[janie]

Yesterday morning we had a little mishap & my husband's coffee (with extra cream) spilled all over the floor on the passenger side. It left a stain on the mat & seeped UNDER the mat & stained the carpet.

I was going to attack it with:
(1) a pressure steamer (to loosen it), followed by
(2) Resolve carpet cleaner (to clean it), then
(3) maybe steam it again to kind of rinse it & dilute the detergent, and lastly
(4) vacuum it with a shop-vac (to suck up everything & get rid of any moisture from cleaning).

My first question is, do you think that will work, and/or do you have any other suggestions for how to get the stains out?

And my second question is, how long do you think I can wait to do this?

I live in New England, and it's been FREEZING lately (don't really want to attempt this when it's below freezing), and I live in the city & don't have a garage, so I'll have to wait until I can get to my in-laws probably (where I'll have an outlet for the steamer & shop-vac). This Sunday might be the EARLIEST I could get around to it...and depending on the weather and whether or not I have to work, it might be another week (or more). Since the coffee had cream in it, should I be concerned with potential sour-milk smell? Any advice or recommendations are welcome!

 

[northbridge]

id see if you can bring it somewhere to get it done. the longer it stays the harder it is to clean... good luck either way.

 

[Hellionz]

i was reading this aloud and one of the back yard mechanics at work said, the good ole club soda and vinegar will work! I've used it before on carpet and it worked, so I assume it would work in the car to.