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I wasn't really sure where to put this but figured I might get a sensible answer here. I've had a couple of the chemical ice packs burst in the back of my car. These contain urea and I now have a wet carpet and sticky crystals in my boot. Can I just wipe and hoover this up and let it dry or so I need to do something more?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Urea dissolves very easily in water but has a nasty habit of being very difficult to completely wash away without the white crystals coming back. It is usually easier to let it dry to crystals then use a brush to break them up and hoover. You can then use a damp cloth but it may take a few attempts.
cossey said:
Urea dissolves very easily in water but has a nasty habit of being very difficult to completely wash away without the white crystals coming back. It is usually easier to let it dry to crystals then use a brush to break them up and hoover. You can then use a damp cloth but it may take a few attempts.
Ha I was just coming back to day this has happened! Think I'll get it valeted. bob 180 said:
ah was going to say that, I formulate plant foods
Great minds... in a previous life I tested 'flowable liquid urea formaldehyde' aka FLUF - IIRC a by-product of something but by jingo it greened up grass. The marketing department loved it, gave it a stupid name and promptly priced themselves out of the market.tapkaJohnD said:
A biological, enzyme-containing washing powder would break it down.
JOhn
In the end this is what I did.JOhn
I took all the lining out the boot and put it in the bath with a load of washing powder and hot water and left it for about 3 hours. Sorted it right out. The amount of muck that comes off the floor carpet of a 15 yo car was disgusting!
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