Totally sick

**fat controller** · 04-10-2010,07:43 PM

No, really, I am thoroughly pee'd off.

I'll keep it to the short version here, as going into details would probably only serve to put my blood pressure back up, and its only just beginning to settle for the first time since Saturday night.

On Saturday night, I collected 'someone' in the household from the pub, and 'someone' proceeded to vomit on the way home (apparently the words 'can you stop, I feel sick, are too hard)

- - - anyway, the seat and the carpet got a liberal dose before I could pull over for the rest to be donated to the nearside sill and the gutter.

Despite the monsoon that was occurring, I decided prompt action was best, and made up a reasonably mild solution of Lemon Flash (the only thing to hand) with hot water, and sponge cleaned all that I could see. In a thoroughly foul mood, I took myself off to work to do my bit to help sort out the chaos caused by the floods.

Yesterday morning, I went to Halfords and bought some AutoGlym foaming upholstery cleaner, good strong cloths, and a couple of air fresheners and gave everything a damned good scrubbing.

This morning, I opened the car door, to be met with a stench that can only be described as like a pub loo - the cleaning had not worked.

So, I need your help please - what can I use/get/do to get rid of the stench of alcohol and puke?

**phil miller** · 04-10-2010,08:08 PM

a full valet would prob do the trick, i feel your pain altho when this happened to me a month ago the little man couldnt say dad in need to puke, it was juice, but christ it took some getting rid of the smell

**Ben** · 04-10-2010,08:12 PM

Dads Taxi. Lol

Get the offender to clean it.

Luckily i've never encountered this scinareo before.

The wife used hot water and some Oxi fabric stain remover to clean up some dog vomit the other day. It brought the smell out and you will heave. Then maybe try fabreeze.

**fat controller** · 04-10-2010,09:29 PM

I am kinda thinking that the 'offender' should be taking lessons from the Dyson to make up for it

A full valet would probably do it, but to be honest I can't afford it right now - still trying to get the money together for the timing belt, service and then some tyres.

The Oxi Stain Remover, is that like a spray thing then?

Someone at work reckoned that they read somewhere that pouring Coke over it would eliminate the smell, and then you just dab up the Coke with towels, and then clean the uphostery again????? Seems really odd to me.

The only other thing I can think of is to liberally sprinkle Bicarbonate of Soda all over the place, and leave it to absorb the smell.

**phil miller** · 04-10-2010,09:34 PM

have you or do you know anyone with a wet vax, or a carpet cleaner? you can use a house one in the car and that would do the job a treat mate

**fat controller** · 04-10-2010,09:42 PM

Originally Posted by phil miller

have you or do you know anyone with a wet vax, or a carpet cleaner? you can use a house one in the car and that would do the job a treat mate

I don't off hand, but will ask about at work tomorrow - good idea mate, thanks

**Eshrules** · 04-10-2010,09:43 PM

wet vax or carpet cleaner is a good suggestion - I've also used CG fabric cleaner with good results.

the key to getting rid of the stench, is to clean the fabric throughly

is it the rear or front seat which has been covered?

EDIT - I Think I have some of the CG FC in the shed fatboy - if you're struggling, give me a shout and I'll send you some down(up?)