# Smelly car solution

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-car-solution/14635>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 30, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-car-solution/14635 "2008-05-30T13:34:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sunflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sunflower](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sunflower)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-car-solution/14635/1 "2008-05-30T13:34:47Z")

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We have used an industrial strength ozone blaster to clean two cars with strong mildew/dirty dog smells. We let the ozone blaster run for 24 hours and then the ozone dissipate for 24 hours because it is like air bleach- extremely hazardous to breath full strength. The car smells fresh and clean afterwards.  
  
  
  
 A small cigarette-lighter plug in ionizer does the same thing on a milder basis over a longer period of time.

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/smelly-car-solution/14635/2 "2008-05-31T00:35:52Z")

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ok