my astro smeeeelllllls!!!!

TwizTid · 09-07-2005, 11:13 PM

i just purchased a 99 astro cargo van. it smells like fertilizer or some other strong chemicals..i got a migraine drivin that tthing home.. who knows maybe it was a rolling meth lab.. does anyone know if theres any type of cleaner out there that i can use to maybe try cleaning and maybe makin it smell better ?>???

dernoma · 09-07-2005, 11:16 PM

take a bath

j/k I went to a detailer and he gave me some stuff he uses...was in a non labeled bottle so for all I know I was putting cat urine in thar.....but it smelled good

s10cyncrvr · 09-08-2005, 10:25 AM

If it has carpeting, that's probably where most of the smell is coming from. I'd get some carpet cleaner and clean it several times, then Febreeze any type of fabric in the vehicle. It will probably take several cleanings over time to completly rid it of the smell.

Also, check the nooks and crannys for any loose fertilizer that may have spilt out.

You could run an ionizer in there after its cleaned, if you know anyone that has one.

ExtremeVI · 09-08-2005, 10:37 AM

Fabreeze!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TwizTid · 09-08-2005, 03:01 PM

its no carpet inside.. i was thinkn of using simple green and NOT diluting it with water... spray that crap all inside and brush it and then power wash it all

***andocommando*** · 09-08-2005, 03:06 PM

i work at a car lot and we had this blue astro that somebody was livin in i guess. and there was feces and stuff in there and urine, maybe animal, but it smelled so bad. so we mixed some bleach in with some water and pressure washed that joker till there was no paint left. we still parked it around back and filled it with extra car parts. it still sits there today. its been about 6 months

JPowell · 09-13-2005, 11:52 AM

Not fun... odor can be a tricky thing to eliminate, long-term. The best thing to do is locate the SOURCE of the odor as much as possible and clean that area first. Castrol All-Purpose Cleaner and Simple Green are both my go-to heavy cleaners for painted/plastic surfaces. You can also go to a local grocery store and buy a cheap box of baking soda, sprinkle generously inside your van, and let that sit over night. I'd do this after trying the Castrol APC or SG and thoroughly washing out the inside of the van. Since it is a cargo van you can simply rinse out the baking soda afterwards.

If still no success, Febreeze as mentioned above may help, but most odors that it eliminates are in porous spaces like carpet and fabric/trim, etc. so it might not get you too far. If that still doesn't cut it, I'd leave the windows open and let that sucker air out as much as possible.

LoWerD95 · 09-13-2005, 11:54 AM

after cleaning it with w/e make sure to let that shit air out

rll9147 · 09-13-2005, 11:56 AM

I would say rip the interior out of it and clean under th matting they put in the van cause if I beleive right there is a cushion/mat/heat shield under the matting and it probably has gotten most of the smell in it.
Then just use hot as bleach water I would mix like half and half bleach and hot water.

TwizTid · 09-14-2005, 12:25 AM

ive been letting it sit out with the windows cracked so it could air out but no luck
its an astro CARGO van no carpeting or anyhting like that... the only fabric is the head liner. today i dumped a whole bottle of simple green EVERYWHERE including inside the vents... then pressuree washed the crap out of it... smells like JAGERmeister iin there

hope thatll take care of that .. ill give the bakn soda a try too

09-07-2005, 11:13 PM	#1
TwizTid Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,450 Location: from Chicago,IL now Gilbert,AZ User is: OffLine	my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! i just purchased a 99 astro cargo van. it smells like fertilizer or some other strong chemicals..i got a migraine drivin that tthing home.. who knows maybe it was a rolling meth lab.. does anyone know if theres any type of cleaner out there that i can use to maybe try cleaning and maybe makin it smell better ?>???
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09-07-2005, 11:16 PM	#2
dernoma The Der Age: 27 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,416 Location: Lakeland, FL User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! take a bath j/k I went to a detailer and he gave me some stuff he uses...was in a non labeled bottle so for all I know I was putting cat urine in thar.....but it smelled good
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09-08-2005, 10:25 AM	#3
s10cyncrvr Canyon Carver Age: 29 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,852 Location: Columbia, IL User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! If it has carpeting, that's probably where most of the smell is coming from. I'd get some carpet cleaner and clean it several times, then Febreeze any type of fabric in the vehicle. It will probably take several cleanings over time to completly rid it of the smell. Also, check the nooks and crannys for any loose fertilizer that may have spilt out. You could run an ionizer in there after its cleaned, if you know anyone that has one.
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09-08-2005, 10:37 AM	#4
ExtremeVI Suicided Member Age: 34 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,112 Location: Bowie, MD User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! Fabreeze!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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09-08-2005, 03:01 PM	#5
TwizTid Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,450 Location: from Chicago,IL now Gilbert,AZ User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! its no carpet inside.. i was thinkn of using simple green and NOT diluting it with water... spray that crap all inside and brush it and then power wash it all
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09-08-2005, 03:06 PM	#6
*andocommando* I'm on a boat Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9,647 Location: central AR User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! i work at a car lot and we had this blue astro that somebody was livin in i guess. and there was feces and stuff in there and urine, maybe animal, but it smelled so bad. so we mixed some bleach in with some water and pressure washed that joker till there was no paint left. we still parked it around back and filled it with extra car parts. it still sits there today. its been about 6 months
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09-13-2005, 11:52 AM	#7
JPowell Dime Dreamer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 202 Location: Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! Not fun... odor can be a tricky thing to eliminate, long-term. The best thing to do is locate the SOURCE of the odor as much as possible and clean that area first. Castrol All-Purpose Cleaner and Simple Green are both my go-to heavy cleaners for painted/plastic surfaces. You can also go to a local grocery store and buy a cheap box of baking soda, sprinkle generously inside your van, and let that sit over night. I'd do this after trying the Castrol APC or SG and thoroughly washing out the inside of the van. Since it is a cargo van you can simply rinse out the baking soda afterwards. If still no success, Febreeze as mentioned above may help, but most odors that it eliminates are in porous spaces like carpet and fabric/trim, etc. so it might not get you too far. If that still doesn't cut it, I'd leave the windows open and let that sucker air out as much as possible.
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09-13-2005, 11:54 AM	#8
LoWerD95 Mini Da Blue Truk Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 582 Location: tyler, Tx User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! after cleaning it with w/e make sure to let that shit air out
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09-13-2005, 11:56 AM	#9
rll9147 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,166 Location: Hubert/Jacksonville, NC User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! I would say rip the interior out of it and clean under th matting they put in the van cause if I beleive right there is a cushion/mat/heat shield under the matting and it probably has gotten most of the smell in it. Then just use hot as bleach water I would mix like half and half bleach and hot water.
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09-14-2005, 12:25 AM	#10
TwizTid Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,450 Location: from Chicago,IL now Gilbert,AZ User is: OffLine	Re: my astro smeeeelllllls!!!! ive been letting it sit out with the windows cracked so it could air out but no luck its an astro CARGO van no carpeting or anyhting like that... the only fabric is the head liner. today i dumped a whole bottle of simple green EVERYWHERE including inside the vents... then pressuree washed the crap out of it... smells like JAGERmeister iin there hope thatll take care of that .. ill give the bakn soda a try too
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