How to remove odor from the steering wheel of a 67 Fury?

[MoPar~Man]

It might not work for a steering wheel (unless you take if off and put it in a box with this gadget) but I've used an ozone generator like this in several cars to get rid of smells:

It will completely get rid of tobacco smell after maybe 2 treatments. I'll run it in a closed car, with also a fan running in the car, for an hour. Timer will turn off the unit, but I'll leave the car closed for a few more hours. Never occupy an enclosed space when one of these things is running. I bought one about 5 years ago (yea, from China), probably $100. They work well.

 

[Toolmanmike]

It might not work for a steering wheel (unless you take if off and put it in a box with this gadget) but I've used an ozone generator like this in several cars to get rid of smells:

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It will completely get rid of tobacco smell after maybe 2 treatments. I'll run it in a closed car, with also a fan running in the car, for an hour. Timer will turn off the unit, but I'll leave the car closed for a few more hours. Never occupy an enclosed space when one of these things is running. I bought one about 5 years ago (yea, from China), probably $100. They work well.

Tried ozone. It works very little. Hardly noticed any difference.

 

[edbods]

Worth mentioning that you may also want to be careful with ozone generators - ozone degrades plastic, so you want to expose it long enough to get rid of any odours (although apparently in this case it may be ineffective) but not too long that it accelerates the breakdown of it

 

[Scoopy G]

Get a cat and let her live in the car. You will not notice the stench from the wheel from that point on. Or a dog. Or a parrot.

 

[69PHOENIX]

Hi Fellas,
Many Years Ago (When We Were Young & Stupid (Now I'm Old & Stupid)
We Used to Pull a Mates Hub Caps & Fill Them with Raw Prawns.
I'll Leave the Rest to Your Imagination.
Regards Tony.M

 

[edbods]

Hi Fellas,
Many Years Ago (When We Were Young & Stupid (Now I'm Old & Stupid)
We Used to Pull a Mates Hub Caps & Fill Them with Raw Prawns.
I'll Leave the Rest to Your Imagination.
Regards Tony.M

oh man, prawn juice and a turkey baster. A fun time for for anyone that's ever wronged you. Squirt the stuff in the windscreen cowl vents and they'll probably scrap the car before ever getting rid of the smell. Alternatives include: canned tuna juice, surströmming (make sure you have an empty stomach before getting near), stinky tofu (literally smells like ****), or curdled milk

 

[3175375]

oh man, prawn juice and a turkey baster. A fun time for for anyone that's ever wronged you. Squirt the stuff in the windscreen cowl vents and they'll probably scrap the car before ever getting rid of the smell. Alternatives include: canned tuna juice, surströmming (make sure you have an empty stomach before getting near), stinky tofu (literally smells like ****), or curdled milk

Now I have a better understanding of Monty Python humor. I thought that I had a handle of their comedy, but I was mistaken. I know that they’re a British gang, but they used to own you guys and it shows.
;^p

 

[1970cat]

you are going to have to remove the wheel. there are indents on the back side of the hub that hold all kinds of nastiness.

 

[73Coupe]

 

[Big_John]

Get a cat and let her live in the car. You will not notice the stench from the wheel from that point on. Or a dog. Or a parrot.

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I needed a company car and since we had fired a sales guy, I grabbed his Impala. He must have had his dog living in the car.... It stunk so bad that I wanted to hire him back so we could fire him again. We had it cleaned and detailed and they ran an ozone machine in it for a couple days. It was OK after that.

 

[73Coupe]

I needed a company car and since we had fired a sales guy, I grabbed his Impala. He must have had his dog living in the car.... It stunk so bad that I wanted to hire him back so we could fire him again. We had it cleaned and detailed and they ran an ozone machine in it for a couple days. It was OK after that.

@marko has had good results with ozone generators too, I recall from a previous discussion.

My former boss 10 years ago had a '95 Exploder, which was a rattle trap, a liability, and an aroma generator. He made us drive it to meetings instead of using our own cars, because he accused us of using the mileage reimbursement as a profit center. He was a slob, along with the rest of his family. There would usually be a gym bag fermenting in the back, multi-year remnants of fast food on the carpets and under the seats, dog hair on all surfaces, and a sticky steering wheel. The dash controls, radio, turn signal, and window switches were all encrusted with dandruff, schmutz, hair, and other detritus. It was a rolling petri dish.

 

[bnz84]

I have this nasty cheese smell/vomit with other old plastics but lucky with car stuff. Reading up on it its a breakdown of the plastic and one of the byproducts is butyric acid (s./a as in blue cheese). Suggestions were to put the wheel in dry or liquid bath of baking soda or some other basic compound for a few days to counteract the acid. Shouldn't be too spendy to try it.

I worked with that acid in my last job and when I did everyone new it. Had to go straight home and shower

some other info

How to Remove Butyric / Valeric Acid Odor
butyric acid odor eliminator - Google Search