the best smell, old oil or perfume?

I love the smell of nitro , caster, and cheap dancers !

 

Bondo, paint, buffing compound, final detail spray. The Bodyshop
smell. After so many years other people notice the smell more than Me. On another note, What the Hell are they making Cigarettes from these days ? When I was a Kid I loved the smell of my Ole Man lighting up. My
helper still smokes, and when he lites up, I want to puke. I don't Know how to describe that nasty smell. It damn sure doesn't bring back any pleasant memories. When he exhales it's probably rotting
lung that I smell?? The best smell in the world still is, Steaming Hot
Ready for Action Pussy.!!! JMHO

 

Are we talking traditional oil or perfume?

 

Bean oil used to smell it at the tracks when my dad raced.

 

Eternity for women drives me nuts, very seductive and when my wife wears it...........Damn sorry about that this is about cars. how about the smell of a fresh paint job ,burning rubber and racing fuel.

 

Muff Diving

 

am i the the guy in the world who has suggested they bottle burnt racing fuel and sell it car guys like us! i love the smell of 112 octane in the morning! that and freshly painted pinstripes!!

 

I like the smell of gasoline and exhaust fumes!

 

Nothing better than pulling out a crusty farm fresh headliner and getting a whiff of 70 year old mouse crap and pee. Oh wait, theres lots of things better than that.

 

Benzine
Jack-o-Lanterns
Christmas Trees
Crayons
ditto paper, mimeograph ink (did I mention my age?)
LB Butch Wax (takes me back to '62 in the 6th grade))
nitro
tire smoke
Eucylyptus trees
cinnamon
car wax
coffee grounds

 

Farcus

 

Old vinyl, chrome polish and wax, fresh paint...

 

Mothers carnuba wax / bondo / fresh cut wood / fresh cut grass / and the " smell of a snow or rain storm moving in"

Can anyone else smell when its going to snow?

 

The oil or the perfume?

 

BREAKERS/ WRECKINGYARD Hot summers day after rain.I'd love to work in a breakers yard, you can be nasty to people because thats what they expect!

 

This is one sick thread . . . but 50 year old gear oil and a whiff of cigar does it for me.

 

PCBs and getting caught in the rain.

 

Meguiar's Final Detail spray smells great. I call it car candy!

 

i love the smell of old oil-and gear oil

 

the smell of a freshly opened can of paint or body filler always brings back memories of when my mom would let me go outside and watch my dad work on cars in the garage.
burnt rubber is also a great smell

oh and old car exhaust fumes

 

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned it yet, but, I like the smell of old metal. You machinists know what I'm talking about. Ever bore a Chevy 350, and then bore a 235? The old stuff smells different. Recently I used pieces of a '40 Ford axle to make some u-joint caps on the lathe. WHAT A SMELL!!!!!!!

 

i like the smell of axle grease

 

Tunafish!!!!!!!!!

 

Well I'm very glad I'm not the only one around with any weird fixations. I do have to agree with moparsled There is a sweet smell that goes with taking a grinder to block of iron and wearing out the disc just to smell the iron burn. I dont personally wear perfume, however I believe that a badge of honor comes with greasy fingernails and that oil smell you cant get off your hands. I would much rather shake the hands of 100 greasy, hard working people than to shake the hand of one that doesnt know the rewards of working with your hands and crafting something personal and unique, and the pride that comes from saying "I did that". Oh by the way perfume is what you puor on the concrete to get rid of the dogs poop smell when you clean out the garage!!!!!! hee heee hheeeeee.......

 

just thinking, there are non automotive smells i like to, like wood boats and salt water, but i hate the smell of mouldy fibreglass boats but mainly automotive smells, i grew up around people doing up cars and although i am amongst the smells every day it brings back soothing memories from my child hood, also most perfumes make me sneeze. i hate flowers.

 

One smell I didn't mention that rocks, the smell of an old airplane! Not a 60s Cessna but a warbird or pre-war machine. Superb.

 

Docwatson, I agree.
I noticed that when I go to an airshow, or even better; the Airforce museum at Dayton, Ohio. Stick your head up in the gear compartment on a B-29 (Bockscar) for a great smell. And talk about history!

Phil

 

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Sorry bout the double post. Sticky mouse I think.