Date:         Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:05:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@worldnet.att.net>
Subject:      Re: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....
Comments: To: Geoff Wilke <gwilke@livemusic.org>

Better still, go to a janitorial supply house.  You're looking for an
enzymatic shampoo additive.  Talk to the folks there about application.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Wilke" <gwilke@livemusic.org>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....


> Go to a pet store and get some deodorizing stuff. It's in a small bottle
and
> is for exactly what you're looking for.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of
> Daniel Schmitz
> Sent:   Friday, July 28, 2000 1:12 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....
>
> Since it's Friday, and I am fresh out of important (and unimportant)
> technical topics...
>
> My '87 Westfalia has had an unpleasant odor in the cab area since I
> purchased it. It smells like (can I say this on the list?) urine, and I
> suspect that an animal of some type must have caused this at some point
> in my camper's past. Anyway, the smell comes from the driver side
> footwell area. I've tried shampooing, which lessened it a bit, but it's
> still unmistakably there, especially when the windows are rolled up. I
> suspect that the insulation pad underneath the carpeting is holding the
> odor in.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for permanently getting rid of this
> odor, short of removing the insulation? If the insulation needs to go,
> can I replace it with something similar?
>
> --
> Dan
>