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[5speedz34]

As some of you already know the sunroof in the Grand Prix has leaked for a long ass time.

While a buddy and I had the sunroof assembly out, we had a tarp over the roof and closed in the door to keep the rain out. Well the tarp leaked into the door and the interior. The floor got wet, for the 100x time.

I pulled the seats and the carpet this week, and I want to clean the carpet as best as I can. I have access to a steam cleaner but I don't know much about it. I pulled the carpet in the lumina a few years back and tried cleaning it with one of those carpet cleaners with the scrubber on top and that sucked.

I'm looking for some way to clean it easily. There is alot of salt build up in the carpet also, there is salt stains etc. Also, I need to clean the insulating carpet that is glued underneath the molded carpet, and I need to reglue it, what can I use for that?!

Whats the best way to clean it?

I'm going to check Josh's seat thread also.





^You can see the salt build up here, the white stains.




^Rust from the salt.



^See the left of the carpet, that is under the rear seat and clean, I want the rest of it to look like that.

[slick]

Take off the insulation from underneath, throw the carpet in the bed of your truck, and go to the carwash. Seriously, it works, I've done it. The high pressure will work out damn near all of the crap.

Then hang dry it for a day or two.

After it is completely dry, use 3M spray glue on the bottom of the carpet, then re-apply the insulation.

[TurboSedan]

Take off the insulation from underneath, throw the carpet in the bed of your truck, and go to the carwash. Seriously, it works, I've done it. The high pressure will work out damn near all of the crap.

Then hang dry it for a day or two.

After it is completely dry, use 3M spray glue on the bottom of the carpet, then re-apply the insulation.

hell yeah, since you have it out already definately take it to the carwash!  that carpet doesn't look too bad at all; should clean up good

[psych0matt]

i need to do that in the cutty. I have white marks like that from one spot that always leaks into the passenger rear floor

[5speedz34]

i need to do that in the cutty. I have white marks like that from one spot that always leaks into the passenger rear floor

Is it salt?

Because this is what was underneath.

[Dstanic]

Spray it with a general purpose cleaner (especially in the dirty spots) I use CarBrite "clean all" which is like a medium duty cleaner that's good for cleaning tires at full strength, but diluted can be used for carpet, interiors (haven't tried that), or even as a car wash.  I'm not sure what store bought stuff would work best, maybe spray nine, some sort of bathroom cleaner, etc.   After spraying scrub it with a medium or stiff nylon brush to lather up the soap and break up the salt/dirt.  That's really the key whether you are using a steam cleaner, pressure washer, or shop vac. lol

[5speedz34]

The car has 195k at the moment.

I pulled the insulation off the bottom (it needs to be replaced). I took the carpet to the car wash, and cleaned it with the "high pressure rinse" and some simple green. Scrubbed and rinsed for 45 minutes on it and it came out pretty damn good. I need to clean the underneath also since salt was crystallized there.

Right now its on my patio on top of some lawn chairs drying. To bad its supposed to rain off and on the next 2 days. I'm going to vacuum it tomorrow or the next day then spray it down with some febreeze and call it a day! Hopefully it doesn't take forever to dry with the weather we are having.

[5speedz34]

BUMP.

EDIT: I changed names to the pics

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v291/5speedz34/Carpet/

I renamed the folder. I think some of the dye got washed out?! I don't get it, and its still dirty!

[5speedz34]

Simple green is what I used to clean it.

[5speedz34]

Bump