got my scirocco and it smells like pee!

[sandor@vwot.org (Sandor)]

> In a message dated 2/22/03 11:15:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> sandor@vwot.org  writes:
>
>> Yup...got my 16V rocco home, with its near mint cloth interior only to
>>  discover it has a bad funk, distinctly urine in nature!
>
>>  Can you guys/gals offer me any tips or helpfull hints?
>>  thanks
>>
>>  sandor
>
> Hahahahahahaha! Sounds like someone didn't like the previous owner much.
>  That, or I suppose he could have been a pet owner - only you can say
> whether  the urine has a human or canine bouquet :-)))))

See, the funny part is that this is my second car to smell like pee...its
a running joke with my friends and family now...I bought an 83 Rabbit GTI
and the rear seat had been sprayed by a cat...car was fine without the
back seat in it, but no matter what I did I couldn't get the smell out of
the seat and in the summer that seat REALLY reaked.
This car seems to have had a mouse problem (nests and seeds everywhere) so
I'm thinking its mouse urine, I'm getting really good at distinguishing
pee types!
>
> Anyway, there's a product called Nature's Miracle, sold in good pet
> stores,  which works just great for neutralizing pee of all genera and
> species. It  comes in a big white bottle with red writing. You pour it
> on and leave it on  for awhile. Then I'd recommend a professional steam
> cleaning if you really  want to do a thorough cleaning/disinfecting job.

Cool, thanks for the suggestion...I'll have to give it a shot...for the
next week I guess I'll run it stripped out with a pair of spare seats in
it (ugly tan vinyl rabbit seats!) and see if I can wash the smell of pee
out of the carpet and seats.

>
> Sorry I can't be more helpful about how to disengage the carpet - but
> there  are plenty of trim/interior pros on this list who will be :)
>
> Take care,
> Courtney

thanks for the tips

sandor