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drrac2

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I spilled a protein shake in between the seats of my wifes accord. I was late for for work and could not attend to it for several hours. When I returned to the car it had the worst smell I have ever experienced, and it will not go away.

Tough stuff, Fabreze, 409, baking soda, pine sol, you name and I tried it, and nothing works.



I was considering renting a carpet cleaning machine.



What do you pros use when there is a horrific smell???





Thanks:)
 
Oh wow...the EXACT same thing happened to me. Except I drive the Accord...and I spilled it in her Jetta.



I had a bit of a head start because I went back home and soaked some of it up (making me late for work), but...it took several attempts to get it out, but I tried a couple of foaming carpet cleaners first. After that didn't get it out, I spread baking soda over the area and let it sit for a day. Then I sprayed the area down with water, agitated it up really good, and used a wet vac to suck up the mess as dry as I could get, then soaked it down again and vaccuumed again. After that it was Febreeze and Febreeze and Febreeze. It worked pretty well, though I would also throw in a woolite/water mix to help with cleaning and deodorizing. If you had a Bissell or other steam cleaning vaccuum, that would probably help.



I'm sure there are better ways, but that worked well enough that the smell is pretty much gone. Hope this helps.
 
My dad used to use a bag of used coffee grounds to keep the cab of his 18 wheeler fresh. Just a thought. I once rented a car that someone had spilled a gallon of milk in the trunk. Well it was ok till it rained, the sun cam eout and I closed the windows and turned on the air. OOOHHHWEEEE!!!!! Had to drive 50 miles back to the agency to get new car. Good luck!!!
 
What are you doing drinking in the car? :nono :D



A friend of mine had a similar incident, had to remove the seat to get everything. Though it was an ice cream shake, he used Eimann Fabrik Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner (and a lot of agitation) then steam cleaned the area to get rid of any leftover smell.



Seemed to work.
 
My DAd "lost" a cup of coffee in his Taurus wagon. And, promptly forgot about it. The smell got BAD.



I used my old stand-by, Spray 9 mixed 50-50 with water. Cleans like crazy.
 
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