Dry fog for cars - what is it in simple words, reviews, technology, pros and cons

There are many ways to remove bad odors from your car interior. For example, such a popular service as ozonation and aromatization allows not only to remove even the strongest stink, but also to perform complete disinfection. True, the price for it in Moscow is not small - from three thousand rubles. Recently, a more affordable alternative has appeared - dry fog, with which you can remove odors from the interior of a car, bus, truck. It is also used for indoors. What is this technology, what are the pros and cons? We will try to consider these issues in more detail.

Technology

First of all, it should be noted that dry fog is a novelty in the Russian automotive market. But in the USA, car interiors have been treated with this method since the 80s of the last century.

Several companies have patents for the production of equipment and compositions for volumetric aromatization and deodorization - Harvard Chemical Research, ProRestore Products and others.

Odor Destroyers or ODORx THERMO branded fluids are sprayed with a fogger in the cabin with the doors closed. At high temperatures, these liquids really resemble fog. Their composition, according to advertising, includes only ingredients that are safe for the human body: aliphatic hydrocarbons and flavoring. It is necessary that the car is well ventilated after the procedure, since particles that are smaller than dust can cause allergies in some categories of citizens, children or pets.

Technology Description:

• the proprietary composition is poured into a special spray device - Fogger, or Electro-Gen;
• any flavor of the customer's choice is added to it, there are also odorless liquids;
• under the influence of high temperatures, the substance turns into a fog;
• they process the car interior;
• leave the car in this form for 30-40 minutes, after which it must be well ventilated.

Dry fog is also suitable for aromatizing the air conditioner. To do this, you will have to leave the engine running with the climate control running.

Portal vodi.su draws your attention to the fact that dry fog does not replace dry cleaning and interior cleaning. If you have not swept out all the garbage, there are traces of animal activity or forgotten food under the rear sofa, you will feel their smell again after a short time.

So for dry mist to work at its best, be sure to do a thorough cleaning, and a good dry cleaning won't hurt either.

Mechanism of action of dry fog technology

The most important plus is that the fumigation of the interior and its deodorization not only block the smells of rot, cigarettes or coffee for some time, but completely allow you to get rid of them. Why is this possible? The fact is that fine mist particles easily penetrate the structure of any material, be it plastic, leather or fabric. After that, the complete neutralization of unpleasant odors occurs almost at the molecular level. That is, even if you arrive in a smoky car and order an odorless dry fog, your cabin will no longer stink of cigarettes (provided that you prohibit smoking to your passengers).

There are so many deodorizing particles that they easily penetrate into the most inaccessible places, as a result of which a special absorption-perfuming coating is formed from them, capable of absorbing unpleasant odors. There are special tables from manufacturers that accurately indicate the proportions for spraying in the interiors of certain cars - sedan, hatchback, SUV, etc. That is why the cost of the service may vary depending on the model of your car. However, it will still be significantly lower than ozonation.

Advantages

After aromatization, no traces remain on the panel or on the seat covers. The particles are very small in size, easily fill the entire volume of the cabin and luggage compartment. They are absolutely harmless, except if a person suffers from allergies.

Among other advantages, attention should be paid to the following points:

1. The whole operation takes much less time than dry cleaning;
2. Affordable cost compared to other methods;
3. Dry fog does not mask, but completely neutralizes odors;
4. Persistent pleasant aroma persists for a long period of time;
5. The procedure can be repeated after a few months.

To maintain a positive result, try not to use products and substances that exude unpleasant odors in the car interior: smoked fish, coffee, cigarettes, alkyd enamels and solvents.

Disadvantages

Note that the ideal way to get rid of unwanted odors has not been created so far. Dry fog fights well against various stench: cigarette smoke, sweat, feces of pets or your passengers, fuels and lubricants, plastic, rubber, plants, spoiled food, etc.

However, this technology also has certain disadvantages:

• ineffective against complex stench - paint, putrid smell, alcohol, perfumes;
• does not provide disinfection;
• it will work only when the source of the smell is physically removed - if the cleaning was done inaccurately and a piece of pizza was lying around under the seat, after a short time you will again feel its “aroma”;
• prolonged ventilation is required.

In addition, many suppliers of fake dry fog have appeared, which is why many car enthusiasts leave negative reviews about it. Thus, based on all of the above, we would recommend that you follow a few simple steps to remove unpleasant odors:

1. Perform a complete dry cleaning of the interior;
2. Neutralize stubborn odors with dry mist;
3. Carry out ionization or ozonization;
4. Maintain cleanliness in the car.

If you have small children or pets, try to clean up after them immediately. Timely and regularly carry out general cleaning with a vacuum cleaner or steam generator so that crumbs, scraps, dirt and dust do not accumulate. Prohibit smoking and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the vehicle.

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