Best Method to Clean dirty floor mat's from vehicle's..

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George Wax

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Hello, Everyone..What is the best method to clean dirty and soiled floor mat's..You know those spot's that look black and greasy especially on the driver's side..Any suggestion's would be greatly appreciated..
 
I use Eman Fabrik stuff, works well, but I use rubber floor mats so I don't get spots on them. If I had carpeted floormatts, I'd consider soaking them in laundry detergent (test for color fastness first)
 
Bang them out real well. Hose down with water until saturated. Spray carpet cleaner. Let soak. Scrub wuth brush real, real well. Rinse thoroughly with water from hose. Repeat if necessary.



Take ShopVac wet/dry vacuum and extract water. Make a number of passes until near dry. I have a 6.5HP Craftsman with incredible extracting power. Works like a charm.



Drop in sun to dry. Vacuum again when dry.



I do this for all the matts I do and they come out perfect.
 
I take my extractor and presoak the floor mats. I then take a 2600 psi power washer and blast them off. They come out like brand new without any scrubing at all. Hang them to dry.
 
have a pro product called CL7 made by CAR CHEM in South Australia. It's an all purpose carpet/fabric cleaner and brightner. Steam cleaned them first and then sprayed a fair amount of it on and used a chamois or if very soiled, a large dish brush. Rinse off and hang out to dry. Like new results.
 
Maybe I haven't dealt with floor mats as dirty as you're describing. But I've tackled some that seemed mighty dirty to me. Since I don't have the high-tech equipment like power vacs and extractors, I just (a) shake them out as well as I can, (b) use ordinary household vacuuum, (c) apply Meguiars APC+ (mixed according to label directions, a 12:1 dilution, I think), scrub with a stiff brush, then wipe up with cotton rag, (d) vac again to restore nap. So far, I've had good results.
 
I have good luck with Dawn. Dawn is made for cutting grease and works well on stains. I have added oxyclean with the dawn but I really can not tell how much the oxyclean helped.
 
Anotyher option Iused all the time was to lay them on the driveway and sprinkle ide with bleach on them then spray directly down on them with a hose nozzle to foam up then scrub with a stuff brush. Hose ot till all residue from soap and dirt gone and the water runs clear. The lay over the frnce to dry. worked on GM/Toyota and VW mats without issues.
 
I use the scottwax "secret" formula, 6 parts distilled water with 1 part woolite. Spray, scrub, rinse, suck the excess water out with wet dry vac, and dry. Works great :)
 
Jesstzn said:
Anotyher option Iused all the time was to lay them on the driveway and sprinkle ide with bleach on them then spray directly down on them with a hose nozzle to foam up then scrub with a stuff brush. Hose ot till all residue from soap and dirt gone and the water runs clear. The lay over the frnce to dry. worked on GM/Toyota and VW mats without issues.
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I'm assuming you meant "sprinkle Tide with bleach on them ...". I would be concerned about the bleach part.
 
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