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Spilt milk!

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  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    White vinegar's pretty effective but your car will smell like a bag of chips for a week or so afterwards.

    Dilute about 1:4 with water (4 parts water) and soak the offending upholstery with it from a spray bottle. Leave for half a day (or overnight) then blot up any liquid you can with kitchen roll. Avoid the natural urge to sprinkle salt or add curry sauce to the area.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    What car is it?
    I would be removing it and giving it a proper wash/dousing.
    Assuming no electricals/airbags in the seat
  • gmm30
    gmm30 Posts: 101 Forumite
    Valet Pro Enzyme Eater cleaner gets good reviews for dealing with milk. Would be worth a shot, and cheaper and easier than trying to get a non-smelly matching seat from a scrapyard.
  • Ergates wrote: »
    Have you tried crying over it?

    There's no point

    (sorry, late to the party)
    One man's folly is another man's wife. Helen Roland (1876 - 1950)
  • Bicarbonate of soda gets rid of the smell.
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,882 Forumite
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    edited 11 October 2019 at 6:54PM
    Try AutoGlym Odour Eliminator

    (Not to be confused with their air-freshener which is a totally different product.)

    Managed to get rid of baby puke smells - needed four applications at three day intervals though.
  • Robisere
    Robisere Posts: 3,237 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    merrydance wrote: »
    Bicarbonate of soda gets rid of the smell.

    OP tried that,in his post.
    I think this job really needs
    a much bigger hammer.
  • Learn to live with it, it’s character building and you won’t get repeat requests for lifts.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Friend of mone braked hard, 4 pinter on the front seat smashed onto the floor, milk went everywhere and even seeped iny the mechaics of the car. It ended up being written off, .
    Only 5 years old too
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
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