

my bait fridge smells sweet too

#9 Post by **originalsin** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:57 pm

Tis all good now, smell has finally gone, for just now anyway..... Onion trick seemed to work and as much as i wanted to try out the chips and vinegar tip i figured it would just make me hungry, have since gotten a couple of boot liners from lidl so the boot and the back seats are now covered, just need to make sure i dont get lazy and leave stuff in the car over night again......... cant say im overly confident about that tho.....

#10 Post by **nobuzz** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:30 pm

What about getting the smell of your hands (keep it clean)?

#11 Post by **Preston** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:38 pm

you can get a tub of hand Wipes in woodies or else bring a soap dispenser

easy

#12 Post by **originalsin** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:47 am

nobuzz wrote:What about getting the smell of your hands (keep it clean)?

Ive found using anti bac hand sanitizer gel to be very effective

#13 Post by **roger de dodger** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:13 pm

originalsin wrote:
nobuzz wrote:What about getting the smell of your hands (keep it clean)?
Ive found using anti bac hand sanitizer gel to be very effective

your not getting your hands REALLY SMELLY if that stuff works

a scrubbing brush and washing up liquid works a treat use cold water as hot water seems to make the smell worse?if you have any cuts make sure to put a bit of antiseptic cream on them when you are finished as its very easy to get a bad infection in such open wounds

(doctors and anti biotics dont come cheap

)

#14 Post by **sparkey+1** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:50 pm

roger de dodger wrote:
originalsin wrote:
nobuzz wrote:What about getting the smell of your hands (keep it clean)?
Ive found using anti bac hand sanitizer gel to be very effective
your not getting your hands REALLY SMELLY if that stuff works a scrubbing brush and washing up liquid works a treat use cold water as hot water seems to make the smell worse?if you have any cuts make sure to put a bit of antiseptic cream on them when you are finished as its very easy to get a bad infection in such open wounds (doctors and anti biotics dont come cheap )

Nearly the same as roger way of getting the hands clean but I use washing powder and cold water and a clean towel works for me.....

#15 Post by **Cormdogg** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:35 pm

Febreeze. Got one of those "magic" stainless steal soap bars, they dont work!

Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:10 am

Cormdogg wrote:Febreeze. Got one of those "magic" stainless steal soap bars, they dont work!

always wondered about them

arbass · #17 Post by **arbass** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:47 pm

Try to use ozone treatment it works 100%.

#18 Post by Al » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:40 am

Cormdogg wrote:Febreeze. Got one of those "magic" stainless steal soap bars, they dont work!

I find mine works, but only after decent scrubbing with Cold Water and washing up liquid with sugar, and it exfoiliates the skin

#19 Post by **MILLBROOK** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:26 am

shaving foam works wonders

Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:55 am

try using fast orange soap,it has lots of grit in it and leaves a nice orange smell,it comes in a soap despencer and can be found in auto parts shops as lots of mechanics use it to remove grease from their hands.

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