How do you get spilled coffee out of a mattress?

Question

I have a new Tempurpedic mattress and I spilled a 12 oz cup of coffee on it. I already took off the mattress cover and washed that on gentle in the machine, but how do I get the smell out of the mattress itself? The company suggested arm and hammer baking soda. Is that the best way? Do I put it straight or dilute it?

Answer 1

I haven't had to remove one like this but I got this from http://www.doityourself.com/stry/coffee

Mix one teaspoon of a mild ph balanced detergent (a mild non alkaline non bleaching detergent) with a cup of lukewarm water

Blot

Mix one third cup of white household vinegar with two thirds cup of water

Blot

Sponge with clean water

Blot

Hope it works. If not, do a google search on coffee +stain +removal

Answer 2

Well drinking coffee in bed sort of cancels out the benefits of each, does it not? I mean if it's in the morning well you really should be moving around and trying to get ready. But if it's in the evening then you really should be drinking something without caffeine (Jolt cola works nicely) but now that the damage is done I guess it's better than smoking in bed because coffee can give you a really bad burn if it's hot but a lit cigarette could like kill everyone in the house. Are Temp...temper...that word mattresses flame retarded? 'Cause if they aren't then you might not want to bring anything hot near it, you know, just in case right better safe than sorry? Or were you drinking iced coffee? I like iced coffee with soy milk and lots of sugar. Very refreshing? Where was I? Oh yeah heat. No don't put anything that generates heat or flame in bed because that's bad. And don't remove the mattress tags either. That's bad too. Those tags are there for a reason and your special Swedish mattress will have speciall Swedish tags and if you ever need to have it repaired then the shop will need those tags to know what to do and stuff (like it prolly says don't dump coffee on the mattress). I think I better go to bed, I've done enough damage. Thanks for letting me act like a wanker. For the love of all that's holy, pick someone more deserving for the ten peanuts. Don't eat peanuts in bed either.

Answer 3

Spray and wash, or any stain remover, not the bleach one though. My young son had an accident on our mattress and it worked wonders. I just scrubbed it in, no stain, no smell nothing. Or make a paste of arm and hammer baking soda and a little water until it is spreadable like butter and scrub that in, good luck

Answer 4

Nature's Miracle. It's for pets but I used it when I spilled stuff on my mattress. The coffee, as one answer said, has surely gone down into the mattress. You have to pour the Nature's Miracle on the mattress. Read the bottle. It worked really well for me for a nasty, big stain. But you'll need to give it plenty of time to dry. You have a couch, don't you?

Answer 5

That is tough. Most likely the smell has soaked down into the mattress. Coffee stains are very tough to get out, but with professional cleaning and deodorizing, you have a chance.

Answer 6

You're not going to be able to. The surface is possible (pouring straight) but it's impossible to get even just half of it out.

I'd buy a new mattress.

P.S. If someone gives you something to work on then that's sooo cool. You'll still probably get buggs living inside your mattress where the stain still lies.

Answer 7

If none of the above work getting your coffee stain out I would pour coffee over the rest of the mattress....Coffee is and an excellent beverage and it also makes for a dynamite color...

Answer 8

Put a sheet over the mattress

Answer 9

Lemon juice and baking soda mixed should do the cleaning letting it rest 5 minutes and scraping it later. If it does not work try some heavy duty cleaning solution.

Answer 10

Baking soda is good. Make it into a paste - not too runny. Another good solution is Borax. It is a great cleaner as well as deodorizer. Same thing: make it a paste, massage it into stain, and to rinse, use a damp cloth, rinsing it often, and blotting area to dry.