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Since the insurance stuff is settled (FINALLY), I'm finally starting the clean up in ernist.
I had already cleaned up the windshield, front windows and dash to at least make it so I could see to drive. Just good ole dawn on the dash. The windows required extensive work with a scrapper. Should have pulled out the rubbing alcohol - which I'm going to try on some of the surfaces. While using a Flame Ionization Detector to determine VOC levels (Viotile Organic Compounds - the smelly stuff) some years back, we had issues that what we were measuring was too dirty for the machine to handle, and we had to do some filtering, and had to clean the filter housings after each test. What we used was normal rubbing alcohol, at the FID suppliers recomendation. What we were cleaning was the reside from the smoke coming out of a self clean range. When you put 1/2 pound of meat, lard and pie filling in an oven, you get some really nasty stuff to burn off. All that to say, it worked on that, so it's worth trying on this.
I didn't mess with the rear windows at all cause I'm replacing the whole doors w/ ones from my bro's part out truck - getting rid of door dents, smokey interior and gunked up windows all in one shot. Same thing with the rear most window, one was busted out, and I'm just gonna replace both and save myself some hassle.
SOOOOoooooo All the seats, headliner, carpet ect. were left at the dump. Then $15 in quarters were burnt up at the car wash vaccuuming and power washing the interior. Once I got home, I blocked off the busted out window - and set off the Fire D Fog Bomb. I've heard it works great. I've heard it just covers the smell and the only way to get rid of the smell is to use ozone. I've been told, "just put some fans on it for a while". And I've been told to cut off the roof and forget the smell. We'll see what actually happens. It definately doesn't smell like smoke right now - 15 hours after application. I'm flying out in a couple hours and won't be back for a couple days - so we'll see what it's like when I get back.
Anyone know how to get the sunroof sheild out?
Since the insurance stuff is settled (FINALLY), I'm finally starting the clean up in ernist.
I had already cleaned up the windshield, front windows and dash to at least make it so I could see to drive. Just good ole dawn on the dash. The windows required extensive work with a scrapper. Should have pulled out the rubbing alcohol - which I'm going to try on some of the surfaces. While using a Flame Ionization Detector to determine VOC levels (Viotile Organic Compounds - the smelly stuff) some years back, we had issues that what we were measuring was too dirty for the machine to handle, and we had to do some filtering, and had to clean the filter housings after each test. What we used was normal rubbing alcohol, at the FID suppliers recomendation. What we were cleaning was the reside from the smoke coming out of a self clean range. When you put 1/2 pound of meat, lard and pie filling in an oven, you get some really nasty stuff to burn off. All that to say, it worked on that, so it's worth trying on this.
I didn't mess with the rear windows at all cause I'm replacing the whole doors w/ ones from my bro's part out truck - getting rid of door dents, smokey interior and gunked up windows all in one shot. Same thing with the rear most window, one was busted out, and I'm just gonna replace both and save myself some hassle.
SOOOOoooooo All the seats, headliner, carpet ect. were left at the dump. Then $15 in quarters were burnt up at the car wash vaccuuming and power washing the interior. Once I got home, I blocked off the busted out window - and set off the Fire D Fog Bomb. I've heard it works great. I've heard it just covers the smell and the only way to get rid of the smell is to use ozone. I've been told, "just put some fans on it for a while". And I've been told to cut off the roof and forget the smell. We'll see what actually happens. It definately doesn't smell like smoke right now - 15 hours after application. I'm flying out in a couple hours and won't be back for a couple days - so we'll see what it's like when I get back.
Anyone know how to get the sunroof sheild out?
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