How To Clean Pee Out Of A Car Seat

Sometimes, accidents happen. Especially if you have kids there is a decent chance that one of them might not make it to the bathroom on time, or that diaper was not quite as effective as you thought. The smell of pee in a car seat can be quite pungent and the odor can quickly fill your entire car. Thankfully, there are several effective ways to clean pee out of a car seat.

To clean pee out of a car seat, grab an empty spray bottle and pour some Dawn dish soap into the bottle. Then, fill the rest of the bottle with a 1:1 mixture of white vinegar and water. Spray the affected area and scrub the car seat down. Give the car seat a final wipe down to finish!

Although pee may be gross, it takes about 5 minutes to clean pee out of a car seat. Does the car seat still smell? Keep scrolling for some more deep cleaning methods.

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How To Clean Urine Out Of A Car Seat?

The easiest way to clean urine out of a car seat is using a vinegar and soap mixture described above. Vinegar is an excellent odor-killing agent and Dawn dish soap is a great universal cleaning. If that doesn’t work, there are other methods you can try below.

How To Get Rid Of Pee Smell? (Deep Cleaning)

Materials Needed:

Spray Bottle
Vinegar
Dawn dish soap
Water
Soft brush or rag

Remove any excess urine or pee from the affected area. The best way to do this would be with a paper towel.
Make your cleaning solution with a few healthy squirts of dish soap and a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and water. Give the bottle a shake to mix it up.
Spray the area you are cleaning. Don’t soak it, but do get it decently wet.
Scrub with a clean rag or soft brush.
Wipe off any cleaning residue and assess the area. If it still smells, repeat the process again.
When finished, blot the area with a paper towel and allow it to dry fully.

How To Clean Cat Pee Out Of A Car Seat?

Animal urine can be a more pungent smell. For this job you may need a more aggressive cleaner. Use a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda for these types of stains, soak the area fully, and scrub with a brush to clean thoroughly.

Materials Needed:

Hydrogen Peroxide
Baking Soda
Water
Spray Bottle
Dawn dish soap

Add a few squirts of dish soap to your spray bottle, about a ¼ cup of baking soda, and ½ cup of hydrogen peroxide. Shake the bottle to mix it up.
Spray the affected area and let it sit for at least 1 hour. Baking soda needs time to work.
Come back and assess the pee stain. If it is still dirty, spray again.
You can also grab a brush and scrub the area at this time.
When you are happy with the cleaning, fill your bottle with water and spray the area down. You want to remove as much of the cleaning solution as possible.
Plot the area dry with a paper towel and allow the area to air dry for 2-3 hours.

How To Clean Dog Pee Out Of A Car Seat?

Follow the above example to clean dog pee out of a car seat. Make sure to not let the dog pee sit too long. The longer it sits, the harder it will be to clean.

Other Cleaning Methods

There are other cleaning methods available if the above methods do not work.

Vodka Cleaner

Some people swear by using vodka to clean pee out of a car seat. This method would work very similarly as above. Follow these steps:

Make a 1:1 solution of vodka to water. Shake the bottle to mix it up.
Spray the affected area and let it sit for at least 1 hour.
Come back and assess the pee stain. If it is still dirty, spray again.
You can also grab a brush and scrub the area at this time.
Plot the area dry with a paper towel and allow the area to air dry for 2-3 hours.

Enzyme Cleaner

Enzyme cleaners are a particular type of cleaner that can get urine out of car seats. The benefit of enzyme cleaners is that they contain special bacteria that are very effective at breaking down urine, feces and other nasty things.

On a molecular level, the enzyme breaks down the urine first. Then the bacteria in the enzyme cleaner actually consume the broken down urine, removing it completely from the car seat.

If urine or pee has been on your car seat for a long period of time, try this method to remove the urine smell.

Here is one of the best enzyme cleaners.

Charcoal Cleaner

Activated charcoal is another method for soaking up urine smell out of a car seat. One of the benefits of activated charcoal is that it is extremely good at absorbing smell.

If you use activated charcoal, we recommend cleaning the area first with one of the methods listed above. After,is the smell of urine is still strong, try using activated charcoal.

This is one of the best activated charcoal products especially for urine and pee.