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Removing "farm" smell



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Wilkeh

  MK4 Anni & MK5 Edt30
Hey folks,

I recently bought a MK5 Golf from a farmer and it has that distinct "farm" smell in the interior. It's not too strong, just very faint to be fair but definitely noticable. I'm just wondering what is the best stuff to use to completely get rid of it? Like a smoke bomb maybe? I've replaced the pollen filter to a carbon one so far and will get it detailed properly. Just wondered if anyone has had anything similar and found a good product for it?
 
hopgop1

hopgop1

ClioSport Club Member
Wet vac anything fabric IMO (I've got a Vax spot washer and it does the job well, think the Bissells are more popular though) and go from there, always been sceptical of those smoke bomb things as surely the source of the smell is still in the car? Unless it's purely bacterial I suppose.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
You need to deep shampoo the seats, mats, carpet and roof lining. Wet vac all that off, AF cleaner for the plastics.
 
Waitey

Waitey

ClioSport Club Member
  Alpina D3, AC Cobra
What kind of farmer was he?

Regardless of the answer, this is what we do when we sell the vans the pig guys use:

All new matts
Plastics cleaned with APC
Wet vac carpets and seats
Then run 2 of these through it:

www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger - Kills Bacteria & Viruses

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger – Kills Bacteria & Viruses inside vehicles Anti-Viral Car Fogger is a powerful anti-bacterial, anti-viral treatment […]
www.elitecarcare.co.uk www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Fixes most things.
 
RustyMojo

RustyMojo

Bon Jovi Officianado
ClioSport Club Member
I bought the wife a car from a farmer years ago. It was disgusting but cheap! Managed to get rid of the smell by removing the seats, carpets etc and wet-vac the s**t out of it several times, cleaned the roof lying with the wet-vac and then left it in the garage to dry out before dropping an anti vac fogger like Waity suggested. Oh and replace the bloody pollen filter.


I’ve struggled more with the old man smell in my Cayman! Tried bloody everything and it’s still there…which has made me really question where the smell is coming from. My son then noted that I’m old and it’s likely me that’s making the car smell of oldness
 
riz

riz

ClioSport Club Member
  Jaguar XFR
Waitey said:
What kind of farmer was he?

Regardless of the answer, this is what we do when we sell the vans the pig guys use:

All new matts
Plastics cleaned with APC
Wet vac carpets and seats
Then run 2 of these through it:

www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger - Kills Bacteria & Viruses

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger – Kills Bacteria & Viruses inside vehicles Anti-Viral Car Fogger is a powerful anti-bacterial, anti-viral treatment […]
www.elitecarcare.co.uk www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Fixes most things.
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I live by a pig farm. Man the smell of their poo and chicken poo does bloody travel
 
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Wilkeh

  MK4 Anni & MK5 Edt30
Thanks for all the replies folks! Someone very useful info in here :)

Waitey said:
What kind of farmer was he?

Regardless of the answer, this is what we do when we sell the vans the pig guys use:

All new matts
Plastics cleaned with APC
Wet vac carpets and seats
Then run 2 of these through it:

www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger - Kills Bacteria & Viruses

Autoglym Anti-Viral Car Fogger – Kills Bacteria & Viruses inside vehicles Anti-Viral Car Fogger is a powerful anti-bacterial, anti-viral treatment […]
www.elitecarcare.co.uk www.elitecarcare.co.uk

Fixes most things.
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It's not that bad mate, it isn't cow muck or anything like that, just smells a bit "barny" lol. Like grain/corn, so it's not putrid etc. Will give these a whirl thanks! :)
 
Waitey

Waitey

ClioSport Club Member
  Alpina D3, AC Cobra
Wilkeh said:
Thanks for all the replies folks! Someone very useful info in here :)



It's not that bad mate, it isn't cow muck or anything like that, just smells a bit "barny" lol. Like grain/corn, so it's not putrid etc. Will give these a whirl thanks! :)
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Thats a nice smell!

But yeah what I've said will cure that.
 
Rich-D

Rich-D

ClioSport Club Member
  E90 LCI 330d
Burn it...

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Louis

Louis

I Park Like a C**t
ClioSport Club Member
I'd be more worried about the mice that will have been in the car if it smells like wheat 🥲
 
Robbie Corbett

Robbie Corbett

ClioSport Club Member
Similar reasons to Russ, bought Emily a car years ago from a woman who ran a stables. No matter what I did, remove seats, jest wash them, anti bacterial fogger etc. Next summer it would be stinking of horse again. The horrendous reek of cannabis went quit easily.... it was very cheap.

Just before we sold it I found a lump of hay/mud/crap stuck under the passenger seat 🤦‍♂️ I assume where she had shoved her wellys each day.
 
leeds2592

leeds2592

ClioSport Club Member
  Bean 182 + E70 X5
I bought some smelly seats years ago and Bio Brisk really helped getting rid of the smell
 
S-JM

S-JM

ClioSport Club Member
  200T
Just kick her out for good mate, that'll sort it.

Edit - Ah sorry, only read the thread title.
 
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