Case Study: Is Automotive Odor Damage Permanent?

By Author: Jay Grewer
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A few months back we were asked to problem solve a 2 year old vehicle that was damaged by a auto stereo installation shop, and then sent to the dealer for repair. The stereo installers had inadvertently drilled a hole right through the carpet and into the gas tank. In a desparate effort to fix the car several attempts were made by the car dealership to shampoo out the odor damage, but the car was ruined with gas fumes, and perfumes from repeated carpet shampooing. The smell was strong and nauseating, and the insurance company was desparate as the car was being deemed a total loss of about $28000. I assured everyone that OdorBGone would not only get all of the dangerous odors out , but we would also put a 1 year unconditional warranty on it. Then it was our turn to perform.

A few of the brand new parts they had put in had been re-contaminated from the remaining raw fuel, and made worse by all the shampoo and detailing chemicals and stuff they had sprayed on and tried. We had to go to great lengths to get it all out completely gut the interior of the vehicle in order to track all the damage down, We also repaired ...
... all the interior parts that were repairable and removed all of the old shampoo residue that had left the interior slimy and tacky.

When ordinary detail shops shampoo carpet, they can only vacuum up the shampoo as they lack the ability to rinse it out. They simply don't have the proper equipment to RINSE and remove all the shampoo and dirt left behind. This is terrible for the consumer. Shampoos, soaps, solvents, degreasers can be very dangerous, and if left in your vehicles interior can be very harmful for adults, children, pets.

When we finished the car, the insurance adjuster inspected the car and was shocked we had completely removed all of the residues and completely restored the interior of the car to a like new condition. He was a very happy client and we prevented the vehicle from being junked. We are automotive odor damage loss prevention specialists.