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What is the best way to clean urine from a mattress?
By fthomas | May 18, 2009
My daughter’s best friend had a sleep over, a 6 yr old boy, and it appears he had an accident on the air mattress. It’s not a regular air mattress though, it is one of those big twin deluxe air mattresses from Wal-Mart with a somewhat fabric/velvet-like topping. What would be the most effective way for me to go about cleaning it, sanitizing it, and getting the odor out? Thanks
Topics: Best Mattresses | 6 Comments »
May 20th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
i think u should wipe it first and then keep the whole mattress out in the sun to dry for like a whole day or two… then u should spray some scent which wont be too strong to sleep on
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 am
Under that velevet toppind is a plastic like lining. The best way is to leave it inflated, take it outside and wash it with a big bowl of soapy water (laundry soap) and vinegar (just regular white vinegar) using a soft scrub brush. Then hose the soap off. Then take a five gallon bucket and put half a cap of fabric softener in it and pour it over the mattress and then let it air dry.
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:00 am
Buy a new one. That’s disgusting.
May 24th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
look for a product called “nature’s miracle”. it’s designed as a pet stain remover, and works wonderfully for removing dog urine stains and odor from carpet and fabric, so i don’t see why it wouldn’t work for human.
May 27th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
My advice? Febreeze that shish and flip over that beast to the other side and next time get that boy some pull ups!
May 29th, 2009 at 3:28 am
If the fabric has no color then pour a mixture of clorox/water let soak in the mattress just like the urine brush away the stain if any since he’s only 6 and shouldn’t have powerhouse aroma yet.Check the bottom of the mattress make sure it didn’t go straight through let sit for 5 mins.then pour plain water on it Brush let dry………Good Luck that little boy must be heart broken………Blessed Mother’s Day..Blessings Yahoo