Back from Bodyshop: Residual Chemical Odor

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klara - 16 Feb 2006 02:21 GMT

Got my car back from 3-day work at bodyshop.
It was just a fenderbender....so no interior work needed.
Not sure what the odor is really from, paint or glue or whatever.

But how come the chemical odor (glue mostly I think) is so strong
inside the cabin ?
Dont then tape and cover up the rest of the car and expose only the
area they work on ?

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TeGGeR® - 16 Feb 2006 07:10 GMT

> Got my car back from 3-day work at bodyshop.
> It was just a fenderbender....so no interior work needed.
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> Dont then tape and cover up the rest of the car and expose only the
> area they work on ?

They use any fiberglass on the body? That's the usual source of such strong
odors.

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klara - 16 Feb 2006 17:13 GMT

you mean like fiberglass hood ? that'd be custom right ?
no, no fg
just for this damage:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=91165845&size=o

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TeGGeR® - 16 Feb 2006 18:49 GMT

> you mean like fiberglass hood ? that'd be custom right ?
> no, no fg
> just for this damage:
> http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=91165845&size=o

No, not a fiberglass hood, just the shop using fiberglass for some of their
repairs.

Fiberglass resins stink to high heaven. A car sitting in the shop for a
while can't help but take on the smell even if no glass was used in the
repairs on that particular car.

Give it a few weeks. The smell will probably go away of its own accord.

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Dean Dark - 16 Feb 2006 20:35 GMT

>The smell will probably go away of its own accord.

Would its Accord be the US Accord, or the Euro Accord?

:-)

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TeGGeR® - 16 Feb 2006 21:59 GMT

>>The smell will probably go away of its own accord.
>
> Would its Accord be the US Accord, or the Euro Accord?

The smellier of the two.

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