New car smell
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belcherm58
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Have you read what that smell comes from? You may want it to go away. I have read that is stuff
evaporating from the plastics and adhesives used in manufacturing. I read a article about Toyota
was expermenting with ways to reduce these harmful emissions from plastics after manufacturing.
evaporating from the plastics and adhesives used in manufacturing. I read a article about Toyota
was expermenting with ways to reduce these harmful emissions from plastics after manufacturing.
i recently bought a 1996 ford bronco with 2000 original miles. The truck still had the new car smell.... until I bought it and about a week later it went away. The reason, I believe it had the new car smell was because none of the windows were ever opened. The door was opened and closed a few times for the guy to drive it. But every window had never been open. So to answer ur question..... keep ur windows closed and the door open only to get in and out.....quickly!!
Steve02SLT
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You could always just spray some leather cleaner underneath a seat, or floor mat. Most leather cleaners have that new car smell.
Sherman8r44
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Chemical Guys Leather Scent or just about any Leather Conditioner will have a new car scent. The evaporation will eventually stop, so you will have to keep it up with additional products.
imported_chpsk8
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That smell is called platicizer, and it's not a good thing. Its' the same reason that your windows get dirty on the inside and form that nasty film. I know it smells good, but thats all thats good, the smell.
Let it go, then add a Chemical Guys scent to it instead.
Mmmmm.... look at all those fun chemicals your sniffing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer
Let it go, then add a Chemical Guys scent to it instead.
Mmmmm.... look at all those fun chemicals your sniffing...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticizer
Horseman2475
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I just tried the Z-10. Definitely smells like leather!!
Mr.Concours
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ybajwa said:
Would you say the Groit's 'New Car' is as good as the 'Leather' scent?
If it is I am putting another order in!
Have you tried to combine them?ie,one spray of each?
Accumulator
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Leataher treatments/sprays/etc. always smell like a leather shop to me, and none of my cars smelled like that when new.
My $0.02: Keep it out of the sun, don't clean it more than you need to, don't apply tings that'll impart their own scent, and don't worry about the emissions being a health hazard unless you have a reason to believe you're especially sensitive.
My S8 smelled like a new Audi for years until I finally conditioned the leather with Griot's. Now it smells like a luggage shop. My '84 RX-7 still smells like a new '84 Mazda because it doesn't have any leather so it only got cleaned and occasionally vinyl-dressing'ed (and the previous owner didn't leave it in the sun to cook all those solvents out). My '85 Jag still smells new but that's because I've always treated the Conolly leather with their Hide Food and I've only really cleaned the wool carpets twice- It still smells like Conolly leather and Wilton wool.
My $0.02: Keep it out of the sun, don't clean it more than you need to, don't apply tings that'll impart their own scent, and don't worry about the emissions being a health hazard unless you have a reason to believe you're especially sensitive.
My S8 smelled like a new Audi for years until I finally conditioned the leather with Griot's. Now it smells like a luggage shop. My '84 RX-7 still smells like a new '84 Mazda because it doesn't have any leather so it only got cleaned and occasionally vinyl-dressing'ed (and the previous owner didn't leave it in the sun to cook all those solvents out). My '85 Jag still smells new but that's because I've always treated the Conolly leather with their Hide Food and I've only really cleaned the wool carpets twice- It still smells like Conolly leather and Wilton wool.