How to remove smell of spilled wine from a car?

[Rafal]

Hi

A bottle of white wine got smashed inside my car. Fortunately or not
it all spilled on the driver's side carpet. I had it valeted
but it still smells bad
Is there any way of neutralizing the smell?

Regards

Rafal

[DrClean]

"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:50:32 +0100, "Rafal" <rafal@tiscali.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
>
> The best way is to remove the carpeting, lay it on concrete, shampoo,
> rinse, dry and reinstall. If you are just conerned with the odor
> sprinkle a box of baking soda over the carpet, tamp it in, then vacuum
> it out with a shop vac a week later. If weather permits, leave your
> car in the sun with all the doors open.

I'd also treat the carpet for the wine stain - I doubt that the valet
service had any idea of how to clean a wine stain. Use acetic acid neat on
the stained area, leave for a few minutes and then do what Phish says.
--
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[Barbecue Bob]

In article <3F22ED0C.46F3A5A3@att.net>, letsplay-2 <letsplay-2@att.net>
wrote:

> I've been known to spill some wine in a car and agree leaving the doors
> open sure does help.
> I also learned doing so will drain the car battery. :-(
>
> Cindi
>
It also takes up three parking spaces. That's why I had you towed. No
hard feelings, okay?
--
Barbecue Bob serving family-style roast bunny
at convenient restaurants
from Montana to New Mexico

[Phisherman]

You can roll up a strip of paper and jamb it into the switch lever to
keep the interior lights off. Or, if you have access to electricity,
place a fan inside your car with the windows down.

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:05:05 GMT, letsplay-2 <letsplay-2@att.net>
wrote:

>I've been known to spill some wine in a car and agree leaving the doors
>open sure does help.
>I also learned doing so will drain the car battery. :-(
>
>Cindi
>
>Phisherman wrote:
>
>> If weather permits, leave your car in the sun with all the doors open.

[letsplay-2]

Well, I suppose not, but my car was the only one in your entire lot. It was
pretty cool the way you trained all those bunnies to pick up the car and
move it out of your lot.

Cindi


Barbecue Bob wrote:

> In article <3F22ED0C.46F3A5A3@att.net>, letsplay-2 <letsplay-2@att.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I've been known to spill some wine in a car and agree leaving the doors
> > open sure does help.
> > I also learned doing so will drain the car battery. :-(
> >
> > Cindi
> >
> It also takes up three parking spaces. That's why I had you towed. No
> hard feelings, okay?
> --
> Barbecue Bob serving family-style roast bunny
> at convenient restaurants
> from Montana to New Mexico

[letsplay-2]

There's a switch that controls the interior lights? What will those car guys
think of next?
And yes, we do have access to electricity. Our neighbors have it. :-)

Cindi

Phisherman wrote:

> You can roll up a strip of paper and jamb it into the switch lever to
> keep the interior lights off. Or, if you have access to electricity,
> place a fan inside your car with the windows down.
>
> On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 21:05:05 GMT, letsplay-2 <letsplay-2@att.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I've been known to spill some wine in a car and agree leaving the doors
> >open sure does help.
> >I also learned doing so will drain the car battery. :-(
> >
> >Cindi
> >
> >Phisherman wrote:
> >
> >> If weather permits, leave your car in the sun with all the doors open.

[DrClean]

"letsplay-2" <letsplay-2@att.net> wrote in message
news:3F22ED0C.46F3A5A3@att.net...
> I've been known to spill some wine in a car and agree leaving the doors
> open sure does help.
> I also learned doing so will drain the car battery. :-(
>
> Cindi

Here in England you'd never get through the width restrictions with the
doors open.
--
DrClean
www.DrClean.co.uk
The Best Fabric Cleaning Resource on the Web