Carpet problems

I would certainly try the ammonia/wet towel and hot iron trick. Look it up on here but the technique is to saturate with a 50/50 ammonia/water solution, scrub, let sit for about five minutes, lay a clean wet towel over it and immediately iron it with the hot iron to steam out the stain. Repeat a few times as necessary.

Good news is replacement carpet is only about $150 depending on cab configuration.
 
I definitely used the cleaners in the right dilution. There are lines on the bissell machine that indicate exactly how much of each product to use. And I ran over the carpet again and again to make sure I sucked up as much moisture as possible. I will get some folex and try that and then run only hot water with the bissell and see what happens. the dye idea doesn't sound easy or a perfect solution, but I will try it before buying new carpet at $200+.
 
It's an extended cab and all I could find online for replacement carpet was 200 or more. For OEM that is.
 
Your right CCC4me. eBay has some nice replacements for $150.
 
Have you tried the Folex yet?

Seeing you have removed the 'trim', it will make you work easier.

Just spray the Folex (don't saturate), agitate (the plastic handle from a tooth brush works), suck it all up. Using water only for a rinse (even a spray bottle will work), agitate, vacuum that up. Using a 'regular bath towel' to remove any leftover liquid.

How does it look?

Bill
 
Jessemll said:
It's an extended cab and all I could find online for replacement carpet was 200 or more. For OEM that is.
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Check Rock Auto. They sell ACC (the industry leader and a very good piece) for either $130 or $160 depending on whether or not you get the mass back.

I would still try the ammonia and iron though.
 
I think what you are seeing as a stain is actually the color of, or the bleached color of the carpet's natural fibers.

Some things get spilled onto or tracked into cars (and more likely trucks) that have an acidic nature or a corrosive nature in general. Whatever it is that gets on the carpet can break down the dye in the carpet but not completely remove the dye. (Kind of like when a layer of paint is effected by some sort of chemical for a length of time and lifts off of the surface but isn't yet removed by any mechanical means.) then someone comes along and begins vigorously cleaning and the broken down dye is removed from the fibers and sucked up the vacuum hose.

I actually see this quite frequently, so frequently in fact that I have found it advantageous to forewarn my interior detail customers of the possibility that the stains currently in their vehicle could be ones caused by acidic or corrosive compounds and frequently do lead to dye removal when cleaned.

Sometimes they have that greenish tint to them, other times they have an orange brown color to them. You can typically see the natural carpet fibers where the driver's right heel has ground off the dye on the floor mat from years of driving. A lot of newbies (myself included) believe it to be a stain and waste a lot of time trying to remove it. It is what it is.
 
I picked up some folex and try that. Nothing. So I got some black Rit dye and mixed up some that looked kinda about the gray color of my carpet. Strained it on with a old cleaner bottle, let it set for about 45mins on the spots. Then cleaned the whole carpet again using the bissell and folex. Now it looks passable. Not perfect but I can live with it. And for the $2 I spend on the dye I am happy with the results.
 
What do you guys think?
Looks good or think about getting new carpet?
 
Looks good from what I can see in the photos. I would not have thought Rit dye would have worked (often wondered but never looked) for that type of stuff. Nice work man!!
 
Looks good for what you can see in a picture. I would leave it at least until you think you cannot live with it anymore and need new carpet. Who knows, by then you may really need new carpet, or vehicle. Good job Mr. Chemist.

Dave
 
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