Cleaning the carpet

1. Baynesey Established Member Joined: Sep 2005 canterbury, kent Posts: 1115 mk2 Vtr

   #1 27th May 2007, 02:13

   the last owner of my saxo, worked in a garage and never used mats, so ive got oily patches on the carpet,
   
   once the carpets out, whats best way of getting the oil out the carpet?
   
   thanks in advance
   
   Dan
2. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

   #2 27th May 2007, 09:07

   i would take the carpet fully out of the car and then get a proper carpet cleaner machine and use that.
   
   instead of that you could just get some stain remover that you would use on normal house carpets
   
   when i got my black carpet from the scrap yard out of another saxo it had alsorts on it and i just blasted it with the hose pipe and then smacked some Auto Glym interior cleaner on it and got a hard brissled brush and just scrubbed it. then rinsed it with the hose pipe again anddried it on the washing line as it wouldnt fit in the tumble dryer. it still smells of the interior shampoo now, ftw
3. barrettp Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2003 Liverpool Posts: 11465 Focus

   #3 27th May 2007, 09:22

   what mark said, try and use a wet vacum and some carpet cleaner on it.
   
   Failing that i have heard that powerwashing it works, but its upto you.
4. n11_SAXO Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 hull Posts: 146 2001 y-reg subaru impreza wrx

   #4 27th May 2007, 09:58

   in my old 106 i took the entire carpet out sprayed it with traffic film remover and power washed it that brought it up a treat
5. Matt-VTR L-plater Joined: May 2007 Barnsley Posts: 99 MK2 VTR

   #5 27th May 2007, 10:03

   Glad someone else asked this, mine need doing too
6. Ben_C Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Wirral / Manc (Uni) Posts: 841 Mk1 Saxo 1.1i

   #6 27th May 2007, 10:30

   what do you use to keep the carpet down after it's been taken up, just spray adhesive?