I have an 07 Blk Taco TRD Sport 4x4 dcab Longbed with grey interior and was wondering what would be best way and suggested cleaner to use for removing stains?
I've tried and removed the stains ONLY to find other stains or "watermarks" from possibly the cleaning and/or water solution used? (After drying in the sun).
I know this sounds like a really stupid newbie question......but to find "other stains" after I've scrubbed, steam-cleaned, and padded....aggravated me more and more. Buhahaha!
Where are the stains? Or - what part of the interior is stained?
Seats?
Console?
Carpet?
Door padding? ....
What is it that caused the stains?
I haven't had any problems with stains. I have seat covers and floor mats. I did have to remove my drivers side seat cover to wash it already (after 6 months).
The top part of my console (also grey) gets dingy and I've been using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on that (and the handles on the doors). It works pretty good.
Club Soda? LoL... I don't know about bad stains, I usually just accept them after awhile, though I don't have any.
I use Blue Coral Carpet Cleaner here, its a spray on, brush in, let soak and vacuum it out type-a-thing. I suggest using a very soft bristle brush on our carpets, mine pulls the hairs off after a bit. On most other vehicles I use those lil black and decker rotary electric brushes, they're very handy. Best thing though, once you're done, the car smells like brand new. I usually keep brushing until 75% of the stain is gone, then let the product settle and it will get the rest.
btw those magic erasers are the shit!
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Has anyone tried removing their carpet and taking to a laundry mat and using the comforter washing machine(?)? I would assume air drying since you do not want that to shrink.
I would think the carpet would shed and pill and look terrible after a machine wash. As for stains after stains, most commercial carpet cleaners leave a residue which then attracts more dirt, so the trick is to make sure you really soak the area with water afterwards and mop all the residue up.
Try Folex. Its in a white and green container avail at Walmart etc.
Works like a charm! It works on enzymes, food, blood etc. I always pretreat the area with folex, let it soak in, then flood with water (using a soaked lambswool carwash mit) and holding the shop vac in my other hand.
Another good one is oxy clean, but thats better for the entire carpet after the stain is gone as used as a spot only cleaner it may "lighten" the colour of the spot treated area. Good luck.
hoover spot and stain remover, works wonders. it gets black grease from the boat motors off the WHITE pristine carpet inside the boat. all i do is spray it once or twice, let it soak for 10 sec, rub with a terry towel or cloth, and spray it again 2X, then with a clean white towell, step on the stain hard, mush the towell in there. it works great, I never use anything else. the bottle (spray bottle) is white plastic and a purple hoover label on it. good sheet mon
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