Odour removal for new civic - rotten apple/cranberry juice

[drunkntigr]

Left a bottle of fresh apple/cranberry juice in my car and it leaked onto the mats then into the carpet of the drivers side and I can't get the smell out.

I scrubed the area with soap and then use Glen 20 to spray it and the smell is still there, although not as strong. I think the juice is stuck within the carpet and the metal, is there any solution that isn't going to ruin the bottom carpet that i can use to get rid of the smell?

[markCivicVti]

Noob section! Gosh where are the mods these days. I swear there are so many duplicate/noob threads these days.

Use the search - there was the same q but with vomit... I think the end result was steam carpet cleaners or baking soda solution.

What i found with search:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65287&highlight=vomit

[Shimian]

Noob section! Gosh where are the mods these days. I swear there are so many duplicate/noob threads these days.

Use the search - there was the same q but with vomit... I think the end result was steam carpet cleaners or baking soda solution.

What i found with search:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65287&highlight=vomit

dont be too harsh on the guy. I know he should have done a search. But how the heck will he know to do a search on "vomit" if he spilt cranberry juice.

[shadou]

your taste in fruit juices is poor :p
bring it to a detailer they should have chemicals and the proper equipment to get rid of it, maybe you can get your car detailed as well in a package of some sort :s

[markCivicVti]

LOL Shimian.... sorry. I must have been a bit moody lol.


Hope the link helped though. Baking soda solution seems to do the trick most of the time.

[Shimian]

lol, markCivicVti its cool, i wasnt having a go at you or anything.
I think it is possible to remove the carpet as i have seen pics of chylld (?) take his car apart. Then maybe you can soak it hopefully it will remove the smell

[HACRcivic]

ahha serves you right for drinking cranberry juice!! only joking

steam clean?

[Rodney]

Noob section! Gosh where are the mods these days. I swear there are so many duplicate/noob threads these days.

Use the search - there was the same q but with vomit... I think the end result was steam carpet cleaners or baking soda solution.

What i found with search:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65287&highlight=vomit

This is kind of post really annoys me.. I though were here to help other member.. sorry mr perfect we are newcomer, but i join over 2 yrs ahead of you.. :)

[Limbo]

Fabreeze works a treat

[markCivicVti]

This is kind of post really annoys me.. I though were here to help other member.. sorry mr perfect we are newcomer, but i join over 2 yrs ahead of you.. :)

LOL. I don't care when you joined. This is a 2001+ civic specific sub forum. This post could have easily gone into the noob section. The perfect place for a question like this - thats my point. We're here to help but posting in the correct section would be nice.

Grow up - note the pointless smiley face: :)

[drunkntigr]

Anyhow an update:

My carpet is complete destroyed from the scrubbing.

I tried soap, I think the surfactants then just held in the smell.

The odour has seeped through the carpet and was in puddles between the carpet and the metal base.

Then I used Bicarbonate, no good.

FINALLY, only thing that has done the trick is over 200mL of 90% alcohol dumped right ontop of the carpet and left there.

Unfortunately my new car smell is completely gone and I can still smell woofs of rotten cranbery/apple juice and the button carpet is all fuzzed up and in balls. Meh.

[shadou]

told you to take it to a professional detailer, now you have bad carpet and a weird funky smell. Hey look on the bright side least it isn't milk :D

[Rodney]

LOL. I don't care when you joined. This is a 2001+ civic specific sub forum. This post could have easily gone into the noob section. The perfect place for a question like this - thats my point. We're here to help but posting in the correct section would be nice.

Grow up - note the pointless smiley face: :)
Grow up??? oh yeah, im not the one who post a sarcastic message mate..

[markCivicVti]

Alright perhaps the Grow Up remark was a bit child'ish - ironic eh. The rest I do stand by. Good day.

[aaronng]

Moving to the noob section.

[drunkntigr]

Wow I finally removed the smell now with a can of No Vac from Big W. Used up the whole $5 can in like 10 seconds which is only the back drivers side carpet. Well least the smell is completely gone now. Maybe next time I will check the Big W online catalogue (https://www.catalogueau.com/big-w/).

yeah I'm a bit pissed off about the carpet, it's all in balls now oh well just going to put the mat over it and problem begone!

[markCivicVti]

Excellent. I'm sure this thread will help others who have similar odour problems after spilling juice etc.

[Dy_]

i hate novac

[traumatized]

not sure about the carpet that is in the civic but for the "balls" in the carpet try a lint remover if the carpet is quite fine just dont press down too hard to make an indent in the carpet just enough to cut the top layer of the balls

[Feverpitched]

Febreeze and sunshine. Lots of it.