Dylank811 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 My car is 12 years old and you can definitely tell by looking at the floor mats in the front. I would like to deep clean these to at least fade the obvious stains, if not remove them completely. The passenger side floor mat appears to have been tagged with some bleach at one time because there is a white spot on it...hmm. Anyone who has experience on this know of the best method of cleaning? I'll throw this out there too...I'm slowly converting the interior to all black so any suggestions for maybe dying the floor mats without making them crusty or anything? Quote 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylank811 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Well I guess no one knows lol Quote 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Your best bet may be to rent one of those carpet cleaners like a Rug Doctor or something similar, pull the carpet and seats, and use it on them. Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnbikecrazy55 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) Tech 9 or T9 or whatever its called is a bomb ass stain remover linkyyy http://www.buy.com/prod/tech-stain-remover-8-oz/q/sellerid/28612218/loc/66357/204643204.html Edited January 8, 2011 by Mtnbikecrazy55 Quote I hate long signatures.... ...what the fuck is wrong wiht you you fucking fuckity fuck fuck head... Mtnbikecrazy55 Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylank811 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Tech 9 or T9 or whatever its called is a bomb ass stain remover Thanks, I'll look for it! Your best bet may be to rent one of those carpet cleaners like a Rug Doctor or something similar, pull the carpet and seats, and use it on them. I forgot about those, I actually have a steam cleaner in the garage! Quote 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosin Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe a local detail shop? Depending on how much pride they take in their work, it can turn out really nice. Then go from there on getting everything dyed. Quote Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNKYOU007 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I detail in my spare time and depending on the severity of the stains there are a couple methods. I know this is kinda long but it should be worth the read. First if things are not too bad Vacuum all the loose stuff first Get you a 5 gallon bucket and put you some carpet shampoo and hot water. Get a somewhat stiff bristle brush and a car wash mitt. Get a shop vac After you vac the car out real good. Take the car wash mitt and get it all lathered up with soap, get it real foamy. Its ok for it to be wet. use the mitt and just work the carpet for a little. Feel free to get more soap or water on it if needed. Next is take your brush and scrub that carpet. I try to sling a bit of water on the carpet when I take the brush out of the bucket. After you have scrubbed for a bit take your shop vac and suck it all up. If the carpet is in not to bad shape you can take you a dry towel and get some of the extra water out of the carpet now and move on to the next section. But if the floor is hella dirty just repeat all the steps as many times as needed. This method will clean most carpets just fine. If you have black grease or oil marks you can also use a degreaser like "Purple Power" or something similar. Just spot clean with that and be sure to test in a inconspicuous area first. Another neat tip is in your bucket of water...pick up some liquid air freshener and mix it in the water. Your carpet will smell great when your done. After your all done, especially now since its cold out, crack all the windows and let the car run with the heat on to help dry the carpet. A wet carpet will stain again 100x faster then a dry one will. Don't wanna put your nasty shoes on your fresh carpet anyway. If you do have to drive the car, just throw a towel on the carpet. You want to make sure your carpet is dry. If its not dry and you let the car sit with the windows up...it can begin to smell and could cause mold. Which can be a bitch to get out since it will grow in all the cracks. Now...if the carpet is fucked up! Try this Strip the interior of the car and pull the carpet out. Clean it at least once like i said above...just do it once you get it out. After that..spray the whole carpet with some degreaser, you may want to cut it with water...all depends on how nasty it is. It doesn't take much so dont try to saturate the carpet, just a good once over. Now agitate it with your brush, do the whole carpet. Also I will mention that the whole carpet should be wet at this point. Again dont worry about it being too wet, water is not going to hurt your carpet. Now your carpet should be pretty well covered with soap. Break out the pressure washer. You dont have to have the pressure cranked to the max and you dont want to hold the wand right up on the carpet. Normally 3-4 inches away is good. start and one corner and just slowly work your way to the other. I normally will stand on the carpet and start at the front this way as I work my way back I am not having to step on the clean part. Take your time! Just work slow and be consistent. As you do this ALL the dirt that is down in the carpet will come out, it will be nasty brown water. You may have to do this a couple times but its not too bad. You want the water to run clear before you are done. Some spot may need extra attention and in those spots you can get closer with the wand. You should have a pretty damn clean carpet by now. Now hit her with the shop vac and hang it up to dry. It also helps if you can do this on a incline this way the water runs away from the carpet. Dont forget to make sure the back side is clean and dry before you put it back in, dont want to trap water between your floor boards and your carpet. Also very important to make sure the top side is DRY! Quote Doethepaperboy "Bars of Pain" Doethepaperboy "Hero Remix" C. Arson d(-__-)b beer sucks...but i can bring some jose cuervo. Only problem is that it makes me horny and gives me the rams. So unless yall wanna fight and then have some great make up sex i will leave it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylank811 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I detail in my spare time and depending on the severity of the stains there are a couple methods. I know this is kinda long but it should be worth the read. First if things are not too bad Vacuum all the loose stuff first Get you a 5 gallon bucket and put you some carpet shampoo and hot water. Get a somewhat stiff bristle brush and a car wash mitt. Get a shop vac After you vac the car out real good. Take the car wash mitt and get it all lathered up with soap, get it real foamy. Its ok for it to be wet. use the mitt and just work the carpet for a little. Feel free to get more soap or water on it if needed. Next is take your brush and scrub that carpet. I try to sling a bit of water on the carpet when I take the brush out of the bucket. After you have scrubbed for a bit take your shop vac and suck it all up. If the carpet is in not to bad shape you can take you a dry towel and get some of the extra water out of the carpet now and move on to the next section. But if the floor is hella dirty just repeat all the steps as many times as needed. This method will clean most carpets just fine. If you have black grease or oil marks you can also use a degreaser like "Purple Power" or something similar. Just spot clean with that and be sure to test in a inconspicuous area first. Another neat tip is in your bucket of water...pick up some liquid air freshener and mix it in the water. Your carpet will smell great when your done. After your all done, especially now since its cold out, crack all the windows and let the car run with the heat on to help dry the carpet. A wet carpet will stain again 100x faster then a dry one will. Don't wanna put your nasty shoes on your fresh carpet anyway. If you do have to drive the car, just throw a towel on the carpet. You want to make sure your carpet is dry. If its not dry and you let the car sit with the windows up...it can begin to smell and could cause mold. Which can be a bitch to get out since it will grow in all the cracks. Now...if the carpet is fucked up! Try this Strip the interior of the car and pull the carpet out. Clean it at least once like i said above...just do it once you get it out. After that..spray the whole carpet with some degreaser, you may want to cut it with water...all depends on how nasty it is. It doesn't take much so dont try to saturate the carpet, just a good once over. Now agitate it with your brush, do the whole carpet. Also I will mention that the whole carpet should be wet at this point. Again dont worry about it being too wet, water is not going to hurt your carpet. Now your carpet should be pretty well covered with soap. Break out the pressure washer. You dont have to have the pressure cranked to the max and you dont want to hold the wand right up on the carpet. Normally 3-4 inches away is good. start and one corner and just slowly work your way to the other. I normally will stand on the carpet and start at the front this way as I work my way back I am not having to step on the clean part. Take your time! Just work slow and be consistent. As you do this ALL the dirt that is down in the carpet will come out, it will be nasty brown water. You may have to do this a couple times but its not too bad. You want the water to run clear before you are done. Some spot may need extra attention and in those spots you can get closer with the wand. You should have a pretty damn clean carpet by now. Now hit her with the shop vac and hang it up to dry. It also helps if you can do this on a incline this way the water runs away from the carpet. Dont forget to make sure the back side is clean and dry before you put it back in, dont want to trap water between your floor boards and your carpet. Also very important to make sure the top side is DRY! Damn dude thanks for taking the time to post this. It'll definitely help me out! Quote 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rell Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) I detail in my spare time and depending on the severity of the stains there are a couple methods. I know this is kinda long but it should be worth the read. First if things are not too bad Vacuum all the loose stuff first Get you a 5 gallon bucket and put you some carpet shampoo and hot water. Get a somewhat stiff bristle brush and a car wash mitt. Get a shop vac After you vac the car out real good. Take the car wash mitt and get it all lathered up with soap, get it real foamy. Its ok for it to be wet. use the mitt and just work the carpet for a little. Feel free to get more soap or water on it if needed. Next is take your brush and scrub that carpet. I try to sling a bit of water on the carpet when I take the brush out of the bucket. After you have scrubbed for a bit take your shop vac and suck it all up. If the carpet is in not to bad shape you can take you a dry towel and get some of the extra water out of the carpet now and move on to the next section. But if the floor is hella dirty just repeat all the steps as many times as needed. This method will clean most carpets just fine. If you have black grease or oil marks you can also use a degreaser like "Purple Power" or something similar. Just spot clean with that and be sure to test in a inconspicuous area first. Another neat tip is in your bucket of water...pick up some liquid air freshener and mix it in the water. Your carpet will smell great when your done. After your all done, especially now since its cold out, crack all the windows and let the car run with the heat on to help dry the carpet. A wet carpet will stain again 100x faster then a dry one will. Don't wanna put your nasty shoes on your fresh carpet anyway. If you do have to drive the car, just throw a towel on the carpet. You want to make sure your carpet is dry. If its not dry and you let the car sit with the windows up...it can begin to smell and could cause mold. Which can be a bitch to get out since it will grow in all the cracks. Yup this is pretty much what I do. Also I sprinkled "damprid" all over the carpet, I did this when it was below 60 degrees outside so there was no leaving it in the sun to dry up and shopvac cant suck up all the water outta the carpet. Sprinkled some of this every where. Vacuum it up the next day and it was completely dry in there. This stuff sticks together when it absorbs all the water and kinda sticks to the carpet too making it kinda a bitch to vacuum up but I got it done. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100391308&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100391308&ci_src=14110944&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D24X-_-100391308&locStoreNum=1846&marketID=29 Shitty cell phone pics. Some of the smaller stains didn't come out good enough. I didn't use any real harsh chemicals. Just hot water in a bucket with some laundry soap. And RESOLVE spray and wash. Before. After. Edited January 8, 2011 by Rell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylank811 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I detail in my spare time and depending on the severity of the stains there are a couple methods. I know this is kinda long but it should be worth the read. First if things are not too bad Vacuum all the loose stuff first Get you a 5 gallon bucket and put you some carpet shampoo and hot water. Get a somewhat stiff bristle brush and a car wash mitt. Get a shop vac After you vac the car out real good. Take the car wash mitt and get it all lathered up with soap, get it real foamy. Its ok for it to be wet. use the mitt and just work the carpet for a little. Feel free to get more soap or water on it if needed. Next is take your brush and scrub that carpet. I try to sling a bit of water on the carpet when I take the brush out of the bucket. After you have scrubbed for a bit take your shop vac and suck it all up. If the carpet is in not to bad shape you can take you a dry towel and get some of the extra water out of the carpet now and move on to the next section. But if the floor is hella dirty just repeat all the steps as many times as needed. This method will clean most carpets just fine. If you have black grease or oil marks you can also use a degreaser like "Purple Power" or something similar. Just spot clean with that and be sure to test in a inconspicuous area first. Another neat tip is in your bucket of water...pick up some liquid air freshener and mix it in the water. Your carpet will smell great when your done. After your all done, especially now since its cold out, crack all the windows and let the car run with the heat on to help dry the carpet. A wet carpet will stain again 100x faster then a dry one will. Don't wanna put your nasty shoes on your fresh carpet anyway. If you do have to drive the car, just throw a towel on the carpet. You want to make sure your carpet is dry. If its not dry and you let the car sit with the windows up...it can begin to smell and could cause mold. Which can be a bitch to get out since it will grow in all the cracks. Yup this is pretty much what I do. Also I sprinkled "damprid" all over the carpet, I did this when it was below 60 degrees outside so there was no leaving it in the sun to dry up and shopvac cant suck up all the water outta the carpet. Sprinkled some of this every where. Vacuum it up the next day and it was completely dry in there. This stuff sticks together when it absorbs all the water and kinda sticks to the carpet too making it kinda a bitch to vacuum up but I got it done. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100391308&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_sku=100391308&ci_src=14110944&cm_mmc=shopping-_-googlebase-_-D24X-_-100391308&locStoreNum=1846&marketID=29 Shitty cell phone pics. Some of the smaller stains didn't come out good enough. I didn't use any real harsh chemicals. Just hot water in a bucket with some laundry soap. And RESOLVE spray and wash. Before. After. Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I can really use these now Quote 2004 Ford Mustang GTPioneer DEH-P7200HD head unitMach 460 Factory System Cadence FXA1600.2 Cadence S2W10 Cadence 4 AWG wiring Ported box, 2 cubes, 32 hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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