My mother spilled a cappacino on the floor/carpet in my car (which is made of milk) and did not clean it up, its been there about a week. Now my car smells like rotten milk. I shampoo'ed my carpent and used some neutrilizer spray (meant for cars) but it didn't help. I was thinking of using baking soda and water-I heard that is good for bad smells. Any one have any other suggestions on how to get the smell out? NO air freshners, they just make the smell worse!
2006-10-18 04:04:29 · 9 answers · asked by cary_bell_2002 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Spray (soak) with a mixture of vinegar and water. Dry with towels or paper towels. Next day, apply a thick layer of baking soda and leave on for a few days. Vacuum.
Hope that helps!
2006-10-18 04:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by just_Fia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi
I would recommended cleaning your carpets and using a disinfectant like Milgo SR (may need to go to a janitorial supply store for this and ask for a disinfectant for carpet) and put it in the rinse water. Deodorizers just cover up the smell for a while and disinfectant kill bacteria in the carpet.
Please DO NOT put anything on the carpet that was not made for carpet
From a carpet cleaner for 14 years.
2006-10-18 05:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by carpet guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes a spill seeps under the carpet, although it usually has a rubberized or plastic coating on the underside, it can crack or erode. if you can pull up the carpet to look, great, if not, you may try to use a high powered wet vac or gas station vacuum. I would spray the area with resolve carpet cleaner, let it soak for 5 min., reapply it, let it soak for another 5 min, scrub lightly, (to prevent fraying) with a brush then vacuum it up thouroughly. if all else fails, theres always febreeze, and if that dont work you'll always have time for it to fade away. try leaving the windows open slightly overnight for ventilation.
2006-10-18 04:17:15 · answer #3 · answered by D D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, you've got a problem. My wife did the same thing, spilled a milk/coffee drink and her car smelled like *** for weeks. I finally took it to the car wash and sprinkled some Arm & Hammer carpet deodorizer on it and vacuumed it up. It finally dissipated, but it's a real pain.
2006-10-18 04:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by babalu2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spray area with WHITE vinegar.Rub area with a white towel till dry. Repeat till white towel shows no stain. Leave car windows up for several hours then air car out.
2006-10-18 04:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use Oxy Magic spray in my car where my little one spills her cups. I works really good and smells good too.
2006-10-18 04:07:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ive had the same thing to happen to me...i fortunately have a steam cleaner and was able to use that on the area.. if you dont have one.. they have them at various car detaling places as well as for rent (at household type stores) .. then after that..i febrezed it after drying with the automobile kind... defn. don't use air freshners!!
2006-10-18 04:08:55 · answer #7 · answered by LoveDior 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Febreze will do the trick!
2006-10-18 04:06:21 · answer #8 · answered by jbellaboo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to the auto dealer and get it detailed
2006-10-18 04:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by Henry_Tee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋