old man smell, how to remove? Options

[Hanyo]

Hi all,

Just trying to remove this funky old man smell out of my family members car.


I've tried all my tricks and none of them work.

I think the smell is coming from the driver seat.

Any suggestions besides sowing together bounce sheets as a seat cover?

[GriffGirl]

Pull the seats out and remove the seat covers. Throw them in the washing machine on gentle cycle, use lots of fabric softener, for that matter once the machine fills up, shut it off and let them soak for about 10 minutes.

While the seats are out, get yourself a can of Resolve, the kind in the spray can with the scrubby thing on the cap. Vacuum the hell out of the car and then spray the **** out of the carpet with that Resolve. Use scrubby end to really work it into the fabric. Let it dry, and then vacuum very thoroughly again. Repeat if necessary.

Then, reinstall your now clean (let them air dry, don't put them in the dryer) seat covers and enjoy.

You might also consider getting a cleaner product for the fresh air intake vent. There's this stuff you can spray in the vent opening by the hood (I'm assuming you're talking about a Celica here) that you then leave your a/c blowing full blast for like 10 minutes, it's supposed to deodorize the vent system and kill any mildew. I know it helped my car, mine smelled like socks whenever I turned on the a/c for a while there.