Crap! I spilled coffee all over my interior...

[charliekuney]

Yes, I know I'm a complete idiot. Let's put that aside for just one second. What do I do to clean it up? Please tell me someone has a magical remedy to get the shit-tastic smell out of my car.

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[2ndGenGuy]

Simple Green, a bucket of water, a brush, and a shop vac. It IS the magic remedy.

[charliekuney]

Sorry, I didn't put enough info in the post. 90% of the spill is on my dash (stereo, steering wheel, console).

Will some Armor All fix up the stickiness?

And, no, I wasn't driving when this happened, which makes this sound worse.

[Tdurr]

^^ it should.

[turabaka]

just use simple green or 409. Shit does an awesome job. I always clean my interior up with 409 first, and then if I'm not being lazy I might use armor all or something like that. I don't usually though.

[Civic Accord Honda]

DO NOT USE ARMOR ALL!!!! use simple green it will clean it up just fine/better

[Rendon LX-i]

no armor all....that shit make it worse. Windex or all purpose cleaner in a can. simple green. i love using cleaning wipes from armor all. its wet wipes with cleaner lol

[ghettogeddy]

good ol soap and water works to but around the radio and such use the monitor whipes they sell at walmart they wont hurt the electronics

[Pico]

from what I've read armor all will eventually dry out the vinyl and plastic pieces if it is not used repeatedly over and over.

[Joay]

DO NOT USE ARMOR ALL!!!! use simple green it will clean it up just fine/better
For reals, Armor All will basically wax that shit in there and make it harder to get out. AA is what you put on once it's already clean (yes I know they have a 'Cleaner' thing but that's still got filmy shiny crap in it).

[MessyHonda]

lol i just used water...i had a milkshake on my dash and forgot about it and floored it..lol

[russiankid]

Use either simple green or a soapy water mixture. Make sure everything is clean and go over the dashboard with F1 formula or something non silicon based. Armor all is not good for the dashboard.

[markmdz89hatch]

yeah, what everyone else said. ArmorAll will just make the sticky coffee shine. Get a cleanser on there first to get it all off, then use a protectant (like AA, but something not quite as high gloss, as it causes a too-reflective finish and mix that with sunlight and you have recipe for baking your dash. ...and hd foam dashes (what ours are made of) and intense surface heat = not good. (Although I have to admit, I don't know of any other manufacturer (other than Honda) that had dashboards hold up half as well as these (at least in cars from the 3G era.)

[accordion89]

I have done this once, Its was out of the starbucks drive through, my 3g does not have a cup holder so i put my coffee in between the e-brake and seat, when I got out to the street some one in the stop grid decided to lane change, i had to slam my brakes, and then it was a mad dash to the car wash

its probally to late but its best to clean it up fast, a local detailer could tell you, if their nice

[2oodoor]

I drink my coffee black so all I deal with is stains (no sticky) , warm damp terry cloth and tuff stuff

[2ndGenGuy]

Windex cleans the dash nicely. Then some protectant afterwards.

[gp02a0083]

I drink my coffee black so all I deal with is stains (no sticky) , warm damp terry cloth and tuff stuff

tuff stuff FTMFW:D

[cubert]

tuff stuff FTMFW:D


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[accordion89]

I think hot-warm water and air, theres alot of retarded ways online, went to a web-site that said use shaving cream,

detailers run into coffee stain all the time, google a detailer and call

[charliekuney]

Damn, I shouldn't have used the Armor All. I read the replies too late. Now the coffee is crystalized all over my dash (including my steering wheel and HUD). I'll just scrape it off and clean it with something someone mentioned above.

Thanks for all the help!

I have to ask something, though; is my deck ruined? The buttons don't work anymore.

Also, should I get my car detailed? I mean, it's not that big of a deal...

[Pico]

for your stereo take it out and find some electrical contact cleaner and spray it carefully where your buttons are sticking.
Do a spray test on something plastic first to see that it doesnt ruin the finish before you spray your stereo.

[charliekuney]

Alright, will do. I'm getting my car detailed for free, too.

[3rd Party]

lol i just used water...i had a milkshake on my dash and forgot about it and floored it..lol

fucking classic! haha...my woman spilled a whole 32 oz. mug of mtn. dew on the floor, so one of these days i need to clean it out...SHOP VAC HERE I COME!

[Tommy AC89 Thailand]

555...Take it off and wash with detergent.
Next time don't eat anything in your 3 Gee...

[accordion89]

555...Take it off and wash with detergent.
Next time don't eat anything in your 3 Gee...

LOL, good solution

[turabaka]

fucking classic! haha...my woman spilled a whole 32 oz. mug of mtn. dew on the floor, so one of these days i need to clean it out...SHOP VAC HERE I COME!

lol. since I don't have carpet, I actually did shop vac my interior. The floor part anyways. Sprayed it with 409, and scrubbed, then rinsed it out with water, and shop vacced up what didn't go out through the drain holes.

[3rd Party]

lol. since I don't have carpet, I actually did shop vac my interior. The floor part anyways. Sprayed it with 409, and scrubbed, then rinsed it out with water, and shop vacced up what didn't go out through the drain holes.

she's on restriction now since that accident, she can't have drinks in the car unless it's a plastic bottle with a screw on cap.

[accordion89]

she's on restriction now since that accident, she can't have drinks in the car unless it's a plastic bottle with a screw on cap.
Stay away from the new cokacola half caps, there not easy to screw on while driving!

[MessyHonda]

today i washed my interior with water and soap...no more dust