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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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How do you guys clean the carpet floor mats?

Somehow, I got mud stains on both front floor mats. Since they are made out of carpet, and I've never had these before, only the rubber kind, I'm not sure how to clean them.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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take them out, use an all purpose cleaner to soak them, woolite diluted 6:1 with warm water works well, then scrub them and with a medium bristled brush and then rinse out thoroughly with a hose and air dry
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by NewGuyG35
Somehow, I got mud stains on both front floor mats. Since they are made out of carpet, and I've never had these before, only the rubber kind, I'm not sure how to clean them.
If there's only a few stains use household carpet cleaner after you've vacumed and brushed them good. Even my charcoal mats show "Stuff"
once in a while......carpet cleaner should do the trick without getting them
soaking wet. Looks like it's time to get some winter mats to save your
OEM units.
Gary C
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Everytime i get a car wash, they run them through the car mat shampooer. They take them out of the car and it goes through this machine, looks like a planer. It scrubs, cleans, deoderizes them. Its part of the 23$ wash. Works awesome.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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Me either the LGHM or redlude way.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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What if I throw them in the washing machine, is it ok?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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^you get an unbalanced load?
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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I use my Bissel carpet cleaner with tools. I clean my floor mats every 6 months and do the rest of the carpeting every year.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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I use my Bissel carpet cleaner with tools. I clean my floor mats every 6 months and do the rest of the carpeting every year.
Dam are you the only one in this car. I atleast have two other people in this car and my cars carpets gets dirty fast.
 

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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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they are hard rubber on the back...

best way is with a pressure washer... like at the coin wash your self car port place... soak out as much water as you can with a shammy... and leave them in the sun to dry...
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:42 AM
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hmm....i had wanted to throw mine in the washer...that wont work?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ig3507
hmm....i had wanted to throw mine in the washer...that wont work?
I read about someone throwing there floor mats into the washer at the landry matt and said that worked out great.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 03:56 AM
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they are mostly rubber...

i wouldnt put them in a washer...
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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Go to the self serve car wash, hang them on the clips on the wall, wash the shizzz out of them, take them home and let them dry.
 
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