Skunks seen in daytime are usually rabid. Stay even further away.

See, the vet agrees to me, and he knows what he is talking about.

I guarantee that skunk was rabid.

Sell it. Advertise it as a car for Covid19 survivors who have permanently lost their sense of smell. Huge pool of buyers in LA right now but act fast. Give a discount. Your luck and timing are exquisite.

Otherwise, Heel and Toe has your answer. Check your coverage first, though. Don’t want to read another bad luck story here.

I tried like heck to get off the residue on the side of the car with no luck for a couple weeks now. I scrubbed with a brush, course sponge, but those dang spots are still there from this skunk spray on steroids. Found no info on the net and have tried some of their methods but most are on smell. Its a little bit easier to get it off the glass, but the paint is tough to get off. My plan is to use a clay bar? Any more ideas?

Have the paint detailed. Full clay bar, and even wet sand the full polish and wax.

could it be a dead animal in the car?

no, it skunk for sure. The smell isn't as strong as it was in the beginning after about 6 washings with two weeks. Smell lingers inside, but I think that will go away. I can't get the blobs of skunk spray off the paint and that's what smells.

I was afraid that maybe my next step but thought I ask the experts one last time.

The good news is the car will look and smell great when done! :D

Like I posted earlier, my truck smelled for months.

I think I can get rid of the smell, the biggest pain the in ass is the residual skunk spray. I am having a hell of a time getting it off. Its solidified like tree sap. WD 40 didn't help. I was able to get 70% of it out but the reminding spray left me scratching my head.

I know that I can get watermarks off of paint with a random orbital and polish. The easiest system is to use Griot's. Start with Fast polish, then Medium, and then the sealer. Most likely, the blobs of skunk spray will come off as I posted earlier.

The spray is acidic, it might have done some damage. It burns human skin...or so my father said when got it in the face.