Riding in to work this morning, a car ahead of me hit a skunk, I tried to avoid it as it flopped around on the road but no such luck. I didnt get sprayed but my bike was not as lucky. Now what to do. I sprayed my bike down with water after it cooled, but the smell is still so strong it makes your eyes water. Any ideas??

 

See if any of the info here proves useful.

HTH

 

That stinks. Maybe try using tomato juice to neutralize it. It's what we used to use on our dog.

 

I remeber when I was a kid in MI, a car could hit a skunk a mile away and you could still smell it, if thats on your bike, I wouldn't park it in the garage until you get rid of it, sorry I don't have any ideas.

 

The same thing happened to me several years ago except I was in an automobile. The spray soaked into the tires and it took several months for it to completely disappear. I tried everything imaginable...nothing worked.

Just keep washing it and leave it out of the garage. You might try pinesol or baking powder mixed with water...

Of course you could take it to Bike Night and watch the folks as they get near it...

 

From howstuffworks.com:

So if curious Fido happens to frighten Pepe Le Pew, all you need to do is mix 1 quart (.95 liters) of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, a quarter cup (59 milliliters) of baking soda and one teaspoon (5 milliliters) of liquid detergent and lather him up

let sit, then rinse.

The tomato idea is one of 2 odors covering each other, so you end up smelling tomato instead of skunk

Either a ventilated area--- or in a "bubble" with newspaper and charcoal (like you do with a fridge) to absorb the odors.

i bought an expensive rare guitar from a dude who wore helacious cologne- the guitar cleaned up fine but the case---whew! Febreze wouldn't do it, so i have a bunch of charcoal in it sitting out in my shed--- I shake it up everytime i walk by and it a few weeks will vacuum out the charcoal and use my little carpet cleaner on the fuzzy liner if needed


mike

 

I think you are going to have to bury your bike for a month or more. I forgot how long you are suppose to bury something when it's sprayed by a skunk

 

Gasoline is your answer, wash the sprayed areas with a rag liberally soaked in gas. Follow with a thorough soap and water wash. Used to know 2 brothers that caught and skinned skunks for the hides, they swore by a gas wash. I have washed clothes in gas after washing my dog that got sprayed, it really works. And no, I did not wash the dog in gas, soda water and tomatoe juice works for dogs though.

 

Thanks _ After work I will let it sit till its cool and then take an empty spray botttle add gas and spray down the tires fenders and under the engine and let it sit overnight. Then wash it like I normally do. Hopefully that will do it.

 

I wouldn't let the gas sit on the paint that long. I haven't had any problems with gas on the tank when filling, but I always wipe it up pretty quick. I've heard it's really bad on the paint, and I've also heard it's nothing to worry about as the gas evaporates quickly. I don't know either way, but not sure I'd take the chance. Maybe wash rinse wash rinse several times on the paint. But that's just me.