Freaking skunks!
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Montgomery Texas
Freaking skunks!
Yes I nailed one this morning and my car smells bad This is so bad I cant beleive my luck. I dropped the car off at the detail shop and I sure hope they can make it smell good again. There was nothing I could do to avoid him so I centered him up and he rolled under the whole car. I guess it could have been worse he could have went into the radiator. 
Last edited by Grumpy; May 24, 2011 at 11:29 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Oklahoma City OK
Sadly I did the same thing a few years back- a few of us were cruising the back roads of Oklahoma.
lead Car was a C4 Grandsport, then me with my 08 coupe lowered (roof on), then my buddy in his C6 ZRS Slammed to the ground.
we were driving in a tight formation when the GS decided to straddle the dead skunk. The rest of us had no choice. When I hit I heard the clunk... When the ZRS hit it really clunked and shot the skunk about 7-8 feet in the air behind it. Im glad I wasnt Car 3...
I put the car up on Ramps and had to clean the underside... It was a bad night for me and the vette.
lead Car was a C4 Grandsport, then me with my 08 coupe lowered (roof on), then my buddy in his C6 ZRS Slammed to the ground.
we were driving in a tight formation when the GS decided to straddle the dead skunk. The rest of us had no choice. When I hit I heard the clunk... When the ZRS hit it really clunked and shot the skunk about 7-8 feet in the air behind it. Im glad I wasnt Car 3...
I put the car up on Ramps and had to clean the underside... It was a bad night for me and the vette.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Arkansas
St. Jude Donor '11
Good luck getting the smell out. Everytime I drive by a dead skunk i have to air the car out for about two hours. Why would God create such an animal????
Adding that question to my list to ask when I get to heaven...
Adding that question to my list to ask when I get to heaven...
Last edited by Grumpy; May 24, 2011 at 11:30 AM.
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From: Lake in the Hills IL
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
My dog Fred has had a few meetings with a skunk in the past few years, so I've got a little experience with the issue.
Water actually releases the smell, because the oil it is contained in is respread by the water.
The only way to neutralize the smell is by oxidation. Hydrogen Peroxide compounds are the most easily available and useful.
Not sure if this is safe for undercarriage components or paint, but it works for Fred
1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (fresh bottle)
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1-2 teaspoons liquid dish soap (Dawn).
Treat the area for 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
Ingredients must be mixed in an open container and used immediately. Never mix the ingredients in advance because oxygen released from hydrogen peroxide may cause a closed container to explode. The solution can be used on people or pets; avoid splashing the product in the eyes or mouth.
Good luck!
Water actually releases the smell, because the oil it is contained in is respread by the water.
The only way to neutralize the smell is by oxidation. Hydrogen Peroxide compounds are the most easily available and useful.
Not sure if this is safe for undercarriage components or paint, but it works for Fred
1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (fresh bottle)
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1-2 teaspoons liquid dish soap (Dawn).
Treat the area for 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
Ingredients must be mixed in an open container and used immediately. Never mix the ingredients in advance because oxygen released from hydrogen peroxide may cause a closed container to explode. The solution can be used on people or pets; avoid splashing the product in the eyes or mouth.
Good luck!
MONARTOR
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St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
sorry about the skunk smell.. the edited stuff belongs here
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/poli...ontroversy-88/
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/poli...ontroversy-88/
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From: West of Houston Texas
St. Jude Donor '11
From first hand experience......I hit a "live" skunk dead on. No pun intended. Washed the car and it didn't help. The only thing to do is drive the car. I think the heat from the engine and road burn the stink off. But I'd drive it with the top off. 
It took about 3 days of driving to/from work (150 mile Rd trip) to get the stink out. Good luck!
It took about 3 days of driving to/from work (150 mile Rd trip) to get the stink out. Good luck!
Burning Brakes
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From: Middlefield, OH
sorry about the skunk smell.. the edited stuff belongs here
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/poli...ontroversy-88/
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/poli...ontroversy-88/
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Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Newberry FL
What a pain. I hit a large dead dog coming home from the dealer the day I took delivery. I "centered up" but, message to first time Vette owners, these cars have no clearance. Ripped out five of the air dam fasteners and pulled plastic chunks out with them. The "barbeque" smell didn't go away for a month. Then the new car smell came back!:o
Burning Brakes
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From: Ottawa Ontario
My dog Fred has had a few meetings with a skunk in the past few years, so I've got a little experience with the issue.
Water actually releases the smell, because the oil it is contained in is respread by the water.
The only way to neutralize the smell is by oxidation. Hydrogen Peroxide compounds are the most easily available and useful.
Not sure if this is safe for undercarriage components or paint, but it works for Fred
1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (fresh bottle)
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1-2 teaspoons liquid dish soap (Dawn).
Treat the area for 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
Ingredients must be mixed in an open container and used immediately. Never mix the ingredients in advance because oxygen released from hydrogen peroxide may cause a closed container to explode. The solution can be used on people or pets; avoid splashing the product in the eyes or mouth.
Good luck!
Water actually releases the smell, because the oil it is contained in is respread by the water.
The only way to neutralize the smell is by oxidation. Hydrogen Peroxide compounds are the most easily available and useful.
Not sure if this is safe for undercarriage components or paint, but it works for Fred
1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide (fresh bottle)
1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1-2 teaspoons liquid dish soap (Dawn).
Treat the area for 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
Ingredients must be mixed in an open container and used immediately. Never mix the ingredients in advance because oxygen released from hydrogen peroxide may cause a closed container to explode. The solution can be used on people or pets; avoid splashing the product in the eyes or mouth.
Good luck!
it creates an oxygen rich mixture that negates the odour from the skunk, really works, write it down!