How to Remove Vomit Odor From a Car

Phew, there is nothing that stinks more than the smell of vomit in the car. It probably seems like you have tried everything. Getting rid of that odor seems virtually impossible, but it can be done. Just follow these instructions and you can get remove that vomit odor from your car.

Things You'll Need

• Rubber gloves
• Paper towels
• Trash bag
• 2 clean cloths
• 1/4 cup ammonia
• 1 cup hot water
• Bucket of hot water

Instructions

1. Using a rubber glove and paper towels pick up all the vomit pieces and place them in a trash bag. Try not to vomit again; it defeats the purpose. Leave all the car doors open to air out the car.

2. Combine hot water and ammonia in a bucket. Mix 1/4 cup of ammonia with 1 cup of hot water. Dip one of the cloths into the ammonia mix and wring out some of the excess water.

3. Scrub the vomit area with all the elbow grease you can put into it. Rinse the cloth and repeat as necessary to get the vomit out of the car's carpet.

4. Take the other cloth, dip it into a bucket of hot water and go over the vomit area until you have rinsed it out as best you can.

5. Dry the area with a towel and let it carpet air dry for as long as you can.

6. Let a little of the ammonia solution soak into the carpet for about 10 to 15 minutes if the vomit stain and odor doesn't come out on the first try. Scrub it and rinse it, then let it air dry.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep a couple of vomit bags in the vehicle at all times in case of an emergency.

• Make sure that you keep the car doors open while you are working as ammonia is dangerous to inhale.