What Kind of Air Freshener Do You Use? 

"vicariousILive" (vicariousILive) 09/14/2015 at 18:20 • Filed to: Car freshener

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After 8 years of my farts and spilled food my car is getting a little stale. What are your recommendations for freshening up the interior? Do you clean up the upholstery and call that good enough or do you mask it up with a car freshener or both even? What kind of freshener/flavor do you use?

TheHondaBro > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:28

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The new car smell vent sticks. It doesn’t smell like new car, but they still smell great.

JRapp: now as good as new again > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:30

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No idea what scent it is though. It’s kinda like a New Car Smell trees, but not exactly.

vicali > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:30

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JDM Apple Squash..

HammerheadFistpunch > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:31

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Right now I’m sporting a unique fragrance of my own invention that is 1 part wheel bearing grease, 2 parts smashed goldfish crackers with just a hint of mountain dew.

CaptDale - is secretly British > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:34

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I don’t. I keep my car very clean and it smells like leather and car. Thats how it should be. Air “fresheners” make me want to gag!

CaptDale - is secretly British > JRapp: now as good as new again 09/14/2015 at 18:35

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German for Magic Tree.....

JRapp: now as good as new again > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/14/2015 at 18:39

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Yea that’s the brand name.. but the scent I don’t know.

Xyl0c41n3 > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:41

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These ones by Refresh. I prefer the circular ones more. It’s a dual scent: ‘new car smell’ and ‘cool breeze.’

It doesn’t actually smell like new car at all (oh how I wish), but it’s the only one I’ve found in that scent that doesn’t smell atrocious. And I like the cool breeze, but it’s a little too strong by itself.

And yeah... generally, cleaning your car out, maybe giving it a once-over with some upholstery cleaner, will help a lot more than just masking a bad smell with a freshener.

ttyymmnn > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:41

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Put a box of laundry detergent in your trunk.

Agrajag > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:45

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lonestranger > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:47

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My honest recommendation? Clean it. Shampoo the upholstery if you need to.

I’m admittedly biased, being a former detailer who also happens to hate the smell of most air fresheners. Still, a good cleaning will not only make your car smell better, but also look and feel better and even last longer.

Otherwise, Febreze Auto works & smells OK.

CaptDale - is secretly British > JRapp: now as good as new again 09/14/2015 at 18:47

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Oh I see. How do you have Estonia as a scent?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 18:51

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I consider my farts, which I refer to as Eau de Manwich, to be the air freshener...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TheHondaBro 09/14/2015 at 19:21

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Mine lasted for a while too.

JRapp: now as good as new again > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/14/2015 at 19:31

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Yea I can’t find anything online that would say what scent it is. I know it’s made in Finland, under license from the US company, and all I can find online is some Finns discussing the scent. They think it probably smells like Vodka and BO, but that’s biased, as the only reasons Finns visit Estonia is to go on weekend benders, after which they no doubt smell like Vodka and BO.. To me it seems like it’s a mix between the standard New Car Smell, with a bit of Vanilla but not as sweet, and a bit of Pine, but not as Christmasy. In general it’s not as overbearing as some of the others tend to be.

But yea, when the smell is gone, it doubles as a national pride ornament too.

Oh, and I suppose I also use the little smelly stickers that the interior detail people put under your seat.

smobgirl > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 20:12

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I stick one of those baking soda boxes with the vent on the side either under the seat or in the door handle. I hate smelly stuff.

citizennick > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 20:14

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Birddog > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 20:27

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I’ve fallen in love with this stuff.

My truck typically has Eau de Labrador. This and regular cleanings keep things relatively respectable.

bobkustofawitshz > Birddog 09/14/2015 at 20:32

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Second this.

The stuff is great.

gavinski91 > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 20:46

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The tree ones. Black Ice scent. You’ll pick up so many chicks in your 92 Integra with that stuff.

vicariousILive > lonestranger 09/14/2015 at 21:10

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Any shampoo recommendations?

lonestranger > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 21:15

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Pay for your local detailing shop to do it, or get a Bissell Little Green Machine. Apparently, the little Bissell is the cat’s ass. I don’t know why I haven’t bought one yet.

vicariousILive > lonestranger 09/14/2015 at 21:18

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My mom has one. But I have thought about buying one too

lonestranger > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 21:24

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Perfect, borrow your mom’s. Moms love when their kids clean shit, even if their kids are adults and they’re cleaning their own shit.

blackchair > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 22:17

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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 22:23

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I used to. Old coffee beans in small jar with holes poked in it. I really like coffee.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > vicariousILive 09/14/2015 at 22:29

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Pour out an ounce of gear oil under your seat, and all those unpleasant odours will be gone forever. Of course you’ll have to get used to the smell of gear oil, which you won’t... ever.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 09/14/2015 at 22:31

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My Lada smells like a blend of just about every automotive fluid. I have no issues with these smells.

vicariousILive > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 09/14/2015 at 23:51

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Haha gear oil will mask the smell of everything. Even the smell of the vomit that is spewed because of the gear oil

Kelsey > Xyl0c41n3 10/13/2015 at 16:12

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I agree, the refresh brand is about all I can tolerate. I have hated air fresheners since I was little. They give me headaches. But the Refresh ones I am OK with. I have the ones that slide into the air vent called vent sticks. It is nice because having the air on propels the fresh scent around as soon as you turn the vehicle on. but it isn’t overwhelming

http://www.refreshyourcar.com/product/air-fr…