GolfGTIforum.co.uk

General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Snap on 05 August 2007, 00:58

Title: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: Snap on 05 August 2007, 00:58

My gf dropped a cup of coffee in my mk2. The carpet is sticky. Whats the best way to give it a through clean? I was thinking about buying a DIY steam cleaning kit? What do you think?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 05 August 2007, 11:30

 warm water with washing up liquid ? carpet cleaner?

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: Uruk Hai on 05 August 2007, 11:39

^^ Thats about the best bet, my brother knocked over a big cup of coffee in the front footwell of the car and although he worked his nuts off cleaning it with hot soapy water and good carpet cleaner it still stank for a few months because of the milk in it. As said a realy good thorough clean and whenever you drive it put the blower on full blast from the footwell vents and if you have dry garage leave it with all the windows open whenever you can, good luck  :smiley:

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: Snap on 06 August 2007, 23:23

Oh i drove my car today and after yesterdays heat and todays, it doesnt smell that great but not as bad as i thought it would be.

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: dabill on 07 August 2007, 08:45

i gonna be taking my carpets out some time soon, hear they are pretty much machine washable:) might take it down the local laundrette and bang em in their bit ol machines haha... dont want it breaking mine now do i...

mine have oil and petrol and engine flush and fanta and a whole concotion of stuff on them...not to mention about 10 tonnes of dog hair!

rob

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: Uruk Hai on 07 August 2007, 10:11

Just a note of caution, my mate machine washed the carpet out of his car and it never fitted the same again !

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 07 August 2007, 10:25

maybe he washed it too hot and it shrunk or he didn't dry it flat on a towel . :laugh:

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: AlanD on 07 August 2007, 10:59

I used a wall stripper to steam clean my car, worked a treat.

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: dabill on 07 August 2007, 11:17

i was just going to bung it in at 40 and hope for the best haha, worst comes to the worse have to buy another set...not hard to come by though...

rob

Title: Re: Carpet cleaning - HELP
Post by: ...joe on 07 August 2007, 17:56

the carpets are pretty rigid, so you might have a job getting it in a machine... i'd whipe it out and get a jet wash on it or just get a friendly valeter to steam clean it, shouldn't cost much.