LeftTurn1LE

1 leaky heater core + 2 trips to muddy scrap yard = nasty carpet. What are the best ways and products to clean the carpet?

robertg

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I'm pretty sure that the Power Clean that is sold at AutoZone can be used to clean carpet once it is diluted. Be careful, it's pretty potent at full strength, as I was using some to clean the concrete floor of the shop where I'm working on my 305 engine right now. I rinsed the floor with water, and laid some absorbent material down (it's used by a local fuel supplier to absorb spilt diesel fuel, and feels like a mat. it's hard to describe). Anyway, about 5 minutes later, the power clean ate a hole in the material.

I would hate to see what this stuff would do to human skin. Wear gloves, and protective eyewear at all times when handling this chemical.

It will cost around 6 bucks for a gallon container if I remember correctly.

IROCBandit

spray down some kind of spot remover and then remove it after awhile with a steamer. if you don't have access to one you can use the poor man's version and get a bowl of the hottest soapy water you got, rub it into the carpet, then vacuum it out and should be good as new, repeat a few times if really bad in some spots, hope that helps

JamesC

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I removed the seats and had a professional carpet cleaner do the deed. $20 as I recall.

JamesC

Jza

That last sounds like a good deal. Maybe I'll do that when I put in the new carpet and move the old to my other car (which is in much worse shape and doesn't match;****'s ugly..hehe).

LeftTurn1LE

Yeah $20 sounds like a good deal. I'm sure we have some spot remover around here somewhere I'll try first.

robertg

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ttt

Mike, what did you find out about your carpet?

I found out ether can be used as a degreaser, it just gets you high as hell. Sprayed some into the oilpan off of my 305. worked like a charm.