Boot spillage

macfuton · Dec 28th, 2015, 14:58

Hello

Picked up our 65 plate xc60 on Tuesday last week.

A 1 litre bottle of beer exploded in the boot yesterday and I cannot see where the stuff has gone!

I have taken the 'layers' under the boot covering off.

I read a comment on the Internet that suggested it will have found it's way to behind the passenger seats, but I don't know if they can be lifted out (they could in my old car...).

Any help\advice appreciated as the smell is unwelcome! And I'm concerned that it will go stale\moldy over time and stink the car out😔

Thanks

Michael

AngloScot · Dec 28th, 2015, 15:26

Sorry don't know the answer to your question - but be thankful it was not milk that you spilled otherwise you would probably be looking to replace your car.

GMcL · Dec 28th, 2015, 18:16

Have you folded the rear seats and traced any run lines ?

To get rid of smells in a car decant some malt vinegar into an old jam jar and sit in the rear footwell (lid off).
PUT A POST-IT NOTE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WINDSCREEN IN CASE THE ONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL FALLS OFF reminding you, you have an open bottle of vinegar in the rear footwell.

Leave overnight or for a day or so. Works for milk and baby puke.

craigv60 · Dec 29th, 2015, 08:36

+1 to GMcL's advice above - I had a 2-litre carton of milk break open in the boot of my old Mondeo. Despite mopping up as much as I could find, the interior stank, especially around the area of carpet on which the milk had spilt.

I did the vinegar trick - a cereal bowl of it in the rear footwell (any type of vinegar works, it's the acetic acid that is the active ingredient here) and I also sprayed some vinegar directly onto the carpet that had soaked up the milk, from a plant sprayer.

Worked a treat. After one night the smell had almost gone; after a second treatment, it had gone completely.

AngloScot · Dec 29th, 2015, 14:01

Thanks for the heads-up guys.
Amazing what uses Vinegar has other than putting it on Fish and chips!
Apparently there's a book on all the things you can do with vinegar.

RoyMacDonald · Dec 29th, 2015, 20:26

I think you can use cat litter as well. Unused of course. Seats defiantly come out but I don't know how.

Dec 28th, 2015, 14:58	#1
macfuton New Member Last Online: Aug 23rd, 2017 20:27 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Edinburgh	Boot spillage Hello Picked up our 65 plate xc60 on Tuesday last week. A 1 litre bottle of beer exploded in the boot yesterday and I cannot see where the stuff has gone! I have taken the 'layers' under the boot covering off. I read a comment on the Internet that suggested it will have found it's way to behind the passenger seats, but I don't know if they can be lifted out (they could in my old car...). Any help\advice appreciated as the smell is unwelcome! And I'm concerned that it will go stale\moldy over time and stink the car out😔 Thanks Michael

Dec 28th, 2015, 15:26	#2
AngloScot Master Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 15:46 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: home counties	Sorry don't know the answer to your question - but be thankful it was not milk that you spilled otherwise you would probably be looking to replace your car. __________________ My 14.5 2014 XC60 SE Lux Geartronic Sapphire Black winter pack with ABL, Front park assist, Dk tint glass rear/cargo, Tempa spare wheel.

Dec 28th, 2015, 18:16	#3
GMcL 0's and 1's Last Online: Today 03:30 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: -	Have you folded the rear seats and traced any run lines ? To get rid of smells in a car decant some malt vinegar into an old jam jar and sit in the rear footwell (lid off). PUT A POST-IT NOTE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WINDSCREEN IN CASE THE ONE ON THE STEERING WHEEL FALLS OFF reminding you, you have an open bottle of vinegar in the rear footwell. Leave overnight or for a day or so. Works for milk and baby puke. __________________ 2011 Volvo S60 D3 R-design Premium - 2020 Focus ST estate automatic - 2020 KIA eSoul 150kW 64kwh EV Previous: 2005 Volvo S60 D5 Sport - 2017 Focus RS

Dec 29th, 2015, 14:01	#5
AngloScot Master Member Last Online: Apr 15th, 2024 15:46 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: home counties	Thanks for the heads-up guys. Amazing what uses Vinegar has other than putting it on Fish and chips! Apparently there's a book on all the things you can do with vinegar. __________________ My 14.5 2014 XC60 SE Lux Geartronic Sapphire Black winter pack with ABL, Front park assist, Dk tint glass rear/cargo, Tempa spare wheel.

Dec 29th, 2015, 20:26	#6
RoyMacDonald VOC Member Last Online: Feb 1st, 2023 11:27 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rye, East Sussex View Photos By: RoyMacDonald	I think you can use cat litter as well. Unused of course. Seats defiantly come out but I don't know how. __________________ 1984 245 SE 1986 345 SE Auto 1991 940 TD Auto 2003 XC90 D5 SE AWD Geartronic2002 V70 D5 SE Auto 2014 V40 D2 SE Tiptronic Cross Country 2017 V40 D2 Cross Country Geartronic Pro 2015 XC60 D5 Polestar SE Lux Nav AWD Geartronic

Dec 29th, 2015, 08:36	#4
craigv60 Master Member Last Online: Dec 28th, 2022 17:28 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Macclesfield	+1 to GMcL's advice above - I had a 2-litre carton of milk break open in the boot of my old Mondeo. Despite mopping up as much as I could find, the interior stank, especially around the area of carpet on which the milk had spilt. I did the vinegar trick - a cereal bowl of it in the rear footwell (any type of vinegar works, it's the acetic acid that is the active ingredient here) and I also sprayed some vinegar directly onto the carpet that had soaked up the milk, from a plant sprayer. Worked a treat. After one night the smell had almost gone; after a second treatment, it had gone completely.

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