# Ran over a skunk, my truck smells!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844 "2012-02-08T08:12:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![katidid79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@katidid79](https://community.cartalk.com/u/katidid79)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844/1 "2012-02-08T08:12:55Z")

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I ran over a skunk the other day with the truck and it stinks! I haven’t used the heater in two days because every time I turn it on, the inside smells like skunk! So how do you get rid of eau de skunk? I took the truck to the car wash yesterday and they even washed underneath and it still reeks…So any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844/2 "2012-02-08T19:35:34Z")

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No tricks, really. The smell will dissipate and disappear as time goes by. Just make sure there are no parts of the skunk’s carcass stuck somewhere underneath the truck. (that is a sentence I never thought I would type . . . )  
Good luck!

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844/3 "2012-02-08T21:03:37Z")

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Some poor soul ( maybe you ) is going to need to dress in protective overalls , put the truck up on a hoist and power wash the undercarriage. ( it’s going to splash, even with the wand at arm’s length )  
You can get disposable coveralls, like painters wear, at the Home depot. Probably need a face shield too.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844/4 "2012-02-09T02:15:48Z")

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Several washes in a row (with underwash) might help, but I suspect you’ll mostly have to wait for the smell to go away on its own.

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**Author:** ![katidid79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@katidid79](https://community.cartalk.com/u/katidid79)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ran-over-a-skunk-my-truck-smells/70844/5 "2012-02-10T23:51:08Z")

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There’s no skunk carcass chunks under the truck lol. I’d be the poor soul to powerwash the under carriage, I wouldn’t expect another person to attempt to get under there an clean it. I just hope the smell doesn’t attract other skunks lol.