car detailing ?

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Sat May 19, 2012 12:38 pm

what do we all use to really deep clean the interior of cars floor-mats , carpet, dash ,door panels , chrome,steering wheel.
tricks that you use to do the job right .
took the wifes carpet shampooer ( brissel heated unit )out to try and clean her mats . it was about useless got some dirt but nothing like i expected it to talk about disappointment . works great for the house carpet really good at them but then again we do them every 2 weeks to a month.

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:58 pm

On floor mats. Use a pressure washer with a little soap to get all the dirt out. Then use a shop vac to vacuum the left over water and dirt. Works every time.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun May 20, 2012 2:47 pm

Yup, I to to one of the self serve car washes & soap them down first thing & then rinse them off last thing. Ours even has clips on the walls to hold the mats.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun May 20, 2012 2:48 pm

Oh and if you have stubborn stains on your vinyl, grab a magic eraser. Only thing that worked on my wife's old Fiero. Made the vinyl look new.

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Sun May 20, 2012 10:50 pm

there cloth and was light gray now there gray with a light to dark brown tint to them and the mats are only about 3 years old

factory mats !

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:59 pm

In that case, I suggest upolstry paint if you care enough. That stuff actually works. But honestly, with floor mats, I just buy a new set every few years.

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:13 pm

i stopped using the carpeted mats and just leave the winter ones in year-round now.

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Tue May 22, 2012 7:22 am

+1 on the pressure wash/coin op car wash idea.

+1 on the upholstery paint.

Michigan winters is tough on those mats.