Smelly trucks
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From: Manhattan, KS
There is the old truck smell which isn't too bad, in fact I kinda like it in my 54, but then there is the funky old mouse nest and poop smell. I can live without it. If the truck has been cleaned, is there places where the smell could be absorbed. Examples, in the seat, the firewall pad, behind kick panels etc. Also, we had a squirrel die in a wall in the house a few years ago. We went to the local county extension office and bought a clear liquid that absorbs/eliminates odors and it worked wonders. I drilled a small hole in the wall and poured some of it in. The odor disapeared. That saved having to tear out a section of the wall. Something like that might work too.
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
Lots of old trucks have certain smells. Not necessarily due to mouse droppings, etc. My first truck was a 68 f-100, later I had a 69 F-250. years later I drove a 71 F-100 4x4 for work. They all smelled the same on the inside. I been in many mid 60's Chevy trucks and they all have a distinctive smell also. How many of you have spent any time in al old VW? they all smell the same too. I agree that mouse **** can sure ruin the interior and is almost impossible to get rid of. It sure would be cool if we oculd eliminate the bad odors and retain the distinctive smell of the old trucks.
just my two cents
Bobby
just my two cents
Bobby
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I can remember as a kid on the farm this old 46 International Stake Truck, that had a smell in it that you did't want to get rid of. That was the combination of gas an leather, as pleasant smell of its own. In fact I have come across it in some of the old trucks that are still in operation today, of that era.
Then I got the smell of gas up real close, as I used to for some reason like it. We were on our way to Niagara Falls, when my Uncle stopped and filled up the old 47 Olds, and I got right down to the filling neck and got a real good inhale. Well as a kid that was my first high, I was as dizzy as hell in more than one way. From then on I stuck to the old trucks and their, "Signature Smell". Enough said, thats my part, thanks for reading.
Then I got the smell of gas up real close, as I used to for some reason like it. We were on our way to Niagara Falls, when my Uncle stopped and filled up the old 47 Olds, and I got right down to the filling neck and got a real good inhale. Well as a kid that was my first high, I was as dizzy as hell in more than one way. From then on I stuck to the old trucks and their, "Signature Smell". Enough said, thats my part, thanks for reading.
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I knw that a lot a dust,dirt whatever can get inside your door when the seal on the glass are bad-settle to the bottom and start to be funky when it rains or you wash your rig-not sure about the humidity tho
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From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
A good coat of primer and paint on the inside of the cab, after the good cleaning it seems to have had, should help a lot. I admit I too like the smell of my old truck, however its just "musty and old" not disgusting smelling!
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My 51 was totally soaked inside from condensation dripping from the inside of the roof when I purchased it. I just pulled the seat and **** carpeting, then put a good coat of Rustolem Damp Proof Red Primer on the floor. A year later now I'm driving it, and I can still smell the Rustolem especially on a hot day. But the good news is the bad smell from the mildew is gone.
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Try dumping a bag of lime powder into all the cracks and crevasses or just throwing the sealed bag on the floor of the cab, cut it open down the center and let it sit for a couple of weeks.
We had an OLD house previously that smelled gawd awful for a few weeks every fall when we started the furnace. We were sure mice or some such had died in the vents. Pretty sure it wasn't critters but the lime absorbed all the odours PDQ.
Later,
We had an OLD house previously that smelled gawd awful for a few weeks every fall when we started the furnace. We were sure mice or some such had died in the vents. Pretty sure it wasn't critters but the lime absorbed all the odours PDQ.
Later,
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