Cleaning car mats

[Hazza]

I just bought some 2nd hand mats, and they're a bit filthy... whats the best way to clean them?..

 

[marksman]

put them in the washing machine ,
thats what i did a few days ago ,came up like new

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Are they carpet mats ? If so , Autoglym interior shampoo or Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner ( APC ) if they are heavily soiled .

 

[Hazza]

Washing machine ? is that any good?

 

[marksman]

thats what i did on just a normal wash and they came up like new....

 

[Hazza]

Did u hang dry?

 

[marksman]

yes just let them dry normally dont put them on spin lol ......!

 

[Hazza]

Hmm, they won't fit in my washing machine, they're the proper tailored mats, with the centre heel bit, so its very thick material... they won't bend in either!

 

[marksman]

mine are standard 172 mats which came with the car from new ..

 

[Hazza]

Mine say 172 sport on it! lol

 

[marksman]

so they are 'nt standard 172 mats then ...... standard ones dont have a heel piece ...

 

[Hazza]

Didn't say they were standard mats

 

[marksman]

only askin ?????!!

 

[marksman]

Are they carpet mats ? If so , Autoglym interior shampoo or Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner ( APC ) if they are heavily soiled .

 

[Hazza]

They just smell a bit! lol... would oust do the trick?

 

[Brand86]

I spray the mats with one of the above products and agitate with an abrassive sponge/ normal sponge as required then wipe over with an old MF towel before hoovering off.

If they are fandangled then you can get new ones cheap off the 'bay.

 

[Hazza]

They're perfectly fine the mats, just thought i'd wash them to get the smell out...

 

[Brand86]

Try Oust or Febreze or similar and should do the job, but a bad smell may be due to bacteria rather than just "dirt" so you can either steam clean them, put in the washing machine (never done this myself mind, not sure how they will end up) or new ones.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

washing machine for me... or i use the hose and sponge and soak them and use my george for hoovering all the water/dirt off....

 

[Turner]

Try household carpet cleaning hoover the ones that are like wet and dry

 

[Jay]

AG Super Interior Cleaner

 

[Rich]

As above or Meguiars APC on thicker grime. Agitate with a Megs Interior Brush, scrub clean with a cloth and vac.


Reallly really bad, pressure wash first !