[jeff968]

i want to freshen up the cashmere carpets on the coupe. They look good, just a little dirty. What do you like and how do you use it? Thanks
Jeff

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[Darryl]

My two "go-to" products for carpeting are:

Resolve High Traffic Foam
Meguire's All Purpose Cleaner (D101 Green Stuff) Diluted per instructions

I just did a set of cashmere floor mats out of a 964 which most people would swear were ready for the dumpster. Of course, being that bad, they didn't come out perfect, but they are certainly clean and at least worthy of going back in the car!!

- Darryl

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[jeff968]

Thanks Darryl

How do you use them? Which one first?

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[Darryl]

You shouldn't necessarily need both. I'd try a few off the shelf carpet cleaners/sprays if it's not that bad. If you have severe stains, then you need to go for a stronger product.

For tough spots I'll use some Resolve Spot Treatment spray. Those directions are on the bottle/can. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img]

The D101 All Purpose Cleaner I dilute in a spray bottle, and then usually agitate the area with a brush of some kind and then blot it dry with a clean white towel. I also use the wet/dry vac to suck up any extra moisture/suds/etc.

The only thing to watch out for when using chemicals on your carpet is that it doesn't remove the coloring. Most products will tell you to test in a non-conspicuous area prior to use.

- Darryl

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[Monstrous4Banger]

Spot shot works pretty darn good. Ive seen it remove things I never thought could be removed(like an entire ballpoint pen ink). Chances are as long as the fibers themselves pigments havent change, and the fiber hasnt been damaged, it will come out. Some dyes, and bleaches actually alter the pigment, only solution for that is a redye. Pretty sure they redye carpet. Probably depends on the color.

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[rxter]

I used the Bissel spot cleaner machine (little green machine I think it's called) on mine and it worked pretty well. You can certainly see a lot of nasty dark crap coming out of the carpet. They sell a shampoo that goes with the machine.

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[porsche]

+1 on the Bissel.

I use toasty hot water right off the hot water tank spigot with the Bissel soap.

professional results and the satisfaction of doing it right your self.

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[rxter]

And you can get the cool fairway stripes [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

   

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[4matic]

Call the carepet cleaner truck. They do my cars for $40. You can't get it any cleaner.

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[rhudeboye]

Call the carepet cleaner truck. They do my cars for $40. You can't get it any cleaner.
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What a great idea..

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