Ok, so my wife made the mistake of spilling milk in her back seat. She thought she got it all out, but didn't. Next day we found more. Now her car smells REALLY bad. What have you used to get bad smells out? We tried febreeze, a slew of sprays, now a scented oil with fan going 24 7. It seems to mask the smell but you can still smell something funky. What to do?

 

didnt say what the milk was spilled on...
leather, vinyl, carpet (if carpet, wool or vinyl?), or what??

 

Great point! As you already know you must not have gotten all the milk out of the car, so the recomended plan of attach depends on where the milk got spilled. Air fresheners will only mask the smell as you know and are not a fix.

 

Febreeze and air fresheners just temporarily cover up the smell. You'll have to find out where the milk was spilled exactly and get it out of all the cracks. If it's in the carpet, you may need to shampoo the pieces that you can remove. If not, take it to a detailer and let them do the work.

I had hi c spill in my van once and it was a pita to clean up. Had to remove all of the seats, take out all of the floor mats and shampoo the entire carpet on the inside and then shampoo the floor mats and then the carpet runners we had. Luckily it was only on the sides and not all over the place.

 

Sorry, carpet in back seat floor. My friend owns an auto place and he's having his friend, a detailer do it for free. I guess it pays knowing him for over 20yrs.

 

be polite and tip the guy for his troubles IMO.

 

Steam cleaner should take care of the smell.....

 

Ya, we figure on giving the guy $25 or something.

 

Yep! Cheaper than selling the car over the stink.

 

Flashbacks!!! When I was a young kid, my parents spilled milk in the back of the family car, and they could never get the smell out. It was a terrible smell that is now burned into my mind from spending hot summers riding in the thing.

Now 20 some years later, I make sure the milk is double bagged, and then placed awayfrom everything that could tip it over. When my fiancee is with me, I have her hold the milk seperate. She thinks im crazy for all the extra attention I give the milk jug, but if she ever experienced that smell, she would do the same.