How do you get carpets clean?
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How do you get carpets clean?
I mean proper clean, Ive hoovered mine, and given it a light once over with shampoo, its clean, but it hasn't brought it back to the standard I want 
I want it looking as new as possible, any tips or products?
Ta
I want it looking as new as possible, any tips or products?
Ta
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i use a wet vax,im pretty sure you can rent them or some one on here said you can. or take the carpet out put interior shampoo on it leave it couple of minutes and jet wash not sure if that can shred the carpet..so dont do it and just wait and see what others say lol
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To do it properly, you really need to use an extractor. Our method would be to thoroughly wet shampoo the carpet using a products like Autosmart Bio-Brisk, working the shampoo in gently using an interior carpet brush (Meguiars All Surface Interior brush is ideal). By foaming up the shampoo you can easily lift deep seated grime. The next step is the important bit - you need to suck up the foam and as much moisture as possible using an extractor (also known as a wet n dry vacuum cleaner). If you fail to do this and leave the carpets overly wet, then you risk mildew setting in. If you don't have the right gear, it would be best to pay a good valeter/detailer to do this job for you. Other options include buying a cheap extractor, or hiring one, as suggested above. 
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If its possible (like you said above) to get the carpet out, its so much easier, because most Ford carpet has a tough backing, so you can go at it quite hard with the cleaning solutions, without fear of saturating the sound proofing underneath it.
In the past i have pressure washed a S2 carpet (after a healthy scrubbing of Autosmart Brisk) with no ill effects, just make sure you have somewhere to hang it to dry properly.
It also gives you the chance to clean the floorpans out and check for rot etc etc etc.
In the past i have pressure washed a S2 carpet (after a healthy scrubbing of Autosmart Brisk) with no ill effects, just make sure you have somewhere to hang it to dry properly.
It also gives you the chance to clean the floorpans out and check for rot etc etc etc.
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If its possible (like you said above) to get the carpet out, its so much easier, because most Ford carpet has a tough backing, so you can go at it quite hard with the cleaning solutions, without fear of saturating the sound proofing underneath it.
In the past i have pressure washed a S2 carpet (after a healthy scrubbing of Autosmart Brisk) with no ill effects, just make sure you have somewhere to hang it to dry properly.
It also gives you the chance to clean the floorpans out and check for rot etc etc etc.
In the past i have pressure washed a S2 carpet (after a healthy scrubbing of Autosmart Brisk) with no ill effects, just make sure you have somewhere to hang it to dry properly.
It also gives you the chance to clean the floorpans out and check for rot etc etc etc.
This one is on an R33 GTR though not the ford
hopefully no rot this time
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