how do you remove odor from fabric?
 

i had a sweaty friend sit in my car for an extended period and now my seats smell like vinegar and socks. the butt part also smells like poop. how do i get rid of this odor permanently? i miss the new-car-smell....

febreze?

http://www.febreze.com/en-US/Product.aspx?id=149

Ew :(
Step 1) Never let him ride again.
Step 2) Deep cleansing foam? not sure but I understand there are some cleaning supplies that don't use water? :X

Get new friends.

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Careful cleaning the seats, I believe they have water sensors..

:lol: this is hilarious. is your friend a 2yr old? why did he/she poop their pants? is it normal cloth or alcantara? i know its hot here in houston, but i refuse to let anyone sweaty in my car when i get my brz limited, unless its a sweaty hot girl.

this thread made me laugh out loud. especially the bit about the poop. the image of you sticking your nose to the butt part of the seat cracks me up.

Try ozium. My friend always smokes in rental cars and then sprays it with ozium and you would never know it was smoked in. Should work fine for sweat and poo too

That's too bad. That toe yeast smell - well, it's not from her toes, and the vinegar can fix it with three daily treatments. She's trying to please, that's all, so be kind.

I think the best way is to shampoo the seats. What is the fabric? Anything that sprays on is only going to cover the surface odor.

mix a bottle of febreze (for the odor), peroxyde (for the 'bodily fluids'), some liquid tide, and water. then heavily spray the mix on the material until it's damp, use a soft brush and brush the fabric to let the mixture sink deeper in the material, let it sit for a minute or two, vacuum, repeat. that's what i would do.

i have alcatara seats. the issue i have with spray de-odorizers like febreeze is that, like mentioned in a previous post, they only mask the odor causing agents. it's like a dirty football player spraying himself with axe when a shower is really the only solution. any brand recommendations for alcantara seat shampoo? the texas heat has only made the smell worse. opening my car door reminds me of popping open a bag of salt&vinegar chips...

Get rid of the odor at the source. Spray a cleaner on the surface scrub, and extract or spray some water and vacuum. But if the seats have water sensors I highly advise against that.