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Offline likeawind

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How to clean the carpet on the drivers side
« on: March 29, 2015, 08:52:30 pm »
How do you guys clean the drivers side carpet? I vacuumed it but it doesn't look clean specially where the pedals are.
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Re: How to clean the carpet on the drivers side
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2015, 09:02:07 pm »
Get some suds going with a scrub brush and go to town. I've found this works best for me to get out the fine dust and grime. Works great with a shop vac if you let the carpet soak a bit.

Think of a carpet at home. If something's been walked on for months, you won't get it clean with a simple vacuum. Gotta scrub it a couple times and the suds will help the vac suck the crap out.

I just did this to my 02 wrx and managed to get the the 13yr old carpet clean. Took a couple rounds of lather, rinse, repeat.
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Re: How to clean the carpet on the drivers side
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2015, 09:41:33 pm »
I typically use my steamer or on really tough stains I use some fabric clean, stiff bristled brush and a hot water extractor.
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Re: How to clean the carpet on the drivers side
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2015, 09:56:48 pm »
Easy fix: Throw the mats out and buy some weather techs
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Re: How to clean the carpet on the drivers side
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2015, 11:17:51 pm »
I just use a Bissell carpet cleaner. Hose it down, suck out the grimy water, and it looks like new.
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