I have a set of fairlady shagpile mats in my zed but i cant seem to get them clean! I've tried all sorts of interior cleaners and carpet foam cleaners with the old dyson, but nothing seems to get them clean again. I can get most of the dirt out but still have brown patches and what appears to be sand in them.

 

Anybody have any tips on cleaning them? They really let the interior look dirty at the minute :(

I have heard of people putting them in the washing machine mate.

The way i did mine. as they were heavily dirty. Remove from car, and hung over my wall. Soaked with water, then poured carpet cleaner over, brushed in with a large scrubbing brush. The foam turned black, while still soaked, used a jet washer and just blasted the crap out. did this a couple of times. came out as new.

Dont worry about using a jet washer as the rubber backs are more than strong enough to hold together, then just left to hang over wall, today a few days to totally dry.

Dont put on the washing line, as 4 x mats full of water are dam heavy and will easily snap the washing line. Trust me i know.

came out as good as new. Amazing how much dirt they can hold.

stu

I used star drops on mine and a jet wash :biggrin:

Just bought new ones for mine....much easier

TFR and jet wash. cleans everything :lol:

I didnt think of trying the Jetwash, think thats probably going to be my next move. Dont want to put them in the washing machine because as Sussex stu said, they are bloody heavy! haha