We routinely apply Odor-X to carpeting in DeLorean's that we service and restore. Although this product will not replicate the "new car smell" we have found it to be a good compromise between eliminating unpleasant musty odors while adding a pleasant non overbearing scent. DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 7:03 AM Subject: [DML] that New Car smell > So, here's a topic that I don't believe we've covered yet: > > All old cars, no matter how well maintained, seem to end up smelling, > well, old. Smells have a huge effect on how one perceives an > environment, and cars are no exception. When I got my D, it must have > had 20 of those little pine-trees scattered about--I can still smell > their residue. Cars at car shows tend to smell like Armor-All. I > don't want my D smelling like like Armor-All, and I certainly don't > want it smelling like the pine-oil they used in the latrines back at > summer camp. I want it to smell like a new car! So what are the > secrets? > > I intend to eventually take out the seats and carpets and clean and > shampoo everything thoroughly in an effort to get rid of the slightly > musty smell that the pine trees were intended to cover up. > > But, whenever I turn on my heater, I get that "hot dust" smell (like > when a forced-air furnace comes on for the first time in the fall). > Is there anything to be done about this short of disassembling the > whole heating/AC duct system? > > Even a perfect cleaning would at best get us back to "neutral", and > as we all know, a new car smells far from neutral. I've tried various > air freshener sprays labelled "new car" or "leather", but none of > them were even close. > > I guess the real answer is new leather, which I will probably do > sooner or later. But, if anyone knows any less expensive tricks, I'd > appreciate hearing about them. > > --Pete Lucas > VIN #6703