Crying over spilt milk

[ka$h]

Well I aint yet, but it looks like I will be.

At PVS Chan very kindly bought me 2 pints of the cows finest. This then worked it's way to the floor under my passenger seat obscured by some of mr carlsberg beverages!

Came home Ill on Thursday, parked up and went to sleep.

Jumped in the car Monday morning to almost jump straight back out. The Stench is terrible :o

I removed all items from the car to find that the little plastic bottle that had slid out of site (and out of mind) had turned sour and leaked all over my carpet under the passenger seat.

The mat has gone the journey, but the carpet and sound deadedning below is still wet!

Before I take the ultimate plunge and remove the carpet for a jet wash/Steam clean Does anyone know of, or have a mother that has miracle cures for everything and knows How do I remove the smell of spilt sour milk from my carpet?

I really don't feel like stripping out the whole interior for this, but I can't see another way. A new carpet is £90 and an ultimate last resort.

Now it's my turn to ask for HELP!!!!!!!

K

[Chantelle]

think it's gonna be pretty hard to get rid of that smell Kash... what are you like :roll:

[sicky]

i'll go down and ask mummy in a bit

[Graeme]

yeah its really hard to get rid of the smell!!!
best bet is to use steam cleaner and all purpose 1001 carpet cleaner!!!

[G2-MDA]

use a steam cleaner and a cloth si that when it brings it out the fabric there is sumthin to soak it up ! have u tried cleanin the satin away and usin fabreze or sumthin

[Lightec Autostyle]

just soak it through and put every cleaning product you got on it

[Chantelle]

use a steam cleaner and a cloth si that when it brings it out the fabric there is sumthin to soak it up ! have u tried cleanin the satin away and usin fabreze or sumthin

it's Kash not Si :shock: :P

[sicky]

was meant to say "so"?

[G2-MDA]

use a steam cleaner and a cloth si that when it brings it out the fabric there is sumthin to soak it up ! have u tried cleanin the satin away and usin fabreze or sumthin

it's Kash not Si :shock: :P

i ment to say SO

[Chantelle]

okay :D aslong as you know :lol:

[rob2083]

Back when i worked at Iceland supermarket similar thing happened in the home delivery van and they used some industrial carpet cleaner, dead easy job and worked straight away. But with that being nearly 4 years ago i have no idea what its called. Sorry mate :(

[deano_sxi]

lemonade is the best accordin 2 my granny

[Darren]

Best cure: Sell the car and get a Scooby :|

[~TwIsTeR~]

fabreez
wash it out!! :-)

[Mercuryblade]

steam clean it then febreeze it, worked when I spilt milk

[partridge_88]

Use hot soapy water with VINIAGER then use febreeze when it dries!

[sicky]

Best cure: Sell the car and get a Scooby :|

no, drop a 2.0 turbo into it and drive round with the windows down, that'll sharp get rid of the smell gettin all that air in

[AdulteratedJedi]

Sour milk is caused by bacteria, you have to kill that bacteria before the smell even begins to go away. If it is down to the metal as you say, no matter how much you clean the carpet the stench will remain until you clean the metal aswell.

Oh and i nearly forgot the the sound deadening may have to be replaced, if it's down to that. Since its under the carpet it will always be a little damp (as it gets no sunlight) and the wetness will just harbor the smell for a long time.

But we can at least try to clean it without ripping it out....

Scrub the carpet with a good mix of carpet cleaner (as long as its the good stuff), then use a Wet/Dry vac. I would also consider steam cleaning it after this aswell. As for the smell, Megs have a nice odor remover, use this in conjuncture with fabreeze :thumbs:

I would get that Detailer mate of you'r's to give it his best shot

AJ

[~TwIsTeR~]

oust as well 8)

[ka$h]

Sorted at last. After a couple of weeks of Cheesy Stench, The smell has gone. :D :D :D

Mind you I had to remove my interior, lift the carpet, shampoo, vax, shampoo, pressurewash, vax and then dry it out. The soundproofing on the bottom of the carpet was the worst for drying as it just holds onto water :x

Well last night I finally re-fitted my carpet and interior trims, and now it's all back together smelling good. :mrgreen:

K

[Darren]

Glad you got it all sorted mate.... ;) :thumbs:

PS.. :mrgreen: got removed remember

[Phil_T]

Soundprufin, u do it urself how can i get this done

From Phil

[Tilford]

Soundprufin, u do it urself how can i get this done

From Phil

Soundproofin is basicly just like a thin saheet of tar to absorb vibrations kill rattles and noise, its stickyback so easy to fit.

The stuff that doesn't come on standard cars, ie dynamat or brown bread and so on is a LOT LOT LOT better, costs more, but the application process is the same

[ka$h]

Glad you got it all sorted mate.... ;) :thumbs:

PS.. :mrgreen: got removed remember

well f***ing put it back then as I said leave it!

[ka$h]

Soundprufin, u do it urself how can i get this done

From Phil

Your car already has this. It's built into the carpet!!!! It's a standard thing, as I can guarantee without it you think the doors and windows are open!

You can add additional sound deadening materials to reduce noise and vibrations further which is what Tilford is on about.

DIY is probably the best way, but it requires time and patience!!

K

[Phil_T]

Wot about sound proofin the boot sum how 2 make sub louder, also think sum is escaping thro the boot seal at the bottom just at the top of that rear bumper

From Phil

[Martin_C]

i was going to suggest an idea, but it seems its all sorted, so i wont now :)

[sicky]

Wot about sound proofin the boot sum how 2 make sub louder, also think sum is escaping thro the boot seal at the bottom just at the top of that rear bumper

From Phil

soundproofing wont make ur sub louder surely :? it absorbs the sound...