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how to get rid of skunk smell?? Help
10/1/04
Posted on 10/01/2004 3:11:34 PM PDT by knak
Someone hit a skunk on the road in front of my house and it stinks to high heaven. There's a big oily spot on the street which I think is where the smell is still coming from. The skunk is gone. I tried tomato juice, dawn, CLR and nothing has worked. Anyone got a secret?
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KEYWORDS: tomatojuice
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:11:34 PM PDT
by
knak
To: knak
Water mixed with vinegar, with a dash of dish soap, works surprisingly well. Saw it the other night on Mythbusters.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:13:08 PM PDT
by
kevao
(John Kerry doesn't speak for me; neither does John Kerry.)
To: kevao
thank you, thank you, thank you! Going to try it right now!
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:15:29 PM PDT
by
knak
To: kevao
Those guys have the worlds greatest job.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:16:01 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(The economy won't matter if you're dead.)
To: kevao
If it is in a safe area, douse the spot with charcoal lighter fluid, and ignite. The smell comes from a butyl mercaptan. High heat will convert that mercaptan to CO2, SO2, and other combustion products, which should not smell so badly.
Be certain that it is safe to burn the area, though. Would not want to cause an accident.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:19:53 PM PDT
by
LOC1
To: knak
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:21:29 PM PDT
by
antonia
("Democracy is the worst type of government, excepting all others." ~ Churchill)
To: LOC1
Thanks, that sounds like a good idea. As long as I stay upwind from it!!
Just tried the vinegar thing. I'll give it a while and see what happens. This is horrendous!
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:21:49 PM PDT
by
knak
To: knak
Stay away from liberals and you wouldn't have to ask.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:22:24 PM PDT
by
Taxbilly
To: antonia
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:22:59 PM PDT
by
knak
To: knak
how to get rid of skunk smell?? HelpSimple, just avoid Kerry's campaign rallies.
10
posted on
10/01/2004 3:23:11 PM PDT
by
jla
To: knak
sKerry visited your town eh? :-)
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:24:55 PM PDT
by
prophetic
(What do u call someone who flip-flops so much? A Politician? No, a HYPOCRITE!!)
To: knak
Kerosene or diesel. soak it. Light it. No problem. In fact, you wont even have to worry about the smell in the house, either.
To: knak
"Roll up your window and hold your nose.
You don't have to look and you don't have to see
'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory.
You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
Dead skunk in the middle of the road
(And it's) Stinking to high heaven"
Many thanks to Loudon Wainright III
To: knak
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:27:58 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Pay no attention to the Nattering Newbies of Negativism)
To: LOC1
If it is in a safe area, douse the spot with charcoal lighter fluid, and ignite. The smell comes from a butyl mercaptan. High heat will convert that mercaptan to CO2, SO2, and other combustion products, which should not smell so badly.Show off! *L* How or why in the world do you possess such information!
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:28:39 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
(32 more days.....to the end of the madness! (I hope))
To: knak
To one quart of water add 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of Dawn and 1/4 cup of baking soda.
Mix the ingredients in a large bowl, because it will boil up.
This mix is basically an oxygen generator.
It is the oxygen which reacts with the thiols in the skunk stink to neutralize the odor.
Use it immediately. If it sits around, it will loose it's efficiency because the oxygen boils off.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:29:14 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Which Star Trek Capt. would you want for President? Picard or Kirk? In wartime, the choice is easy.)
To: AZamericonnie
Mercaptans are the chemical injected into natural gas to cause an odor (although not the exact same mercaptan as in skunk juice). Natural gas does not smell after it is burned; ergo burning mercaptans destroys the smell.
Guess working in the oil industry was good for something, but often I wonder....LOL.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:32:50 PM PDT
by
LOC1
To: prophetic
To: knak
Think about the smell of childrens' birthday party balloons. It's the same smell, just stronger. It won't seem so bad.
At least it works when you smell a skunk briefly while on the highway.
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:33:31 PM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Like this?
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posted on
10/01/2004 3:35:25 PM PDT
by
gortklattu
(check out thotline dot com)
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