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Toddler spilled apple juice on front seat of G550 HELP

Old Jul 11, 2020 | 01:18 PM
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Toddler spilled apple juice on front seat of G550 HELP

My toddler spilled juice in the front seat of my G550. The seats are perforated. I have the seat vent function working to help dry it and I wiped the leather. I'm blasting AC to help further dry the seats. What do I do?

BTW warm apple juice smells like ****.
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 01:43 PM
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It will go away eventually.
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 01:44 PM
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Damn!

I have 4 of these in all my cars. Very overkill, but these can absorb the smell and moisture out of the air. Helps a ton when I take my great dane and old *** weimeraner to the park. After I take them out and the truck sits for a couple hours its neutral inside.

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Not sure where you're at, but may be worth leaving the windows down and opening the sunroof for a few hours out of direct sunlight.

Also sounds weird as hell, but had a similar issue w one of my Supras way back in the day in Florida humidity.

Get a bag of rice and put it in a bowl and stick it in the car. It will also work like the above charcoal bags, but likely something you can get asap.

** Edit ** the more rice the better. Don't go grab a box of zattaran's buy some cheap bulk stuff and get a huge bowl

Don't think you'll want to run around w rice in the truck when you''re driving though.

Good luck

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Thanks for the tip. I just ordered some.

Originally Posted by almostordinary
Damn!

I have 4 of these in all my cars. Very overkill, but these can absorb the smell and moisture out of the air. Helps a ton when I take my great dane and old *** weimeraner to the park. After I take them out and the truck sits for a couple hours its neutral inside.

https://www.amazon.com/MOSO-NATURAL-.../dp/B00FVXL7EO

Not sure where you're at, but may be worth leaving the windows down and opening the sunroof for a few hours out of direct sunlight.

Also sounds weird as hell, but had a similar issue w one of my Supras way back in the day in Florida humidity.

Get a bag of rice and put it in a bowl and stick it in the car. It will also work like the above charcoal bags, but likely something you can get asap.

** Edit ** the more rice the better. Don't go grab a box of zattaran's buy some cheap bulk stuff and get a huge bowl

Don't think you'll want to run around w rice in the truck when you''re driving though.

Good luck
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 02:42 PM
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i would use leather cleaner or woolite dilluted 1:10 and a horsehair brush to clean the seat and get whatever is on the surface and in the pores off and add a leather protestant once dry. I use leathe rmasters as it doesn't leave a shine and seals the leather against dye transfer, etc. Not much else can be done at this point other than hope the smell doesn't linger. Whatever went through the cover is likely soaked into the foam and that isn't easily accesible.
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Originally Posted by almostordinary
Damn!

I have 4 of these in all my cars. Very overkill, but these can absorb the smell and moisture out of the air. Helps a ton when I take my great dane and old *** weimeraner to the park. After I take them out and the truck sits for a couple hours its neutral inside.

https://www.amazon.com/MOSO-NATURAL-.../dp/B00FVXL7EO

Not sure where you're at, but may be worth leaving the windows down and opening the sunroof for a few hours out of direct sunlight.

Also sounds weird as hell, but had a similar issue w one of my Supras way back in the day in Florida humidity.

Get a bag of rice and put it in a bowl and stick it in the car. It will also work like the above charcoal bags, but likely something you can get asap.

** Edit ** the more rice the better. Don't go grab a box of zattaran's buy some cheap bulk stuff and get a huge bowl

Don't think you'll want to run around w rice in the truck when you''re driving though.

Good luck
never heard about these but they look very interesting. i may order a bag to try out.
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Old Jul 11, 2020 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JD101b
My toddler spilled juice in the front seat of my G550. The seats are perforated. I have the seat vent function working to help dry it and I wiped the leather. I'm blasting AC to help further dry the seats. What do I do?

BTW warm apple juice smells like ****.
Had a similar problem but with child vomit

I couldn't find any documentation to support this but I could swear that using APC neutralized the odor.

I believe I used Optimum Power Clean diluted 1:3 in a panic. I would probably dilute it out 1 part OPC to 10 parts distilled water first just to be safe. I also spray onto a clean microfiber instead of directly on the seat for added caution. Thoroughly wipe down.

I think the next step is unnecessary but it makes me feel better to do so. I neutralize the basic APC by going over it with a rinseless wash. I used ONR at the time but like N914 better now. I have a bucket of rinseless wash in the standard 1:256 dilution. Dunk the microfiber in, heavily wring it out, and thoroughly wipe down the seat again.

I agree with using a leather protectant afterwards. I didn't have a dedicated one so I used Optimum Opti-Seal. That's a polymer based sealant meant for the outside of the vehicle but can be safely used on certain interior surfaces. I don't know if that's true with every polymer based sealant. You may want to use a dedicated leather protect instead. But for Opti-Seal, half spritz into the included foam applicator and gently rub down the leather seat.

The car is normally inside a garage anyway, opened the sun roof, opened the windows, turned on the AC and fans inside the garage, let it air out overnight, problem solved!
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The truck is now in the garage with the windows open and dehumidifier on full. Hopefully that promotes further drying.
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Get a dog or cat instead and only let them go in the back.

Otherwise you have done what you can and I think it will be fine.
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