Garlic odor in a trailer

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  1. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Had a trailer with a full load of garlic, been working two days cleaning. Have tried all the normal things to get rid of the smell, nothing is working. Anyone have any idea's?
     
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  3. Mnmover99

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    Bleach, Coffee, Few bales of straw or alfalfa, water and baking soda? Lysol spray?
     
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  4. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Coffee. Years ago the company I worked for would get their new Wabash trailers out of the Lafayette, IN plant, and the 1st load we usually got with the new trailer was out of an aluminum can plant not far from there. The problem was, they wanted an odor free trailer and the new trailers still had that freshly painted chemical smell. So the shipper suggested that we buy a 5lb can of coffee and spread it around inside and close the doors for an hour or so, then sweep the trailer out before they would load us. It worked so well that the any time you were dispatched on a load out of there the load comments would include doing the coffee trick if you were pulling a new trailer, and they would reimburse you for the purchase of the coffee.
     
  5. 062

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    Have you tried vinegar?
     
  6. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Smells like a cup of coffee that had a jar of minced garlic dumped in it.
     
  7. wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Did nothing
     
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    Didn't try alfalfa yet.
     
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  9. Boondock

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    Mint or lemon essential oils sprinkled around left for awhile then rinse with water.
     
  10. wichris

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    Garlic in a mint field LOL

    45 years of reefers, had all kinds of odors. I could smell it a block away this morning. LOL
     
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