Great car, but very strong rubber and paint odor. How did you get rid of it ?
445534
Ours didn't have that odor to it at all. But I would try some kinda heavy detergent. Hope this helps
445535
If the car is brand new store it in a garage or shed outside, the smell does dissipate after awhile. You can also choose to use a mild detergent and wash the vehicle like you would your car and dry it off not to let rust start.
445536
I actually didn't get rid of the odor. It did go away after a few weeks of being outside in the toy shed. How ever I did have to wash it once cause my boys got it covered in mud. When I washed it I used auto soap that I normally use on my car. After that point there was a mild odor still from the car but now it has no odor at all. So it will go away with time.
445537
Ours had no rubber, or very very little. I don't remember a smell and we hd jr indoors at first. But that was 4 years ago....nothing's change. Sorry I couldn't help. Maybe a car wash :)
445538
I gave it a coat of car wax . I gave it as a gift to my grandson ,nobody said anything about an odor .
474416
I didn't notice any strong smell from the rubber. Rinsed it off initially with a little soap anyway.
2170250
The smell can be a product being new, fresh off the production line type of thing (like that "new car" smell). Mine had a slight smell, not too terrible but it was gone one I did a quick hand wash with a mild shampoo and wiped down the handles with a makeup remover wipe. I also hand washed and air dried the pouch and the smell was gone from that too.
390458
Even high-quality rubber components will degrade and become sticky when exposed to ***humidity*** and ***heat***. Keep it indoors, not in a garage or other non-temperature-controlled area or shed, and I bet you won't have this problem. I had a high-quality $50 bike lock that had some rubber on it that got really sticky and gross after a couple years in the southern/coastal Texas heat and humidity, so I had to scrub it extensively with a solvent to try to clean off the outermost layer of degraded and sticky rubber goo.
1814608
It goes on with 3M tape, and I don't plan on ever taking it off. But I'm *assuming* that pulling hard enough will take it off, but rip up the tape. Goo Gone, or an equivalent, should take it off easily. I've taken emblems off cars this same way without damaging the paint, although this is a lot bigger than an emblem. I soak the emblems in Goo Gone every 20 minutes, for about 3 hours, then start to rip off the emblem. Its a pain in the ass, like most things that have to do with cars, but it works.
700993
Hi, I would try cleaning it with white distilled vinegar. It will kill the smell if you get it into/under the gasket/seal. Hope this helps.
398826
I have a colleague that used it on his car and it sat too long and removed the paint. If you use it, I would wipe it down and wash it with soap and water soon after it is applied. It may have been a fluke but thought I would share their experience.
1201082
Jason I would try the best I could to keep it off rubber and plastic parts. If you accidentally get some of this solvent on any rubber or plastic parts simply wipe it off.
1474797
mine had an odor that disappeared in a few hours. try using some mild soap and water and air dry
573441
We used a Putty Knife and a screwdriver! lol old school- there is a rubber pad between the emblem and the car, it just needs to be popped off.
359696
I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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I did because I had a really bad rodent problem and had to absorb almost $2000 in damages; therefore, I sprayed the entire engine compartment (including the engine). It did smell, but I did not have any more damages. Make sure that the engine is off and not hot (do not spray any of the fuses or the alternator).
1499338
I'm going to guess that the paint was more than a little oxidized when you used the pre-cleaner, and now you have a gooey concoction/mess of dried, oxided paint and remnants of the cleaner. You CAN use "clay" as a clean-up tool, but it's going to be a protracted process. My recommendation is to purchase a gallon can (only qty. available) of either Dupont Prep-Sol or Acryli-Clean DX330. These are automotive paint shop grade degreasers. They will remove all traces of the mess you have, and you can use them for all degreasing/wax/road tar-removal tasks. Both work equally well, so I suggest you purchase by PRICE and AVAILABILITY. Typically, you will need to visit an automotive paint retail outlet/shop. It's worth the effort. You can expect prices to be in the $30-$40/gallon range. Wear nitrile or vinyl (not latex) gloves or your fingers/hands will be de-greased, as well! Good luck.
1868529
Cleaned a very dirty jeep all of the carpet in trunk front and back and very soiled car seats all of them they came out like new I bought a 2007 looks like they never cleaned the car plus I have a queen size fuiton sofa I cleanened also I had it in storage a couple of years and it got pretty soiled I tell you no lie it came out like new and that was with the little bottle that came with machine you won't be disappointed its an excellent product hope this helps Li
1190097
I suppose it is like a new car - the "new chair" odor will disappear with time. I did not notice a strange objectionable odor. I was more concerned about the stability and functioning of the chair, which I found to be excellent.
1182980
Ours do smell a bit of gasoline too, but I think a soak in warm soapy water should fix them.
2230018
I would use Klasse All-in-one wax-cleaner-polish for the exterior. It's mainly for paint but states it works great on glass, and headlights and does not stain rubber. I just used mine and it's great!