How to get rid of horrid smell in my car?
OK...my niece had an "accident" in my car. By accident I mean urine soaked thru my front seat to the floor and even up on the back. She is adult, special needs... and I love her ... I used Nature's Miracle... and poured 3 gallons of water... soaking up the water with towels. Have had the car windows down and doors open for over a week. The Natures Miracle smell is killing me. Wish I just used water. Help... what to do now... thinking of selling the car its that bad!
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Maggie, If you have access to a wet/dry vac just pour fresh water back on and vacuum it out. You may have to do it a couple of times to get the Natures Miracle smell out. Then, if you can, either leave the windows open or better yet place a fan to blow on the area to dry it quicker.
Hi Maggie, You could rent a steam cleaner with upholstery wand and get the majority of the nature's miracle and urine out, then try a recipe that will get rid of the remainder of odor if there is one.
Try these, I have these in my house and in my car. They work! https://amzn.to/2WSeofr
They make a product called air sponge. After a good cleaning, close it up in your car and let it work its magic. I used it to absorb a horrible odor in my attic (something died in some nook or cranny and we couldn't find it) and within 24 hours, there was a huge difference. There was no odor after a few days. I feel your pain because I was ready to sell my house!
You could try the charcoal bags, they're good for removing odors.
The Dollar Tree sells odor and moisture eliminator tubs: https://www.dollartree.com/the-home-store-charcoal-moisture-eliminators-98oz-tubs/ Buy several of them and put them in the car with the windows rolled up for a few days.
Maggie...So sorry for the accident but I understand the love you have for your niece. Try some really strong fabric softener sheets. I like Mrs. Meyers that can be purchased at Target. Put the sheets under the seat, stuff some between the back and the seat and close the windows. They have several fragrances such as Lavender, Honeysuckle, etc. Good luck!
Thank you for all your suggestions. So many and they are mostly ways I had not thought of... I am going to look for the Air Sponge... maybe at Home Depot... and the charcoal bags... My husband has been insisting on using dryer sheets... but I don't want to add any more "fragrances"... drove it today... I think I smell like the car now!
Bad air sponge worked the best for something dead under my stove and smoke odor from a potential microwave fire....but Bad Air Sponge has it's own odor which I never got used to. But when the smell goes away you can close up the sponge and put it away for the next time you may need it.