Getting (fish) odor out of cement

Bill

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Jul 5, 2006, 10:08:38 PM7/5/06

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I have a freezer in the garage where I had several ziplock bags of fish
filled with water & frozen. I left for the 4 day holiday, and apparently, I
failed to close the freezer door, leaving it open.

Over the 4 days, the bags melted in the heat, and "fish water" ran down the
refridgerator, and had formed a puddle in the concrete around the fridge.

I have used bleach & water, and tried powerwashing the concrete. The smell
is reduced quite a bit, but still noticeable.

Is there anything more which can be done?

aenew...@gmail.com

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Jul 6, 2006, 1:26:48 AM7/6/06

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Bill wrote:
> Is there anything more which can be done?

Have you tried strong detergent? I'm guessing the fish smell is
probably oil-based, and good strong dish soap (maybe straight dawn?) or
some kind of citrus degreaser might help. If household-grade stuff
doesn't work, see if your janitor at work has anything stronger.
Just guessing here - believe it or not, I've never tried to get a fish
smell out of concrete.
Good luck,
Andy

lee_houston

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Jul 6, 2006, 1:35:57 AM7/6/06

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> Over the 4 days, the bags melted in the heat, and "fish water" ran down
> the refridgerator, and had formed a puddle in the concrete around the
> fridge.
>

go to a pet supply store and get a gallon of enzyme stain remover
like that to remove cat piss smell from carpet. make sure you
get rid of all the bleach residue first. May take two applications,
read label.

lee h

Stubby

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Jul 6, 2006, 7:43:54 AM7/6/06

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The amines (chemicals) responsible for the fish odor are organic
"bases". So, an acid will neutralize them.

That's why finger bowls at fancy dinners always had a slice of lemon.
Then people found they could tolerate old fish by applying lemon juice.
Now, many just like the taste of lemon on fish.

loonon...@myhome.com

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Jul 9, 2006, 5:06:04 AM7/9/06

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Yep, stop sniffing your cement. Get yourself a scratch and sniff
instead.... The smell will leave on it's own as long as you stop
calling the fish spirits into your nostrils....

daddy...@gmail.com

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Aug 29, 2016, 1:08:04 PM8/29/16

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did you ever resolve? We had a similar issue after installing a gorilla garage floor??? UG! Need help

Carol Barnes

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May 19, 2018, 5:14:06 PM5/19/18

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replying to aenewhouse, Carol Barnes wrote:
So, if you haven't experienced this, your just guessing, right?

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Carol Barnes

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May 19, 2018, 5:14:07 PM5/19/18

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replying to daddyfish24, Carol Barnes wrote:
I didnot resolve the issue.

gfre...@aol.com

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May 19, 2018, 7:19:56 PM5/19/18

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On Sat, 19 May 2018 21:14:02 GMT, Carol Barnes
<caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote:

>replying to aenewhouse, Carol Barnes wrote:
>So, if you haven't experienced this, your just guessing, right?

I have a lot of experience with this. People dump their "fishy"
coolers and chum on the concrete at our boat ramp from time to time.
What I can say is 12 years later the fish smell will certainly be
gone.

Toshi

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Jul 15, 2019, 10:14:06 AM7/15/19

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replying to gfretwell, Toshi wrote:
Carol, what did you use to get the fish smell out? I spilled some on my garage
floor and bleach didn’t seem to help. Thanks!