ccarbajal08

Someone threw up in my car last night! For those of you who don't know me, I'm have OCD. Dust on my car makes me nervous. How do you think I feel about risotto chunks in the perforations of my perforated leather? Any ideas of how to get those out and the smell out? I feel worthless today. I'm at work and I don't want to be here.

Whiskers

I would go to a pro. I wouldn't chance it.

ccarbajal08

what would the pro do? i stayed up till 5 am cleaning most of it out. i cleaned with lexol leather cleaner, and lexol leather condition. however, it still smells and there are some chunks left. also, would the dealer be a good place?

Whiskers

I have to assume they would have better stuff. (Jerry tried a detailer to get rid of the BO). Maybe shampoo the carpets as well?

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

They have to shampoo everything and they have a special enzyme based cleaner that will remove the smell from the leather.

A buddy of mine had the same thing happen in his V70R when he volunteered to pick up some drunk people from a party. He had it professionally cleaned (took about 8 hours) and it was good as new. Expect to pay a pretty penny though.

ccarbajal08

any leads in OC?

Whiskers

Prozac or Paxil....

ccarbajal08

how do you know about paxil?

biker

It's stories like this that remind me why I like a cloth interior.

JOZMAN

Dang.. . that sux..

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Unfortunately not. I'm sure most local carwashes will be able to handle it. You might even be able to look for a professional detailer who can do the interiors as well.

ccarbajal08

can't i buy a good carpet shampoo and that enzyme based leather cleaner and do it myself?

Whiskers

It's my happy pill.....

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

You could try...I don't know about the enzyme cleaner, but the shampoo should be easy enough.

ccarbajal08

how did you know about that enzyme based cleaner? i'm curious because i used lexol last night and that supposed to be good stuff. however, it didn't take away the smell.

dom

Wouldn't this be even worse on a cloth interior

lokman

You always could, but a professional detailer might also have some tools like an extractor that he can use to get deep into the carpet/leather. If you do it yourself, there's a small risk that you might do something wrong. A pro would have done this many times before.

The question I would ask myself is, am I totally comfortable with doing something like this myself to save a few bucks for the sake of my car's interior, which I want to keep as perfect as possible?

Viking

You could use a steam cleaner on a cloth interior.

Whiskers

Viking

There was a thread like this over on A-TL:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100023

No updates on if the car still smells.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

I dropped my friend off to pick up his Volvo after he had it cleaned and we were chatting with the guy who did the interior detailing. He said that for cases like this, they have this enzyme-based cleaner that attacks the things that cause the smell and eliminate them.

dom

Good point.

ClutchPerformer

I feel your pain. My gf did this to me a while back. I nearly broke up with her....

Luckily, she got most of it on my all season mats (best hundred bucks I ever spent), and not on the leather. The spillage, I cleaned up with lots and lots and LOTS of Resolve carpet cleaner. After the smell of carpet cleaner wore off (that took a long time) and a couple Lexol/Vinylex sessions, it went back to smelling like new. People have complimented me on my new-car smell after this has happened. Whenever they say it, I say to myself: "if you only knew..."

dom

Did you forget to insert the smiley after that sentence

ClutchPerformer

Nope.

ccarbajal08

will the resolve discolor black carpet?

ccarbajal08

thanks for all of the support by the way. my day is looking up.

ClutchPerformer

Not sure. I have "quartz" interior, so the carpet is gray.... It's not discolored, though.

dom

So you were seriously going to break up with your GF because she threw up in your car

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

I think it was probably one of those moments of intense anger things when you consider doing things you would never do in a normal state of mind.

fdl

I think leather is easier to clean for these things, but its the perforations that make it a nightmare.

ClutchPerformer

biker

That's exactly my point - a pre-treated fabric will clean up faily well and you have no perforations to worry about.

matelot

get the seat re-upholstered - seriously.
Get the carpet shampooed by a pro.
No shiet , it gonna cost you but if you're so exacting....

ccarbajal08

you think i should go that far as to buy new seats?

matelot

It happed in the rear seat ? damn...sorry to hear that.
But I was talking about just the seat covet....not the whole seat.
So off with the seat cover, clean the hell out of it (the seat), put new seat cover back on.
Clean the hell out of the old seat cover and eBay it or keep it for the next

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

That's a lot of trouble and will likely end up costing more. Having a good detailer clean the car will give equally effective results without all the hassle.

Viking

How much did she ?

I'd try the enzyme thing first, it should be done by a professional, unless you know how to treat leather.

Worst case scenario would be to get the seats re-upholstered.

If you got the leather seats wet/damp from trying to clean it, time will be needed to let it dry and it will smell until it is dry. Maybe you should get something to neutralize the air, until it dries.

fdl

another option is to burn your car.

Whiskers