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Old 01-07-2002, 08:11 AM
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how do I clean my floor mats, they are very dirty. What do I do first?
Old 01-07-2002, 08:19 AM
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I clean mine with my carpet steamer so it doesn't soak in water. You can probably gently brush them with soap and water.
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Take it to a detailer, and have them steam clean the inside of your car.
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A simple way I use is to wash them with the car wash soap after you are done washing the car...and a stiff bristle brush, and lots of rinse water!


Or yea, a detail shop can do them up for ya.
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can they be dry cleaned or something, just a question.
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can they be dry cleaned or something, just a question.
nope....
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Just buy tuff stuff or somthing and clean them.
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for light cleaning duties...i use blue coral 'dri clean' , works pretty good.
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you dont really need to take it to a detailer to steam clean it. you can get one of those steam buggies for about $80 and steam clean it yourself. you can also use the steam buggy to clean your engine bay too.
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you dont really need to take it to a detailer to steam clean it. you can get one of those steam buggies for about $80 and steam clean it yourself. you can also use the steam buggy to clean your engine bay too.
I just did that myself took my a half day to clean my whole inside and out!
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$80 is about the same price for someone to detail your interior. I put my tan floor mats in the washer on the HANDWASH setting which is the lowest setting to prevent any damages to your floor mats such as the thread coming apart.
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i just use the steam cleaner on my floor mats since we already have one.. when you look at the water in the steam cleaner after your done.. its so dirty ugh..
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here is what i have done.

found some stuff inder the sink one day. Resolve carpent cleaner. Its a dry powder/granuals. You shake it on the mats. Then you brush it in and work it in with the brush provided. It sits for allittle while then you vacume it up after about 10 minutes or so. I do it about twice a yearand they stay looking decent. I do hve the tan interior so i dont know how it will work on a black interior. Wont do too much for the crushed carpet where your feet rest during driving but it cleams um up pretty nice. Just alittle elbow grease needed.

Once i got them real muddy and sat themover the fence and hosed them out and let dry for the remainder of the afternoon. Worked fijne for all the dirt and mud but didnt do anything for the stains. Dont be afraid fowater on them, just let um dry completely and no worries.
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how do I clean my floor mats, they are very dirty. What do I do first?
My local spray & wash has simple green in the machine (tire and engine cleaner, but it's just simple green)

I hung my mats, sprayed them down with water, then the simple green, scrubbed the mats with a stiff brush, and the blasted the **** out of them.

Presto!! They look like new!!!!!!!!
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I use my pressure washer to spray clean my mats no soap necessary.......works well, but it takes a while to dry.
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