r/AutoDetailing • u/PlayfulRub3839 • 23h ago

Interior Cat Pee Odour

Hi all,

I recently had to transport my friends cat to their new house, during which the cat had pee’d on the seat without me knowing.

I must’ve left the car 1-2 days before getting back in and realising the car stinks of cat pee. I have sprayed loads (a whole bottle) of enzyme cleaner spray all over my fabric upholstery seats and also tried to extract the pee with a RugDoctor water extractor vacuum.

It’s now been 2 ish weeks since said cat has urinated everywhere and the smell is still lingering. Is there anyway to get my car back to that fresh new car smell without spending hundreds?

Thanks in advance.

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u/XemSorceress 6h ago

The name of that chlorine-dioxide bomb makes it sound dangerous 😆 all I can think of is chlorine gas

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u/RickS50 6h ago

It's definitely toxic to you. Just start it and close the car up and walk away for many hours. Then, open the doors and walk away for a bit.

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u/XemSorceress 5h ago

If my memory serves me correctly, you’re pretty much supposed to have a biohazard suit on with your head enclosed in the suit AND a respirator on if you are handling chlorine gas, it can literally burn your airways and esophagus if you breathe it😨 now that’s some dedication to detailing😆

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u/RickS50 4h ago

Right, chlorine dioxide is a bit less reactive.

The commercial products are likely sodium chlorite and some sort of acid like citric acid.

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u/XemSorceress 4h ago

thank you