Here's a big frig-up:

I was driving today and a 12-oz coke fell out of the LOUSY cup-holder and got all over the floor, from the pedals to the air duct under the seat. I sopped up as much as I could from the rug. Does anybody think I should pull up the rugs and clean before the soda corrodes the floor pan (GAD-DAMMIT), or should I not worry because of superior-treated Japanese steel?? Any info is lusciously appreciated. Thanks!!

 

I would pull the carpets up ,wash everything with baking soda and water to counteract the acid in the soda . Thsi is from experiance . I did the same thing in my 92DX

 

I wouldn't worry about it. If I had a dime for everything I have spilt in the floors of many cars I would be a very wealthy man.
I would like to think that the floors are built well enough to with-stand coke.

 

This may sound sort of silly, but when that last happened to me in my Escort (I keep drinks in the compartment behind the E-brake in the Pro), I poured several large cups of water over the affected area (little by little). As I did this, I sucked it up with a wet/dry shop vac. When I pulled the carpet up in that area several months later, everything was clean and was not sticky. Be sure you go over the area slowly with the vacuum when you're about done so that you get as much water up as possible (in an attempt to prevent mildew and mold).

HTH

 

Believe it or not, they use Coke (yes, not Pepsi) to wash toliet bowl in many Asian country. And it has been proven to be effective for cleaning toliet bowl very well.

 

Thanks very much guys!
misbehave, great tip for when i run out of f***ing Lysol. Brilliant!!

 

the only acid in coke is carbonic acid, (maybe a bit of citric) otherwise known as carbon dioxide, same as beer has in it (unless it's guinness ). it will not harm anything. cleaning a toilet bowl doesn't prove anything, vinegar will too and it doesn't harm anything either. but all the sugar from the coke will make everything stick to it and that could cause corrosion, but i'd doubt it.

 

Not entirely true...Coke has phosphoric acid in it as well.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4269/nutrition.html

I agree though...The coke is likely to just make a big sticky mess.

 

there shouldn't have been any food or beverages in your pro in the first place hehe

 

Pull this sign in your Pro.

 

Wat if my beer spilt all ovre teh flor of my Portegei??