Now that I have finished crying over it and a few days have passed I have a very smelly carpet. I tried valiantly at the time to clean it up, but to no avail judging by the smell. Does anyone have any DIY techniques of removing (rather than just masking) the smell, or is it a call someone in job, and if so any advice as to what to look for in the service?
Slightly OT: Spilt Milk
Jun 17, 2007
10 Replies
It's caused by bacteria, so a good disinfectant should get rid of a lot of the smell.
Owain
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Cod Roe saying something like:
Try brushing some bicarb of soda into it and leave it overnight. Hoover up in the morning. If it doesn't work it's cost you next to nothing.
Try white vinegar first if that does not work try paraffin.
After you have wet cleaned the carpet as much as possible, use Febreeze. This does much more than mask smells and is really effective.
Bob
Paraffin? Are you mad?
Nip down to B&Q or Homebase & hire a Rug Doctor machine to clean the carpet, probably needs it anyway. You can get an odour nuetraliser as well.
Bit of washing powder in warm water.
Dry by standing on a towel folded over the damp bit. Refold towel until it remains dry.
^ biological
It works, and is what is used in many garages to get spilt milk smells out of cars.
I've spent years selling machines & chemicals to valeters and I was one for a while - I've never heard of it being used. It would stink the car out surely?
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