3 Steps For Cleaner Car Floor Mats
by Harold Gilbert
A car with a clean interior can be more relaxing to drive. Any dirt or debris that is on the bottom of your shoes when you enter your vehicle will find its way onto your floor mats. It's important that you take the time to clean your floor mats regularly if you want your car's interior to remain in like-new condition.
There is a proper way to clean automotive floor mats, and familiarizing yourself with this process will allow you to take better care of your car's interior in the future.
Step 1: Prepare the Mats for Cleaning
Before you can begin the process of cleaning your car's floor mats, you need to ensure the mats are prepared properly. Start by removing your floor mats from the vehicle. Spread the mats out on the ground so that the surfaces of all mats are visible.
Sprinkle some baking soda onto the carpet side of the floor mats. Baking soda will help absorb any excess moisture that might be in the carpet fibers. Since baking soda has the ability to neutralize malodorous particles, treating your floor mats with baking soda as you prepare to clean them can help eliminate foul smells from your car's interior.
Step 2: Vacuum the Floor Mats
Once you have allowed the baking soda to sit on the surface of your floor mats to absorb moisture and neutralize odors, it's time to remove large debris particles with a vacuum cleaner. It's best to use the vacuum cleaner at your local car wash or automotive dealer.
These machines are capable of sucking up the baking soda, pebbles, food items, and larger pieces of paper that might be lurking in your floor mats without becoming clogged. Use steady pressure to maintain a suction seal between the vacuum attachment and your floor mats while cleaning. This will ensure that all large particles are removed from deep within the carpet fibers of your floor mats.
Step 3: Wash and Dry the Floor Mats
Once your floor mats have been vacuumed thoroughly, you can begin washing them to remove any stains. Apply some liquid dish soap to any stained areas and scrub clean with an upholstery brush.
Use a pressure washer to thoroughly rinse out all soap residue, then clip each floor mat to a skirt hanger and hang outside to dry. Using a skirt hanger prevents your floor mats from getting creased or kinked while drying and allows air to circulate around each floor mat to speed up the drying process.
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