How to Make clean Machine Carpet

Learn how to clean motorcar carpeting and eliminate old stains and smells for expert.

Introduction

Fifty-fifty with automobile mats protecting the floor, the carpeting tin still get its off-white share of stains. Cleaning the carpeting with your vacuum and some rug cleaner volition better your interior's look and eliminate those abrasive lingering odors.

Tools Required

Materials Required

  • Carpet cleaner
  • Newspaper towels

Project pace-by-step (4)

Step one

Vacuum the Carpet

  • Remove the flooring mats and any trash or debris from the car floor.
  • Vacuum the carpeting, pressing the vacuum firmly into the carpeting.
    • Vacuum nether the pedals and seats and all nooks and crannies.

Vacuum carpet

Step two

Treat the Stains

  • Apply the carpet cleaner to obvious stains. Permit the carpet cleaner sit for a few minutes.
  • Scrub the stain with a soft bristle brush or material rag until the cleaner is rubbed away, scrubbing in round motions.
  • Wipe the carpet with a damp fabric if the carpet cleaner instructions call for it.
  • Allow the carpeting to dry. Blot the carpet with paper towels or material rags if it feels excessively damp.
    • Pro tip: For older, tougher stains, mix equal parts liquid dish lather, vinegar and social club soda into a spray bottle. Spray the solution onto the stain and let it sit for upwardly to ten minutes earlier scrubbing.

Treat stains

Footstep 3

Clean the Remaining Surface Areas

  • Utilise the carpet cleaner to the balance of the carpet, making certain to glaze evenly without over applying.
  • Scrub the carpeting with a soft bristle brush or material rag until the cleaner is rubbed abroad.
  • Wipe the carpet with a clammy cloth if the carpeting cleaner instructions call for it.
  • Permit the carpeting to dry out. Blot the carpet with paper towels or cloth rags if information technology feels excessively damp.

Scrub carpet

ⓘ

Family Handyman

Step four

Vacuum Again

  • Vacuum the carpet once more to pick upwardly any dirt the carpet cleaner may accept worked upwardly to the surface.
  • Reinstall the floor mats.

Originally Published: June 12, 2020