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Urine off an air mattress?

We had a little accident at our house last night, and ended up with a pee covered air mattress. I will be MUCH more careful about asking little visitors to go pee before bed!

So, my question is, how do you get the pee smell out of the cloth top on an air mattress? I used hot water and soap. Rinsed it well with water, and then sprayed vinegar water on it, and let it dry.

It still smells like pee.

Any tips? I would hate to toss it... I just bought it and it was the first time we used it! 

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Re: Urine off an air mattress?

  • I used a carpet cleaner (with upholstery attachment) this morning on DS mattress.  Of course it's his regular mattress and not an air mattress, but so far so good.  I saw when I moved it to our room to dry (his fan needs to be replaced) that there was a spot I missed so I'll be cleaning that spot when the twins get up (the cleaner is stored in their closet).  I'd try that with maybe some pet formula cleaner.  Also let it dry in the sun, the sun naturally sanitizes.
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    This was going to be my suggestion too. 

  • We had a pet decide the guests' air bed was his new favorite "yard" and we treated it like any other #1 accident spot.  We're not a "natural cleaner" household per se, but I have had the best luck with undiluted vinegar, then lemon juice, let that settle in for a minute or two at least, and then pouring baking soda over the whole thing.  A friend of mine said this probably works from a "pH shock" to any bacteria in the stained area, but I've just always used it on carpet because it dries and then you vacuum it out later. 
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