Whatislove

I got a supper dirty carpet that I just removed. I called a few dry cleaners, no one seems to be able to do it. As if no one has a carpet cleaner/steamer?

Anyway, I was thinking of taking it to a self car wash and just spraying the **** out of it.

now it seems to have a fiberglass backing and some polyester foam. How will it stand up to that? Or what cleaning method should I use?

DBAl

I always clean my mats with a can of carpet cleaner, a hose, and a brush. It does a pretty good job. Just let it air dry or hit it with a shop vac to dry.

Whatislove

i rented a mr carpet thing, cleaned it. took a lot out, still dirty.....

new rug is $200... meh

builthatch

professional hot water extractor might be the best bet.

since it's out, you probably can try a good all purpose cleaner diluted to some degree, let it soak, and then spray it with warm to hot water to completely remove all of the crap and cleaner...then let it dry completely.

1.5Slowmatic

megs. APC ftw. stuff works great. depending on how soiled your carpet is either try a 3 or 4:1 dilution, let it set for about 30 mins, scrub, blot and repeat one more time but letting it se for longer this time. Should end up with decent results

Davidss

I found a carpet cleaning service locally that does cars for $25.

Whatislove

hmmm, I got to find something else to clean it with. When I rented the Rug Doctor they tried selling me their cleaning solution for another $20, the rental was only $25. Anyway, I just mixed hot water with Oxy Clean. It took a lot out but there is still a lot left.

I'll go for round two.

That APC foaming stuff works on carpet as well? I would really like to find something strong, I bought like a carpet spot cleaner as well. Used it on tough spots, helped out but not too much.

I'll post some before and after pics when I get home


A pro carpet cleaning service quoted me $175 for a triple steam cleaning.. yeah.
no one else would touch it

huckaboo

try going to a giant or a place like that usually they have carpet cleaners that you can rent and work really well.. im not sure if giant still has them but its an idea

Whatislove

I rented a carpter cleaner, I need a good cleaning agent now

pics

DEEABLO

imo it would be best to buy a new carpet.

builthatch

you can try to clean that with some suggested means, but yeah...i think that the best bet might be to replace that joint!

Whatislove

I aint paying $200 for a freakin carpet.

builthatch

200 bucks, that's it?

the new carpet smell alone is worth that.

Whatislove

nah man. not $200


i just spend 1lb of oxy clean, 2 carpet cleaners and half a gallon of simple green with about 10 refils of the rug doctor, super cleaner. will post results when im done

Whatislove

Here is before and after

tehpr3chr

that's a huge improvement, but believe me, i know how you feel if you're dissappointed that there's still some there...

1.5Slowmatic

i used resolve faoming carpet cleaner on my carpet. used a dish brush than let it soak for a half hour than blotted and vaccumed dry. was almost as bad as what you started with and ill be damned if it didnt all but take everything off. better than what you ended up with. but i also have gray carpet, not tan

Whatislove

the previous owner didnt seem to have used floor mats at all. I didnt wanna use any tough chemicals cause I was doing this on the front lawn.
I used a carpet cleaner but it did the same thing that simple green did.
In the end the wet vac was still taking out dirty water even after I went over it like 6 times, I just had to return it soon so I didnt have time to continue more

builthatch

fyi a wet/dry shop vac can extract too

the manual combo i mentioned previously can be finished with the shop vac.

ALLxMOTOR EG

Interesting.

Whatislove

I dont think I could have done any better.

You dont know how nasty this carpet was. The only dirty thats left are just worn in feet marks and some sort of orange liquid that just wont come out. Probably from an orange sharpie

builthatch

it's a HUGE improvement for sure.

with floormats, you'll cover the wear marks up front and orange spot in the back.

Whatislove

yup

It Wasn't Me

Holy crap, dude! I expected to see some dirty carpet when I came in here, but that is... ... wow. It looks a lot better than it did, though. What kind of scent is it putting off? lol

Whatislove

It didnt smell, it was just soiled. dirty water from snow and rain and whatever else got in there. I never spilled anything, dont know what the previous owner did aside from never use floormats.