a little carpet help?

donavin629

donavin629

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Guys I need some help with my interiors.. mainly the seats and carpets.. cleaning the plastics and leather I pretty much got down.

This car was a mess …. Is this a lost cause?
I used folex like everyone has ben suggesting on here.. along with oxiclean… and a all purpose cleaner.. also used the brush attachments for my cyclo to scrub the area.. since I don’t have a carpet extractor I went to the local supermarket and rented a rug doctor.. used that as well.. I did make an improvement and I did go over it like 4 times... but can I get this carpet like new? Or am I just being to hard on myself.. I expect perfecting out of every car.. too much to ask??? You tell me.

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That looks bad. I don’t think you are going to make that look new again, but I would think you can make it look a lot better. I have a Hot Rod, folx, and a lot of other stuff and still can’t make every thing look new; some stains are just to old and ground in. Carpets are my biggest frustration.
 
Go to HD and get Zep commercial carpet spot remover. If that doesn't get it out, nothing will.
 
Be careful, cleaning cars for the Mafia pays well but could get you in trouble : ) Try surfers advice and let us know how it turns out
 
I have to say that looks pretty bad. Did you repeat applications with the Rug Doctor? For how long have those stains been there? It looks like someone took a dump on your carpet and you didn't try cleaning it until now.
 
It looks like there might be some mildew/mold in the second pic... Tough to get those stains completely out.
 
Try a OTC degreaser like purple power or something like it. Spray it full strength on the carpet and work it in with your fingers. Let it sit for 5 mins or so, then use and old towel and wipe it out. After that spray some H2O on the same spot and work it with a carpet brush and let sit again for 5 mins or so, then vacuum and wipe again with a clean old towel. If that doesnt get it out nothing will.
 
Well I bought some of the zep stuff.. let me know if it’s the wrong stuff.
I tested it on one of my clients stains I could not get out 100%
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He said they are soda stains and have not been there for that long.. well i still cant get it 100%.. is there something im doing wrong?
 
You'd be amazed at how good you can get it with a PC and the carpet brushes made for the PC. As for the mats (last pic) take a pressure washer to them. If you don't have one take the mats to the coin op. I've gotten some real nasty ones close to 100% with a PC and pressure washer.
 
Jimmie said:
You'd be amazed at how good you can get it with a PC and the carpet brushes made for the PC. As for the mats (last pic) take a pressure washer to them. If you don't have one take the mats to the coin op. I've gotten some real nasty ones close to 100% with a PC and pressure washer.
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Thats my usual method. I will pre treat it with some apc or oxiclean on light mats and scrub with the PC then blast them.
 
Hmmmm if you tried all those methods mentioned and still cannot get it out.... I would just buy some SEM carpet paint closest resembling that color and spray away...... itll be better than that!
 
and since you detail many cars it seems, as with gray carpeting... itll be useful for future use too
 
donavin629 said:
i dont have a power washer.. any other ideas?
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Your just going to power wash the mats so do the cleaning solution/agitate and then run them over to the coin operated car wash to use theirs (for a price but worth it for the really soiled ones).
 
I read all that you've done to get the stain out,and failed to completely remove it. Could it be that it is a rust stain? Did you finally get it removed? If so,what did you use!
 
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