Washing Car Mats

Steps in cleaning your car s floor mats.

Washing car mats.

Now that your weathertech floorliners all weather floormats 3d floormats or trim to fit floor mats are clean put them back in your vehicle and enjoy how great your car looks with spotless floors. In that case place all your mats where they are supposed to be and put your air conditioning on full heat and flip the fan switch to full power. A steam cleaning vacuum or power washer often at car washes work or place the mats in the washing machine with regular detergent and stain remover. The first step is to remove the car mats from inside the car.

I once put a air filter housing into a dish washer and yes it did clean it up but it took about 6 washes to get the grease oil residue out o. Washing car mats in the washing machine i drive the ubiquitous minivan and there s no other way to describe it than absolutely disgusting. If you have carpeted floor mats in your car check out this thrifty blogger s post about cleaning them in the washing machine. Vacuum the mats again.

Once you are done prepping and gathering the materials you need it s time to clean the car mats. You may be able to put them in the dryer afterward but you could also let them air dry. There are two ways to clean a floor mat and it depends on the kind of material your mat is made of. Wash with a steam cleaner power wash or washing machine.

Make sure your customers have a convenient place to wash and vacuum their car floor mats. Detail king s car wash water containment mats are commercial grade and enables you to be able to wash cars trucks suv s boats and motorcycles while containing the waste water until it can be disposed of properly. When using the washing machine to clean your car mats make sure you use a low tumble cycle to prevent the mat from getting beaten around too much and wash them either on their own or with similar items like old towels rags and household floor rugs. Mounting some of kleen rite s convenient mat clamps around your car wash ensures there s always a secure spot for patrons to get every part of their car clean even the floor coverings.

The foam wall berm models are designed for long life and very little maintenance. It s my punishment for thinking before i had children that i would not let them eat in the car ha and that it would never ever look like my sister s car that housed her two toddlers and every. You can also use a cleaner designed for car mats available in many auto shops or create your own. They are very simple to use and set up time is minimal.

The mats should be dry before you put them back into your car but if you are at a gas station washing them there you may not be able to wait. Whether the result of a long and snowy winter or muddy spring summer your mats can be put through a lot. The mats came out looking gorgeous and my hands on time with this project was maybe five minutes including finding my car keys and removing the top rack. Enjoy your clean floor mats.