Best remedy for spilled milk in a vehicle?

[Whispering Winds]

Wow!! What a mess . . .this won't help your situation, but if you have a fridge or freezer crumpled newspapers and open bowls of charcoal will adsorb odor as well as pure vanilla extract poured in open bowls and left overnight enclosed. . .Would lemon juice do anything? Vinegar is wonderful . . .let it set out in the hot sun might help it somewhat too . . .good luck. Keep us posted. I had a gallon of bleach turn over and crack the lid one time when I had an old station wagon, didn't bleach the back carpet one bit, but my car did smell like old stinky feet for months and months.

 

[Mrs MIA]

LOL! At least bleach smells "clean"!

 

[ranchhand]

Shoot me now, but I HAVE to say it!

No use crying over spilt milk!


Okay, got it out of my system, whew.

I favor the car wash/citrus method for the padding and for the inside of the truck, careful cleaning and baking soda all over. Any kind of powder you can sprinkle, let sit and vacuum.

Good luck!

 

[Quack Shack]

Charcoal! That was what I couldn't remember and shoulda known for that poor car many moons ago. I was going to ask if you poured black coffee on it would it cancel out the dairy funk. Just curious. I know it worked on a baby spitup stain that just wouldn't quit! This mommy used what I had in hand - the almighty java bean. Then use the other methods to then clean up the coffee stain thereby removing any residue of said prior stain. Ask Heloise!

 

[Mrs MIA]

Ranchie, I'm going to have to shoot you for saying it!!!

I didn't cry, but I wanted to...

Coffee beans was one of the things my hubby read this morning. Whole beans, not the grounds. But if I poured hot coffee over it, it would dissolve the milk!

 

[OlliOlliOlli]

I had my extremely inebriated boyfriend empty the contents of his stomach on New Years Eve all over my passenger seat, driver's seat, me, and the floorboards at 80 miles an hour. (I didn't speak to him for a few days, lol).

I used a lot of upholstery cleaner. You want to SOAK the offending upholstery with cleaner, then lift out the filth. You can do this using a towel, a Sham-Wow, or a wet/dry vac. You will need to repeat several times. We (or rather, he, when he sobered up) used Simple Green.

The problem is, especially with the summer heat, bacteria flourish in the never never land of inside your seat bucket. You will need to be very proactive about this, keep your car ventilated (cracking the windows when you are not in the car/keeping the windows down in a secure location) and being patient. It will take a while, but it will get better. Seriously though, I feel you -- at least yours wasn't the result of a stupid person not knowing their limits! LOL

 

[Quack Shack]

Could be a new car scent - Hazelnut or French Roast. I'd buy it if it came on a piece of cardboard cut in the shape of a coffee mug and was suspended by a bit of string.

 

[ranchhand]

Now I could learn to like a hazelnut scented truck! And I don't drink coffee!

 

[cmjust0]

Diesel fuel will remove the milk smell. Just soak the pad in diesel, light it, and walk away. Don't use gasoline.. Gasoline would work, but it's a little too explodey.

If the diesel doesn't get rid of it, consider calling a priest. If you can't find a priest, call two deacons...deacons are good for about four pints apiece, so two should be able to remove a gallon if they don't mind splitting the commission.

I've either had too much, or too little caffiene today.

 

[ranchhand]

Might as well light up the truck and call the insurance company!

JUST KIDDING!