SERIOUSLY Filthy carpet... Plan of attack?

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Okay... So I bought this new playtoy. A fixer-upper if you will. My friends and I have nicknamed it "The Abomination". Parts of it are in ROUGH shape. Others are suprisingly okay.



WARNING!!!! DISTURBING IMAGE BELOW!!! NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART!!! DETAILERS NIGHTMARE!!!!

Carpet PIC



I've hit a showstopper with the carpet though. The seat brackets got rusty, and the rust seeped into the carpet. HOW CAN I CLEAN UP THIS MESS?!?! I've tried water/woolite 6:1, tuff stuff, and the Dri-Clean stuff. Not having too much luck. I'm SURE there's a better product, but what is it? Hints, tips, etc? Seats are out, and I've removed the brackets, bead-blasted, and primer/painted them. They're good, so no worries of them "re-infecting" the carpet.



I've done some searching and haven't turned up much.



BTW, don't make fun of it yet... I know I've got a LONG way to go.
 
Dude, no amount of cleaning is gonna resurrect that carpet. :faint: It's time to spring for a replacement and not just a "deep" cleaning. :grinno:



This was not intended to be a harsh criticism, just an honest opinion.



:welcome to Autopia! :woot:
 
Yep, that's a gonner! Even if you could get it clean, with the amount of time and chemical required it would be cheaper to get a new one.



Ben
 
LOL!!! Allright! You got me. I checked into prices after I heard the first person pass out and hit the floor. A new molded carpet is gonna be like $125 bucks or something. Not bad



I don't generally skimp when it comes to cleaning/detailing/refurbishing/rebuilding, but there is SO much that needs attention with this truck, I'm trying to "cut corners" where I can. You know, if I can clean it for $75... That'll save me $50 here. $50 here, $50 over there... it all adds up. You know.



Thanks for the honest opinion! Seriously.



I was gonna throw in some pics of the roof, but figured that the carpet pic was enough for a day or so. ...the roof has a nice texture.... kind of reminds me of 60 grit. :soscared:
 
If you really want to try, full strength apc mixed with straight woolite and a few scoops of oxyclean with some rug doctor and 303 spot remover thrown in for the heck of it. pour (not spray lol) some on, and agitate. Extract and repeaat a few times (because one time isnt going to cut it).



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pay $125 and have fresh new clean carpet put it :D
 
You could try some CLR (Calcium, Lime, Rust) on a spot to see what you chances are like. If it won't touch it, I doubt anything will.
 
Sure looks too far gone to me. If you do replace the carpet, it might be a good idea to take the seat tracks and brackets out and re-paint them. Better yet, go have 'em powdercoated so you don't get the rust problem again.
 
it takes a extractor, a good carpet cleaner who makes a little bit of foam ( it's your choice, but it's recommanded)a product made with petroleum especially made to get ride of the rust on your carpet.

Apply the carpet cleaner and leave it work for 5 minutes, after this rub the carpet and let it work again for another 5 to 10 minutes. Then extract

Apply the product for the rust where there's rust and then let it work for 10 to 15 minutes. Extract. Do it again if the rust is still there. Extract carefully



go in a company of distribution of industrial maintenance products (for contractors) and ask them some tips on products.

Try to find Chemspec products. They are considered like the best product for carpet maintenance



I can sell chemspec product for you but i'm from Quebec, Canada ;)
 
Honestly, If it were mine, I'd just take out the carpet and take a pressure washer to it, clean what was left with folex, and it would probably come out better than you would think. My GF's car was almost that bad in one spot
 
Pressure washing is what I was starting to get in mind :think2





Thanks for all the tips, they are great. Replacement in this case would probably be best, but I'm gonna give cleaning it the college try. This thing isn't my daily driver, so I have all the time in the world to futz with it. Plus, I LOVE A CHALLENGE! LOL.



I did the woolite/water thing the other day, and it actually looks 200% better than in the pic. Now it just looks like dirty carpet rather than a filthy doormat.



I'll keep you posted.



Thanks again for all the tips!



Andy
 
As SCOTTWAX advised + replace padding, Becarful removing the seats bolt might snap off and then you have another problem. GOOD LUCK
 
Suprisingly, the seats came out pretty easily. I yanked the seats and removed the brackets before I started on the carpet. I taped up the threads and sandblasted the heads of all the bolts once I got them out. Primed and painted them. They look good. After I get the carpet clean, and the seats cleaned up (they actually don't look TOO awful bad.), I'll put it all back together and send out a pic.



Might be a while though, so don't hold your breath! :)
 
That carpet's still not ideal , but , like you said, it's a lot better than it was.



Welcome to the club and keep us posted on the process.

...lookin' forward to the results.
 
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