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Easiest way to clean fabric/carpet car mats

  • 03-12-2017 11:00PM
    #1
    Zoney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭


    What's the easiest way to clean fabric car mats? Just got a nice car and the original mats are in great shape, but completely fabric, like carpet.

    Last car I only had the experience of vacuuming, as the car mats were rubber in the parts where your feet end up, so only really dry debris on the carpet in the car.

    Just wondering what's easiest for regular cleaning when they get mud on them? Same goes for seat backs of fold down seats, similar fuzzy material.

    Car is three years old with higher than normal mileage but in perfect condition and top spec, so I'd like to keep it looking like a new car inside as well as outside. However, less time for detailing now than in the past so I need a feasible regular treatment to keep on top of it. I'm open to buying equipment.


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  • #2
    shinju
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭shinju


    Bring them into the house and spray with carpet cleaner foam (the sort you would use on interior carpets), let settle, agitate with a brush and then vacuum.

    Alternatively, buy rubber mats and keep the carpet ones in the boot/wheel well.

    The same for fold down seat backs, except use a handheld vacuum or bring the house vacuum outside if you can.

    If they do get too bad, and if you intend cleaning your home carpets then rent a Rug Doctor from Woodies DIY or similar and do the home & cars at the same time. One day rental should be sufficient.


  • #3
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    shinju wrote: »
    Bring them into the house and spray with carpet cleaner foam (the sort you would use on interior carpets), let settle, agitate with a brush and then vacuum.

    Alternatively, buy rubber mats and keep the carpet ones in the boot/wheel well.

    The same for fold down seat backs, except use a handheld vacuum or bring the house vacuum outside if you can.

    If they do get too bad, and if you intend cleaning your home carpets then rent a Rug Doctor from Woodies DIY or similar and do the home & cars at the same time. One day rental should be sufficient.

    Be careful doing this if you have a light interior. My last car had a cream interior and the previous owner bought some cheap mats to protect the carpet, the carpet had to be power washed a few times to get the cheap plastic out of the cream carpet after I got it.


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