Dennis C

Fortunately it was in the cargo area. My wife was driving home from the liquor store after buying wine for a large group of guests. It wasn't expensive wine - it was actually a double sized bottle. She's not sure what caused it... the bottles were rattling against each other as she drove, but not that hard.

She took the Cayenne in and had it detailed, and had the stain treated and somewhat removed. Now the car smells like chemicals. I hope that goes away...

mpd425

If you have a garage to park in you can leave the windows down and hatch up to air it out, should get the smell out

Dennis C

Good idea... I'll do that today

Cpa4S

honest officer - i didn't drink anything - the smell is all from - well you wouldn't believe it!

i have the deep dish liner - though hopefully i don't have to test how much it can hold!

wilfred

I would do that first as well. If that doesn't work, buy one of those very small box of baking soda (less than a buck), open the tap and see if it will fit in the rear seat cup holder. If that doesn't work, sprinkle the baking soda over the cargo area and vacuum it a week later.

Hope that helps!

SCOTITUDE

how about regular carpet cleaner like resolve or fabreze? if it can take out animal odors it should work on wine and chemical odors.

Dennis C

We actually took it up to a body shop owned by a friend of ours. He has a pretty high tech machine that took the stain almost entirely out. The chemical smell is all that remains. The car is airing out now.

cab&coupe

Dennis, you might try cross posting in the concours & car care forum for ideas from detailers...

Slow Guy

Sorry to hear about that Dennis but it sounds like you've got most of it resolved. Suggestion for the future, I have one of those foldable cargo holders I keep in both the Pepper and the M3. It works especially great bringing dog food cans and juice bottles home. My wife buys the wine and liquor by the case, so that's not too much of a problem.......

This is the closest I've found to mine so far, I think I paid less than $40 for mine.
Cargo holders

Dennis C

Good suggestions on the forum and the rubber cargo mat.

Interestingly she dropped a bottle of wine on the garage floor the previous week, and it didn't break. This one broke just banging against the one next to it. Go figure...

mpd425

I got one of these, the fit is good and it can be hosed off.
Catch All

ltc

www.mats.com

Saint Bernard tested and approved tailgate cargo protectors/mats...you don't want to know about Saint Bernard accidents in the tailgate, trust me.

wengqi

still beats the bottle of vinegar my fiance spilled in my old wrx. that car was never the same

Dennis C

Vinegar does sound bad.

A friend of mine has young kids, and one of his younger sons poured a cup of milk into one of the air vents on the dash in his car. Fortunately, it wasn't a P-car. It smelled like sour milk for months.

REGURU

Try cutting an apple in half and leaving it in the car overnight with the windows closed. It will soak up any smells. Used it often when I used to smoke cigars, never failed me. Good luck.