Very effective carpet cleaning

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RJJ

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It may be crude, I may have been lucky, but here is what I did to remove alot-the stuff was everywhere- of baked bean liquid from the light tan capreting in our new car.



Disclaimer, the floor was an incredible mess so I felt that nothing I could do would make it any worse and really did not care........



Heavily sprayed the entire footwell with 'Simple Green' (lemon!) brushed with a stiff plastic brush, sprayed the entire area with a fine mist from the garden hose and used the wet vac to dry very well. Not quite all the mess came out the first time so I repeated and this did the trick, to be certain I did it again a third time to be sure.

Now most would have stopped but I had this thought, just how much water can I put down and suck back up, so I put down alot more water, had small pools of water on the floor, I vacuumed and vacuumed and vacuumed some more, got the entire area to where it was just slightly damp to the touch, then we left on vacation for eight days-windows were left open in the garage.



The entire area is spotless and completely dry.
 
Wally said:
I hope that none of the ECU or other computers are installed under the front carpets...
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Having lived in a city that flooded frequently, yes the ECU / SAM / Electronic Gizmo Controller thingy is normally under the floorboard. And becasue they are protected from the bottom (sealed), the top is normally where the vent is located. May take a while for the water to find it's way in, but I would expect trouble.
 
Like I said I may have been lucky but keep in mind that the water was not left but for 10 secs or so before I started vacuuming it up, and again remember that I spend an awful lot of time with the vac, probably 20 min , it was really just slightly damp to the touch before I quit.

I hadn't thought of this before, but if the water was pooling on the carpet doesn't that mean there was some sort of fabric treatment on it, like 'scotchgard' something which would, obviously, prevent soak through??
 
RJJ said:
Now most would have stopped but I had this thought, just how much water can I put down and suck back up, so I put down alot more water, had small pools of water on the floor, I vacuumed and vacuumed and vacuumed some more, got the entire area to where it was just slightly damp to the touch, then we left on vacation for eight days-windows were left open in the garage.



The entire area is spotless and completely dry.
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It really becomes a function of the type of carpeting and how well sealed it is. If it's an open weave back, you'll get water into the padding, and that doesn't dry out. Then comes the smell of mildew.
 
You guys got me curious now, I will use my moisture meter and see whats happening underneath.
 
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