How to clean an auto's carpet?

[Al Swope]

So we spilled milk on the cargo area carpet of our RAV4. I removed the carpet and scrubbed it with simple green and use the high pressure wash at the car wash. It still stinks. Any ideas?

 

[brentbba]

Something that will neutralize the acids perhaps. Try windex. Pet stores also sell stuff to do this for pet urine.

 

[TangoBlue]

Let me Google that for you.

 

[Al Swope]

Google? Never heard of it?

 

[brentbba]

Google? Never heard of it?

Showing age? How about AOL or Yahoo! ?

Let me guess, you're still operating on DOS and an 8086 processor too, right?

 

[TangoBlue]

Google? Never heard of it?

Geez Al, I hope you clicked on the hypertext lik that would take you to a page with about a dozen solutions to your dilemma. You know, I've met you, and I believe what you said.

 

[Borrego60]

Is it the carpet or the Rav4 that smells. If it got into the padding you might just want to throw it out.

 

[Al Swope]

Geez Al, I hope you clicked on the hypertext lik that would take you to a page with about a dozen solutions to your dilemma. You know, I've met you, and I believe what you said.

Ha yes, I'm trying the coffee grounds now. High hopes!

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Is it the carpet or the Rav4 that smells. If it got into the padding you might just want to throw it out.

It is a single layer with no padding. I pulled it out to work on it. I hope it can be saved. It has rav4 embroidered on it. It looks expensive.

 

[EdBee]

When I lived in FL , my neighbor left a box of chum (ground up fish) in his trunk for a day in the sun.....WORST stench I had evered smelled. He pulled out the liner hosed it scrubed it w/ detergent, baking soda etc...then soaked it in his pool for a week. Worked!