MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Topic started by: suave on April 21, 2012, 03:18:21 pm

Title: Carpet mats attention
Post by: suave on April 21, 2012, 03:18:21 pm

Has anyone cleaned their GTI carpet mats with liquid?

I bought a carpet tool for rotary but wonder exactly how much liquid or rather APC I can use on them. I don't want the back of the mat getting sodden. Do you just spritz a bit of APC and work it or do you need to nearly dampen the mat?

Any expertise appreciated as my driver's mat is very grubby and needs revived.

Thanks

Title: Re: Carpet mats attention
Post by: Greeners on April 21, 2012, 07:43:23 pm

Just give it a good spray all over concentrating on the heel area for the drivers mat. You'd have to be spraying for a while to get it to soak through.

Once you've finished scrubbing go over it with one of the crevis tools on the vac, this will help remove a lot of the moisture!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Carpet mats attention
Post by: suave on April 21, 2012, 09:29:10 pm

 Cheers for your help and advice.

Do you use a rotary carpet tool or a wet vac on mats?

Title: Re: Carpet mats attention
Post by: Greeners on April 21, 2012, 09:32:21 pm

Depends how bad they are, but 99% of the time I use either APC or Valet Pro and a stiff brush, then the vac!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Carpet mats attention
Post by: suave on April 21, 2012, 09:42:13 pm

Thanks - your work looks awesome too!

I like the idea of this CG carpet tool so fingers crossed.