07-16-2007, 08:27 PM
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Cleaning Carpet
I want to pull my carpet out the car to give it a really good cleaning. What all has to come out to pull it out? Front seats and center console for sure. What about the back seats?
Thanks,
Timothy
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07-16-2007, 08:40 PM
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V.I.P. Punching Bag
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seats, center console, the trim on the doors, seat belts probably, and maybe your dash but someone is going to have to correct me on that. back seats might, i cant remember though, i have to look again
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07-16-2007, 08:42 PM
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Why would you have to pull it out of the car to clean it?
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07-16-2007, 09:33 PM
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Aleromod Old Fart & Owner
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I would just pull the seats out to get under there properly. Ya know, all that fast food and junk that everyone eats in the car, and for all you Cananadiens that spilled beer. Otherwise leave it alone, you'll just create more problems for yourself.
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07-16-2007, 10:07 PM
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Canadian... Eh?
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Officer: "Sir have you been drinking and driving" Drunk: "why is there two fat bitches in my back seat" haha
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07-16-2007, 10:10 PM
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V.I.P. Punching Bag
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve-o
Officer: "Sir have you been drinking and driving" Drunk: "why is there two fat bitches in my back seat" haha
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lol larry the cable guy FTW!!
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07-18-2007, 09:10 PM
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Oldsnut gots it. Lots of fast food in the car. But I do throw everything onto the back floor and things leak.  I would just much rather pull it all out and give it a really good cleaning. |
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07-18-2007, 09:58 PM
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hey, whats the best thing to use to clean automotive carpeting? i have alot of coffee stains in my car...
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07-18-2007, 10:22 PM
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lol and i'll have you know those beer stains give our vehicles character
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07-18-2007, 10:33 PM
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GLS member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by antichrysler
lol and i'll have you know those beer stains give our vehicles character
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haha, and a distinct odor!
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07-19-2007, 12:11 AM
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that's dumb,if your going to go through all the trouble of pulling your carpet out to clean it, why don't you just replace it?i would like to take mine out and replace it with black,but.to lazy,seems like a lot of work.
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07-19-2007, 12:37 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ortz
that's dumb,if your going to go through all the trouble of pulling your carpet out to clean it, why don't you just replace it?i would like to take mine out and replace it with black,but.to lazy,seems like a lot of work.
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It not very hard to take out. The carpet doesn't even go up under the back seat.
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07-19-2007, 12:40 AM
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The carpeting DOES get cleaner if you can take it out. The aftermarket carpeting isn't nearly as good as the original either. A friend of mine likes to use the Bleech White cleaner for the tires on it, but I've never done it myself.
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07-19-2007, 01:15 AM
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Ok well I did quite a bit of searching and I could not find anyone that sell black carpet for an alero. I was thinking about getting the darkest I can find and have it profesionaly dyed black. But that will be awhile, was just hoping I could just buy it.
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07-19-2007, 01:21 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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http://www.auto-interior.com/olds6.htm#Alero They have black and damn near any other color you want.
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07-19-2007, 01:44 AM
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Yeah but that ebony doesnt look all that dark...I want dark black, maybe its just a light pic....
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07-19-2007, 01:55 AM
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Its Beer Thirty
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Quote:
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Yeah but that ebony doesnt look all that dark...I want dark black, maybe its just a light pic....
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It said black, call them up and tell them to send you a sample.
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07-19-2007, 02:14 AM
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will do
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07-19-2007, 02:42 AM
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Southern Fly Boy returns
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ebony should be black, probably just the resolution of the pic
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07-19-2007, 06:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheEdgeofSanity
hey, whats the best thing to use to clean automotive carpeting? i have alot of coffee stains in my car...
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I use a warm solution of OxiClean and spot clean with Folex. I have also gotten great results with using a 6:1 dilution of water and Woolite for both spot cleaning and general upholstery cleaning.
These are a few pics of some (probably) coffee that was spilled before I got my car in January, that the dealership "should" have cleaned up before I picked up the car, but I won't go there.
This was done with just Folex. I didn't have time to go over it again with any Oxi mix, but you can see a big difference just with the Folex.
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