WeatherTech Mats Clean and Dress

Vegas1

Vegas1

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Last cleaned my one year old Weather Tech mats back in October. The effects of a New England winter can be pretty nasty as you can see.
Cleaned with Meguiars D110 and then treated with Koch Chemie Gummifix Guf.

I really like the results with this combo.


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OK Vegas 1, four Captain Obvious questions:
1) You mentioned Meg's D110, which number corresponds to their HyperWash soap. Did you mistype/transpose the numbers and mean D101, which is their All-Purpose Cleaner (the light green stuff)?
2) Was the salt-and-grime in the pics from a full winter's worth of getting in-and-out of the vehicle's use-and-abuse?
3a) What make and model of vehicle were these mats from? (not that it matters, but I do NOT think you run the beautiful blue Mustang in your avatar pic in the salty New England winter, do you?)
3b) I also assume these mats replace carpeted floor mats for winter's use in the fore-mentioned vehicle in question. OR, do you leave them in year-round?
4a) You mention ed getting Koch-Chemie locally. Who are you buying that from Over-The-Counter?Just curious....
4b) Are you using Gummifix GUF protectant on other interior plastics-and vinyl trim as well??
4c) Any comparisons to other vinyl protectants you have used in the past?
(OK, it's seven different questions, kinda. You are NOT very good at counting, Captain Obvious, are you!)

Mats look very nice and like-new shiny. If this K-C GUF protectant is not that greasy or slippery as you say, you may have found a product alternative to vinyl- mat-specific-cleaners like WeatherTech's or McKee's 37
 
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Lonnie said:
OK Vegas 1, four Captain Obvious questions:
1) You mentioned Meg's D110, which number corresponds to their HyperWash soap. Did you mistype/transpose the numbers and mean D101, which is their All-Purpose Cleaner (the light green stuff)?
2) Was the salt-and-grime in the pics from a full winter's worth of getting in-and-out of the vehicle's use-and-abuse?
3a) What make and model of vehicle were these mats from? (not that it matters, but I do NOT think you run the beautiful blue Mustang in your avatar pic in the salty New England winter, do you?)
3b) I also assume these mats replace carpeted floor mats for winter's use in the fore-mentioned vehicle in question. OR, do you leave them in year-round?
4a) You mention ed getting Koch-Chemie locally. Who are you buying that from Over-The-Counter?Just curious....
4b) Are you using Gummifix GUF protectant on other interior plastics-and vinyl trim as well??
4c) Any comparisons to other vinyl protectants you have used in the past?
(OK, it's seven different questions, kinda. You are NOT very good at counting, Captain Obvious, are you!)

Mats look very nice and like-new shiny. If this K-C GUF protectant is not that greasy or slippery as you say, you may have found a product alternative to vinyl- mat-specific-cleaners like WeatherTech's or McKee's 37
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1. My mistake, it was Meg’s D101.

2. Last time I cleaned them was back in October. So it is a full New England winter crap.

3a. The mats are in my 2021 Infiniti Q50. The beautiful Mustang is just a dream. As I would never own something that I could only drive 5 or 6 months out of the year.
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3b. I keep them in year round. They do a great job at protecting the drivers area.

4a. I got the Koch-Chemie at Detailing World which is located about a 15 minute drive from me.

4b. I’m not using the GUF on anything else.

4c. The only other product I tried was 303 Protectant. Just too slippery.

Thanks for asking.


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Vegas1:
A big "Thank You" for answering all my Captain Obvious questions.

Nice Q50. Nissan's version of a luxury sedan of the 350Z . Is it All-Wheel Drive (AWD)??
Also see the dark grey Audi SUV in the background. Nice stable of vehicles for New England weather!

I use Aerospace 303 protectant on vinyl floor mats, but I apply this after rinsing them when first scrubbed with D101 and then DO NOt dry them, but hold them up vertically to let some of the rinse water drain off, and THEN apply 303. It kinda "dilutes" the 303 enough that when I wipe them thoroughly to dry the vinyl mat surfaces, they are not THAT slippery. My OCD'ism even has me taking cotton swabs (Q-Tips) to get into corners and grooves to dry them completely.
If I find that they are too slippery (and some vinyls are indeed more slippery than others), I will take D101 on a wet microfiber towel (Griot's Garage green interior cleaning towel) and wipe them down to remove the slipperiness, and yes, it is self-defeating because it does remove the desired sheen and protection 303 offers. BUT I do have to consider the ingress/egress safety of the vehicle owner/driver first.

Must be nice to have Detailing World nearby to be able to buy top-quality detailing supplies from as needed. Griot's Garage is starting to branch out into more brick-and-mortar stores here in the Green Bay, WI area, even our regional Mill's Fleet Farm farming supply stores.

AND, thanks for posting the photos of the mats.
 
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I might have to try the Koch Chemie product. Right now I use Blackfire's Mat Cleaner and Protectant and I'm not totally happy with it. It does a pretty good job as an AIO-like product, but It doesn't give the a like-new look (or at least freshy dressed) like you see in the pictures above.

I used 303 on my floormats once. Once. They were so slippery it was almost dangerous. My wife's feedback was, "They look great, but NEVER do that to them again!" I don't know if it was the type of rubber or what, but the stuff would not absorb and I couldn't get it to wipe off easily either. I probably should have just nuked them with APC and started over, but they looked so good I thought the product would dry out and they would be OK. Nope....
 
Lonnie said:
Vegas1:
A big "Thank You" for answering all my Captain Obvious questions.

Nice Q50. Nissan's version of a luxury sedan of the 350Z . Is it All-Wheel Drive (AWD)??
Also see the dark grey Audi SUV in the background. Nice stable of vehicles for New England weather!

I use Aerospace 303 protectant on vinyl floor mats, but I apply this after rinsing them when first scrubbed with D101 and then DO NOt dry them, but hold them up vertically to let some of the rinse water drain off, and THEN apply 303. It kinda "dilutes" the 303 enough that when I wipe them thoroughly to dry the vinyl mat surfaces, they are not THAT slippery. My OCD'ism even has me taking cotton swabs (Q-Tips) to get into corners and grooves to dry them completely.
If I find that they are too slippery (and some vinyls are indeed more slippery than others), I will take D101 on a wet microfiber towel (Griot's Garage green interior cleaning towel) and wipe them down to remove the slipperiness, and yes, it is self-defeating because it does remove the desired sheen and protection 303 offers. BUT I do have to consider the ingress/egress safety of the vehicle owner/driver first.

Must be nice to have Detailing World nearby to be able to buy top-quality detailing supplies from as needed. Griot's Garage is starting to branch out into more brick-and-mortar stores here in the Green Bay, WI area, even our regional Mill's Fleet Farm farming supply stores.

AND, thanks for posting the photos of the mats.
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Yes it is AWD and that’s my son’s Auidi Q5. Having a Detailing World nearby has been quite nice. On more than one occasion I’ve had to make a run to get something I thought I already had in the middle of a detail.


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Desertnate said:
I might have to try the Koch Chemie product. Right now I use Blackfire's Mat Cleaner and Protectant and I'm not totally happy with it. It does a pretty good job as an AIO-like product, but It doesn't give the a like-new look (or at least freshy dressed) like you see in the pictures above.

I used 303 on my floormats once. Once. They were so slippery it was almost dangerous. My wife's feedback was, "They look great, but NEVER do that to them again!" I don't know if it was the type of rubber or what, but the stuff would not absorb and I couldn't get it to wipe off easily either. I probably should have just nuked them with APC and started over, but they looked so good I thought the product would dry out and they would be OK. Nope....
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Totally agree on the 303. The one time I used it they were slippery dangerous. I basically just cleaned them again and left them until I found the Koch Guff.


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