Smelly soft top?

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Smelly soft top?

Post by dezzy » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:18 pm

Noticed a funny, stale smell in the car this morning on the way to work (no . . . it wasn't me ;)). Turns out it's the soft top. I cleaned and waterproofed the soft top at the weekend, so I don't understand this. It's like a damp, stale smell. The kind of smell you get from an umbrella if it's not been dried out properly.

Anyone else experienced this? Could it be anything to do with the Autoglym soft top cleaning/protecting stuff I used at the weekend?

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Post by GregR » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:25 pm

its probably got something to do with the fact you're car's been sodden with cleaning products over the last week and is having a wee dirty protest :D
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Post by Stephen » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:16 pm

Mor likely the cat has been sleeping on it. Shotgun anyone!
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Post by craigs135s » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:28 pm

I seen his car on sunday and shommer is right it is very clean. wax on wax off :wink:

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Post by tuscan_thunder » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:55 pm

give the inside of the hood a good spray of that Fabreze stuff. That'll sort it out

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Post by dezzy » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:06 pm

hehehe . . . it probably is a dirty protest from the car! :lol:

Might try the Febreze idea . . . think I've got some in the house. Might also try cleaning the outside again.

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Post by Shug » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:20 pm

dezzy wrote:hehehe . . . it probably is a dirty protest from the car! :lol:

Might try the Febreze idea . . . think I've got some in the house. Might also try cleaning the outside again.

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Post by GregR » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:13 pm

Shug wrote:
dezzy wrote:hehehe . . . it probably is a dirty protest from the car! :lol:

Might try the Febreze idea . . . think I've got some in the house. Might also try cleaning the outside again.

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Post by Shug » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:20 pm

GregR wrote:
Shug wrote:
dezzy wrote:hehehe . . . it probably is a dirty protest from the car! :lol:

Might try the Febreze idea . . . think I've got some in the house. Might also try cleaning the outside again.

Cheers,
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Post by Rich H » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:21 pm

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