[sonicworld]

Anyone have any success with carpet stains? Looked at a nice 968 today but it had moderate to dark brown stains on gray carpet in the storage area of the coupe. Seller stated they were there when he purchased the car over 8 years ago. Wondering if anyone has tried masking, staining, etc?

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[rxter]

I used a Bissell Spot bot with reasonable success. Water as hot as you can get, lots of patience, and lots of elbow grease will bring up standard dirt and coffee stains. If it's grease or oil you may need something else.



Do a search on replacing the carpet and you'll likely agree that getting the stain out is by far the better option...

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[Darryl]

If they are rust, you probably won't have much luck. If they are regular stains, my go to is Adam's Carpet & Upholstry cleaner which never ceases to amaze me with what it will take out. Over the counter, retail products are certainly worth a shot. Resolve and standard household type carpet products should work partially if not the whole way.



Now, if you're talking about dying, I've done that as well. The problem with dying is that you need to use dye that is the same or slightly darker in color. If the spots are brown, what color is the carpet. If the carpet is lighter in color, the dye won't lighten the spots. I dyed the carpet in my Coupe to Classic Gray as the original Light Gray carpeting had some stains in the rear hatch and was badly sun faded to an almost Periwinkle Purple color.



- Darryl

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[durtkillon]

I've had really good results renting a Rug Doctor with an upholstery attachement. Instead of their cleaner, mix a dilute solution of oxy clean and test a spot. I have never done damage with oxyclean and it works wonders on stains.

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[sonicworld]

Great advise everyone, thanx!

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[flash]

meguier's makes a great product. it comes in an orange can with a brush on it. i forget right now what it's called though. amazing stuff. easy to use.



carb cleaner will remove most stains too. carpet guys use that all the time. test on an inconspicuous area first.

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[Darth Vadar]

Worst case, like the special rear mat in my XUV that my dear wife spilled bleach on... Paint the carpet!

Sounds weird, but the auto parts stores now sell carpet and upholstry paint, and the stuff actually works...

Best if you remove the piece to be painted, and then use several light coats to build up to the right coloration level.

Could not tell it from original when completed and dried in the sun....

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[jg968]

I've used a steamer with relatively good luck. I think it just pushed the dirt/stain to the other side though so it might come back.

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