Kimchee - The Ford Focus Forum

**TolusD** · 10-28-2009, 03:14 PM

I bought a fresh gallon jar of kimchee from the local international market the other day. I forgot to burp it before I put it into the car and on the way home it tipped over and because of the over pressure in the jar it dripped kimchee juice onto the spare tire cover in my trunk. I've tried Febreeze and Lysol and I've scrubbed it several times but for the last few mornings the kimchee has kicked me in the face every time I get into the car. Has this happened to anyone else? Am I going to have to burn out my trunk or what?

**theindustrialist** · 10-28-2009, 09:19 PM

LOL.

Have you tried Woolite? It's for animal odors and such. Kind of leaves its own after-odor, but I imagine it's better than kimchee. I used Woolite when I left my sunroof open during a storm

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**JasonP** · 10-29-2009, 09:03 AM

you car must smell like kimchee, that sucks :rofl:

I just got back from Korea, are you a KA?

back on topic, yeah woolite mixed with water and a scrub brush or something should work.

**TolusD** · 10-29-2009, 11:01 AM

My grandmother on my mother's side is Korean. I grew up on all sorts of kimchee. The starter for a new batch I was going to make got thrown out so I was forced to buy a fresh, delicious effervescent gallon of wonderful but unfortuantely leaky lettuce kimchee. A nice thing though was running into the 86 year old Korean lady at the market who makes the stuff they sell. She gave me a free tub of radish kimchee that just came out of the ground. Talk about phenomenal...

I'll try the Woolite this weekend. I'm gonna pull the trunk floor/spare cover all the way out, scrub it with Woolite, hit it with the garden hose, dry it then hit it with Febreeze again. If that fails it's diesel and a match then a call to Steve at Tousley for a new floor/lid thing.

**ZX3autoxtasy** · 10-29-2009, 05:49 PM

THIS.

Renuzit Car.

Me and a friend were pretty wasted one night, and smoked 2 cigars in my car (the car was parked... we lived in the dorms and couldn't smoke inside and it was cold).

My car wreaked of death. I tried about 4 different products before I got to Renuzit Car.

It will KILLLL the smell. It's amazing.

Hell, I've even used it around my house. It kills all bad smells. Forever.

**TolusD** · 11-02-2009, 12:01 PM

Woolite FTMFW!!!

Okay, I knew I had Woolite and that I didn't have Renuzit so I tried the Woolite first. I mixed half a cap full into a spray bottle full of warm water and misted down the kimchee disatser zone pretty heavily. That was Saturday morning and the car sat all day and all night. Sunday morning, funk gone, odd yet pleasant Woolite smell instead.

**Redlight** · 11-08-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TolusD

Woolite FTMFW!!!

Okay, I knew I had Woolite and that I didn't have Renuzit so I tried the Woolite first. I mixed half a cap full into a spray bottle full of warm water and misted down the kimchee disatser zone pretty heavily. That was Saturday morning and the car sat all day and all night. Sunday morning, funk gone, odd yet pleasant Woolite smell instead.

Bada-bing! Woolite does it again!

dave.

10-28-2009, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
TolusD TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 642	Kimchee I bought a fresh gallon jar of kimchee from the local international market the other day. I forgot to burp it before I put it into the car and on the way home it tipped over and because of the over pressure in the jar it dripped kimchee juice onto the spare tire cover in my trunk. I've tried Febreeze and Lysol and I've scrubbed it several times but for the last few mornings the kimchee has kicked me in the face every time I get into the car. Has this happened to anyone else? Am I going to have to burn out my trunk or what?

10-28-2009, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
theindustrialist TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro ATL, GA Posts: 649	Re: Kimchee LOL. Have you tried Woolite? It's for animal odors and such. Kind of leaves its own after-odor, but I imagine it's better than kimchee. I used Woolite when I left my sunroof open during a storm. __________________ 2003 5Door SVT Transmission : CFM Rear Torque Mount, CFM Adjustable Short Throw with Razo Rally knob Footwork : H&R Coilovers & Volk GTP

10-29-2009, 09:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
JasonP Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: TN/KY/AL. Posts: 8	Re: Kimchee you car must smell like kimchee, that sucks :rofl: I just got back from Korea, are you a KA? back on topic, yeah woolite mixed with water and a scrub brush or something should work.

10-29-2009, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
TolusD TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 642	Re: Kimchee My grandmother on my mother's side is Korean. I grew up on all sorts of kimchee. The starter for a new batch I was going to make got thrown out so I was forced to buy a fresh, delicious effervescent gallon of wonderful but unfortuantely leaky lettuce kimchee. A nice thing though was running into the 86 year old Korean lady at the market who makes the stuff they sell. She gave me a free tub of radish kimchee that just came out of the ground. Talk about phenomenal... I'll try the Woolite this weekend. I'm gonna pull the trunk floor/spare cover all the way out, scrub it with Woolite, hit it with the garden hose, dry it then hit it with Febreeze again. If that fails it's diesel and a match then a call to Steve at Tousley for a new floor/lid thing.

10-29-2009, 05:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
ZX3autoxtasy [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: atlanta Posts: 5,239	Re: Kimchee THIS. Renuzit Car. Me and a friend were pretty wasted one night, and smoked 2 cigars in my car (the car was parked... we lived in the dorms and couldn't smoke inside and it was cold). My car wreaked of death. I tried about 4 different products before I got to Renuzit Car. It will KILLLL the smell. It's amazing. Hell, I've even used it around my house. It kills all bad smells. Forever. __________________ 2008 Specialized Tarmac:: 0.0mpg with more carbon than your Focus. Pure. Power. 2007 Ridley Crossbow: Beware. Terrorizing you town until I sell it for a TT bike. 2004 Pitch Black 5spd 2.0L(Z) ZX3: Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Eibach Pro-Kit Dampers, Brembo Rotors, Hawk HPS Pads, H&R 24mm Rear Swaybar, P-51 Shims, Focus-Sport Cool-Flo, Focus-Sport front & rear stress bar, MBRP Cat-Back, [Track] 15'' Steelies with 205/50/15 Falken Azeni RT-615's,[Street]UK ST200 Mondeo Wheels w/ Toyo Proxes 4 215/45/17's, Quantum Audio 12''/Quantum 800w Amp, Custom Ported Box, SVT Lip, and tons of other stuff...

11-02-2009, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
TolusD TEAM Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 642	Re: Kimchee Woolite FTMFW!!! Okay, I knew I had Woolite and that I didn't have Renuzit so I tried the Woolite first. I mixed half a cap full into a spray bottle full of warm water and misted down the kimchee disatser zone pretty heavily. That was Saturday morning and the car sat all day and all night. Sunday morning, funk gone, odd yet pleasant Woolite smell instead.

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