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I would blot it for now.

When you get home take it out and soak it in a bath with a biological washing powder solution which is the only thing that will neutralise the odour and then soak a good few times in fresh water to rinse. Allow it to dry completely outside in the sun (yeah right) , in a conservatory or an airing cupboard - just make sure there is no damp at all in in before you put it back in the van.  

My little lad did this when we were away a few weeks ago, and he's not a toddler..........

we washed it out with soapy water in the middle of the night!  and left it out to dry the next day, i was paranoid and to be honest it was fine, i would get it sorted before it dries!

kids eh, who'd have 'em??

All good fun, isn't it?!

I will never forget Chiletita Dos being unbelievably sick everywhere in the middle of the night once. Mr Chile washed her off, cleaned up as much as poss and got her into clean bedding (luckily we had some), Chiletita Una and I were rinsing chunks off sleeping bags at 3am . We spent the next day scrubbing.....

Worst one was Chiletita Dos (I really don't know why we take her anywhere) knocking over a glass of chocolate milkshake. It was at least 3 gallons (or seemed like it when it was all over the cushions) and went everywhere. Scrubbing again.... I think we must keep Febreze in business

Quote: Originally posted by 89angela on 12/5/2013

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I would blot it for now.

When you get home take it out and soak it in a bath with a biological washing powder solution which is the only thing that will neutralise the odour and then soak a good few times in fresh water to rinse. Allow it to dry completely outside in the sun (yeah right) , in a conservatory or an airing cupboard - just make sure there is no damp at all in in before you put it back in the van.  

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Please do not soak an entire seat pad in the bath, the chances are that it will start to go mouldy from the inside as the sheer volume of water the filling will hold will take more than a week to dry out, and the lack of interior air circulation would soon set up mildew growth.

best to blot first, then try and borrow/hire one of those upholstry cleaning machines with the sanitizer fluid type shampoo, and use that, taking care not to over-wet the fabric, then dry in a warm room.  

You can get the foam aerosol type car valeting sprays which work well at neutralizing odours and removing stains, blot, rub foam in with fingers, dry, vac off, but do try in an unconspicuous place for colour fastness first.

Whatever you use, dont scrub at the fabric too hard, as you risk damaging the fibres and texture, leaving a bigger mess than before.

Julia