How to Get Stains Out of Floor Mats

Gainesville Detailing — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:38:27 +0000

Today I came across some floor mats that had definitely seen some better days. They had dirt and various other stains ground into them. Well I got to thinking, and decided this would be a great set to get some pictures of. I am going to walk through what it takes to get the stains out the first time. So for you to get an idea of what I was working with this is what the before picture looked like.

You can tell these mats are very, very dirty. Some people would probably throw them out, but I feel that is a waste of money. If these stains take two scrubbings to come out of the floor mats then so be it. Maybe the one mat that is starting to wear thin from the heel could use replacing. I still feel that getting the stains out of the floor mats will be best decision.

First I vacuumed the floor mats to get all loose dirt out of them. After vacuuming the floor mats I banged them on the side of the wall to get any other loose debris out of them. Another vacuum was done. Once the floor mats had been vacuumed I began to tackle the stains.

Second I sprayed a Poorboy?s World Bio-Degradable All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser 32 oz.">degreaser onto them. The degreaser was a 20-1 concentrate and it said to use it at a ratio of 5-1 for heavy stains. Remember that each chemical you use will have different strengths depending on the type of application. Remember to follow the directions for what type of stain you are trying to get rid of. Least aggressive to start with is the only policy. You can always add more, but if you have too much and the carpet fades your in trouble. The last piece of advice I will give you for treating stains is to test in an inconspicuous area first. Once again these will all be in the directions on your degreaser of choice. Now that the floor mats had an even thin coating of degrease on them I let it do its thing for few minutes to break up the stain.

I prepared a

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">upholstery brush ready. After about three minutes I dipped the upholstery brush in the wash bucket and then shook it out. After shaking out the brush I began to work a back and forth motion vigorously. The carpet began to foam up and I could see the stain beginning to come up. After scrubbing the floor mat for a about a minute I dipped my brush in the wash bucket again. I am now done with the first part of cleaning the stains off.

My next step was to get a clean terry cloth towel and blot the mat. After blotting the carpet for the first time and finishing with a vacuum this is what they looked like.

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How to Get Stains Out of Floor Mats