3rd & 4th Generation (1992–1996 & 1997–2001)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 1992-1996 & 1997-2001
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I did this a while ago and worked very well. I dont know if you have these available in America though
Went to my local supermarket and hired a carpet cleaner for $40. It comes with a smaller attatchment. Bought the shampoo etc as well which was roughly 15$ for the shampoo and some other thing, think it was defoamer or something.
I mixed and as instructed and diluted a little bit more to be safe. Took out dirt marks from the carpet. Got rid of the goo that holds the plastic water guard to the door that had somehow got on the seats when doing my audio install.
Made the interior look new again.
Managed to do 3 cars and a room with it from just the 2 bottles
I did the same, except I have a steam cleaner with attachments. We had a garage fire and my Camry was in the garage at the time with the windows open. It was filled with soot through the entire interior. I used it on the seats and the overhead cloth. Since it was a major mess, I wasn't able to achieve "like new" condition, but it certainly resulted in major improvement.
I did the same, except I have a steam cleaner with attachments. We had a garage fire and my Camry was in the garage at the time with the windows open. It was filled with soot through the entire interior. I used it on the seats and the overhead cloth. Since it was a major mess, I wasn't able to achieve "like new" condition, but it certainly resulted in major improvement.
Your method would definitely work then under normal circumstances. OT: Is that soot on your car or was it burnt?
Your method would definitely work then under normal circumstances. OT: Is that soot on your car or was it burnt?
That is soot.
This is the wall in front of where it was parked in the garage:
This is the car now
Short story behind it: I purchased the car for $5K with 75K miles. It had 144K on it when it was in the fire and the insurance company totaled it and gave me $4K, and I bought it back from them for $250. Best deal I will ever find on a Camry. That is the car I am working on right now (fuel line).
Short story behind it: I purchased the car for $5K with 75K miles. It had 144K on it when it was in the fire and the insurance company totaled it and gave me $4K, and I bought it back from them for $250. Best deal I will ever find on a Camry. That is the car I am working on right now (fuel line).
The not so funny part is it happen at 5:00 AM and besides me, my wife, son (15 at the time) daughter (13 at the time) were home and sleeping. The smoke had made its way into the house, but for some reason the alarms didn't go off. When I rebuilt the garage, I installed a smoke alarm that is hard wired to the rest of the alarms. The thing is so sensitive that a puff of smoke from the tractor sets it off.
If you really want to get detailed and thorough, and are feeling brave, you can remove your seats and take them apart to clean the cloth. It's not actually too difficult at all, just time consuming. I did this last summer to my front seats and then washed the upholstery covers on the gentle cycle, twice, and allowed them to air dry before putting them back together. They came out like new. A little Spray & Wash soaking on them for about 10 minutes before washing goes a long way, too. If your upholstery is dark, or black, and you're concerned about fading, you can use something mild like Woolite when you wash them. Oh, and definitely wash them in cold water to ensure they don't shrink any!
When I bought my daughter's car the seats and carpet had what looked like coffee, Coke, and red mud on them. I used the same method but I actually used a cleaner like 409 that I sprayed (soaked) on the stains and let sit for a very short bit. Then I used the carpet cleaner with just clean warm water to rinse and suck the cleaner out of the seats and carpet. The cleaner made for carpets just did not seem strong enough nor did it put enough fluid on the surface to let it soak in and clean well. The back seat was so bad I took it out, sprayed (soaked) it with cleaner and used my pressure washer on it.
resolve foam cleaner works great all you do is spray it on let sit for 5 min wipe the foam with a rag into the seats/carpet then vacume it out and your car smells great after
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