In a clear case of, “Huh, you don’t hear that every day,” we received a question from Twitter user @CountryCousin asking us about a skunk, and the odor it left on her windshield.
She asked, “What is the best way to remove skunk scent from my windsheild? The little bugger jumped on my hood and sprayed the windshield and every time I drive with the windows down I almost faint.”
I’m afraid we have some bad news.
If the scent is only present with the windows rolled down, the good news is that whoever installed your last windshield did a great job. The odor is not reaching the cabin of the vehicle via a leaky seal around your windshield. We’re pleased to use your question to point out another reason choosing the right augo glass company is so important! Normally you think about things like safety and wind noise, but in this case that windshield is liquid and air tight, keeping out the skunk’s unpleasant calling card.
The bad news is this: Your windshield is not porous, and cannot hold the scent of the skunk beyond a good scrubbing. Folk wisdom might lead someone to tell you to give your car a good, deep cleaning in tomato soup, but truth be told, that won’t work here, nor does it work well when Fido tangles with a skunk, either.
Knowing that you’re still experiencing scent-symptoms, we’re afraid that some of what the skunk left behind dripped down the windshield, past the cowling (the plastic piece at the base of your windshield through which your windshield whipers portrude), and into something more pourous. We’re guessing it got into the insulative material between the engine compartment and your vehicle which is used to shield against heat and noise. If that has been contaminated, the only way to get rid of the smell will be to replace it.
Best of luck!
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