vomit in every crevice of the mini van

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I’m confused by all the suggestions to get it detailed. We cleaned out the mess, but the smell remains because it’s in the seatbelt and very small space where the seatbelt holder is slotted.

I don’t need the car to be detailed at all; we have a weekly car wash subscription and go weekly, so the car is pretty spotless.

Would a detail really clean the inside of the seat belt lock…? That seems like a lot, even for a detail.

Wouldn't a professional "detailer" (not car wash establishment people) be the person who cleans car interior, steam cleans, ozone, etc?

Exactly this, they are the people who clean used cars and make them “new again” and also do regular detail work to transform car interiors into clean masterpieces. They have the chemicals and tools needed to deep clean.

[Anonymous]

I was the child vomiter in my parents’ car decades ago, and managed to get vomit down into the open void around the center hand brake (remember cars like that?) so it was uncleanable. They waited to sell that car on a cold day.

[Anonymous]

Yes, total nightmare. I sprayed Febreze directly onto the seatbelt. I don't know if it helped, but it doesn't stink anymore -- 2 years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I’m confused by all the suggestions to get it detailed. We cleaned out the mess, but the smell remains because it’s in the seatbelt and very small space where the seatbelt holder is slotted.

I don’t need the car to be detailed at all; we have a weekly car wash subscription and go weekly, so the car is pretty spotless.

Would a detail really clean the inside of the seat belt lock…? That seems like a lot, even for a detail.

Detailers have tools and expertise to get into all the spaces where the smells will linger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 on having it detailed. Having a car detailed is just lovely anyway.

This! Make sure that you tell them up front where the offending odor is coming from and what it is. They can put extra attention on that area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It happened to us. My son projectile vomited all over his car seat, and it went into every crevice, soaked into the carpets, and the smell was awful. We were on our way to my best friend's house, and I will be forever grateful that her husband disassembled the car seat, threw everything that could fit into his washing machine, and helped me scrub the car. Everything was cleaned that day, but we needed to air out the car for a few days (just emptied it out and kept the windows open).

This is how you see who your real friends are!!!

Why didn't your husband help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
It happened to us. My son projectile vomited all over his car seat, and it went into every crevice, soaked into the carpets, and the smell was awful. We were on our way to my best friend's house, and I will be forever grateful that her husband disassembled the car seat, threw everything that could fit into his washing machine, and helped me scrub the car. Everything was cleaned that day, but we needed to air out the car for a few days (just emptied it out and kept the windows open).

This is how you see who your real friends are!!!

Why didn't your husband help?

what a weird question. The poster never even mentioned her husband being there.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the stuff RAs used in college would work/is commercially available? I recall they had some kind of a powder that congealed the throw up so maintenance could easily handle it once they were able to come.