Got my car back from 3-day work at bodyshop. It was just a fenderbender....so no interior work needed. Not sure what the odor is really from, paint or glue or whatever.
But how come the chemical odor (glue mostly I think) is so strong inside the cabin ? Dont then tape and cover up the rest of the car and expose only the area they work on ?
I don't know what exactly you are smelling, but it is hard to keep some odors out of a car like that. Body filler (Bondo, etc) is based on a mixture of chemicals which hardens when catalyst is added. One of those chemicals is typically styrene, and it smells really strong.
The odor will eventually disappear if this is the source.
Where and how bad was the damage? Very possible that things you don't think would be moved have to come out for the repairs.
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