Getting rid of milk smells in car

Counting_Pennies_2

Can anyone help. I managed to lose a milk carton in my car under a seat (rolled out of a shopping bag) and it finally exploded and the whole car stinks, it is really offensive.

The car has now been cleaned with soap and water and antibacterial spray, but how do I get rid of the smell.

I heard bi-carb, is that the best? How do I apply and remove?

Thanks

Pink.

Hi Counting_Pennies,

I did a quick search and found these older threads that might help:

Smelly spilt milk...

Sour Milk Odour - How do I remove this?

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angchris

i had a bottle of milk leak over my passenger seat a few years back i scrubbed and scrubbed it but it still stank and when the hot weather arrived it was hideous and the whole car stank badly:eek: i think because it had soaked down into the seat there was no way my paltry bit of surface cleaning would help other than buying a new seat:o i couldnt stand it the smell was awful so i waited till the hot weather had gone and i sold the car after airing it before viewing i pity the new owner in the summertime and often think of them:o
if you want to keep the car i`d suggest ripping out any carpet that the milk has gone on and store it till summer and maybe soaking/washing the carpet in the bath when the warmer days are here so its easy to dry. best of luck i think you are going to need it! angchris

squeaky

There a link in the Cleaning section of the MEGA Index which should help too since it's a very similar problem:-

- Remove vomit smell from car upholstery


Good luck

rubix_76

Good Evening old-stylers,

I am hoping I can get some advice from you guys about getting rid of, or at least reducing the smell of milk that had soaked into a car carpet.

When we went shopping one of the lids must have not been tight enough because when we were unloading it from the bag we found a small amount of milk in the bottom of the carrier (bag-for-life).

As I hadn't realilsed some milk had got onto the carpet I did nothing. Then a few days later a nasty smell started in my car.

We have cats, and when they have accidents (No. 1) bicarb is a good way of absorbing the liquid and the smell, but only when it is wet still. As the milk had appeared to dry I was stuck.

I tried sprinkling bicarb in the "suspected" area anyway and vacccuming it up, no joy, carpet back in car (It is a removeable boot one). Next day I soaked it (literally) with warm soapy water and then absorbed it with kitchen towel and newspaper. I know I got the right spot on the carpet as there was a yellow tinge to the wet kitchen towel.

I have tried again, with water, and although the smell is very slight from the carpet, when it is left in the car overnight, I can then smell it when I get in the car in the morning.

I have tried searching through the forum, but all the info I havre found relates to immediate spillages. (I have also looked in, but not all of Martin's new "Thrifty ways for modern days" book.

Please is there anyone out there who can help.

All advice gratefully received, I am prepared to try just about anything (NO, I wasn't being rude !! :rotfl: ).

Thanks Muchly.

Rubix

comping_cat

Im afraid, as its a 'dried in' stain, you will need a specialist cleaning product, especially for milk stains, or use a professional carpet cleaner. Im not sure if there would be anything else, sorry.

beemuzed

Oh dear! You have my heartfelt sympathy rubix-76 - this happened to me about three years ago when a tub of cream leaked onto the carpet in the boot. We scrubbed, and cleaned, but the smell persisted for months. Finally had the car professionally valeted and they traced the remaining smell right down below the spare tyre - how did it get that far?? I could still imagine the smell - although no-one else could right up until it was sold!

recovering_spendaholic

This happened to my friend and she went to Sainsburys (where she had bought the milk from) and they paid for her to have her car professionally valetted, because nothing she did on her own got rid of it and she tried everything - bicarb, stardrops, starclens, loads of febreeze, bio washing powder etc. Someone posted a similar thing a while ago and a few others said that Supermarkets had paid for valetting when this had happened. It's worth a try, otherwise you may have to get a professional valetting company to do it - a one man band valetting outfit may not be able to source the smell properly so I would expect you will have to pay about £40ish to get it done.

benood

Have you tried leaving a bowl of bicarbonate of soda in the car for a day or two - it's miraculous on the smell of sick so perhaps it would work on milk.

rubix_76

Thanks for your replies, that was very quick !!

I will try yout tip about bicarb, benood, thanks.

ells2123

This happened in our office once and the smell was fowl!
It took a whil but tea tree did eventually do the trick!

I'm not sure how money saving that is, but i know that Superdrug do it!