https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:09:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1656173 Sat, 24 May 2014 07:57:05 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1656173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read on a britax forum that you can't wash the straps or put the cover in the washing machine. </p> <p>We took ours apart and hosed it off in the driveway, then let everything line dry over night. I think DH used dawn dish detergent to hand wash.</p> <p>My car smelled worse than the carseat, so we left the windows open over night, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1656117 Sat, 24 May 2014 06:33:26 +0000 mamimami 1656117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to wash the plastic part (and use Clorox wipes) twice FWIW. There are lots of nooks and crannies. Retch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1656054 Sat, 24 May 2014 00:30:39 +0000 autumnlove 1656054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: I washed on the "hand wash" machine setting in cold water and it is air drying. I will look for my Clorox! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1656043 Fri, 23 May 2014 23:34:33 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1656043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I washed our pavilion cover in Arm&amp;Hammer detergent and it all came right now. I wiped the straps down with water and detergent mix (again arm &amp; hammer). I wiped the body down with some Clorox wipes. I then let it sit out in the garage overnight before putting it in my car because I think the small, closed car would've made it worse.<br /> Anyway---the smelled worse than the seat even though the seat got the bulk of it:( all went away within a few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1656004 Fri, 23 May 2014 22:20:54 +0000 Emsmems 1656004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:bummed: you're not supposed to soak the straps, it can compromise their strength in a crash. I've heard setting it out in the sun can help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1655995 Fri, 23 May 2014 22:10:13 +0000 brownie 1655995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We let our car seat air out mostly or maybe we get used to the smell. The manual says not to machine wash the cover so we did once rinse it with the hose and air dry like it said. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pukey-carseat#post-1655988 Fri, 23 May 2014 21:55:23 +0000 autumnlove 1655988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did you get the smell out?!?</p> <p>I threw the Britax cover into the washing machine and I hosed off the rest of the seat. I wiped down the hard parts with Bac out but it still reeks....</p> <p>Maybe I need to douse it with Lysol or sun it out? </p>