whats the best way to clean interior??

['89 BII blue thunder]

found after cleaning that my headliner and carpet are still dirty. any ideas on how to get it out for little cost

 

[shane96ranger]

found after cleaning that my headliner and carpet are still dirty. any ideas on how to get it out for little cost

How did you clean it the first time? I've always taken my carpet cleaner for the house to it and it has always worked very well for me. Speaking of; mine needs it pretty bad at the moment.

 

[adsm08]

Pressure washer.









Definitely not the right way to do it.

 

[RatDog8o8]

Pressure washer.

Definitely not the right way to do it.

That's the first thing I thought of, too......definitely take out anything unwanted, along with the stuff you want to keep!

I've had good luck with the aerosol-type car upholstery cleaners, to get minor stains out of seats.

 

[LIMA BEAN]

I have a bissel little green machine carpet cleaner that works sweet.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

Pressure washer.

Definitely not the right way to do it.

Actually, I worked at a Buick-Pontiac dealer in TN years go right out of school, and we would pull the carpets from the trade-ins and do exactly that with them. Always worked REALLY well, never damaged a rug. And we had some really nasty-ass carpets in cars that came in on trade that left looking brand new. I've done it with my own cars too.

Just gotta be careful is all.

 

[kennykenny]

Actually, I worked at a Buick-Pontiac dealer in TN years go right out of school, and we would pull the carpets from the trade-ins and do exactly that with them. Always worked REALLY well, never damaged a rug. And we had some really nasty-ass carpets in cars that came in on trade that left looking brand new. I've done it with my own cars too.

Just gotta be careful is all.

x2 I've done this in a few vehicles and they clean up like brand new, never damaged anything, just make sure it's completely dry before you put it back in. I also have taken the factory seat covers off and put them through the washing machine, the results are great.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

x2 I've done this in a few vehicles and they clean up like brand new, never damaged anything, just make sure it's completely dry before you put it back in. I also have taken the factory seat covers off and put them through the washing machine, the results are great.

That's funny - I did the seat covers from my '82 Escort that way. Worked out great: wash in cold, dry on low.

 

[adsm08]

Actually, I worked at a Buick-Pontiac dealer in TN years go right out of school, and we would pull the carpets from the trade-ins and do exactly that with them. Always worked REALLY well, never damaged a rug. And we had some really nasty-ass carpets in cars that came in on trade that left looking brand new. I've done it with my own cars too.

Just gotta be careful is all.

Oh I've seen that done plenty. As for the seats, headliner, dash, etc, not recommended.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

Oh I've seen that done plenty. As for the seats, headliner, dash, etc, not recommended.

No, no, no. Yeah, I was just talking about the carpet.

I would take a can of that aerosol foam cleaner and a microfiber towel to the headliner, then wipe down with a clean wet microfiber towel to get the suspended residue off. Definitely don't want to use a carpet machine on it, or very much water at all, or it will fail soon.

 

['89 BII blue thunder]

thx ill try the carpet cleaner, seeing as how i dont have a pressure washer at the moment

 

[5.0 Kid]

at work we use a tornado gun, works good for headliners, dash, vents, etc. if your willing to spend the $100 for it. use it with a micro fiber cloth to wipe the excess off. http://www.superiorcarcare.net/pinnacle-tornador-cleaning-gun.html

 

[daniel3507]

Woolite and water diluted 10:1. By far THE BEST thing I have used to clean carpet in my truck and other cars.

 

[Surrey]

found after cleaning that my headliner and carpet are still dirty. any ideas on how to get it out for little cost

Do you have any big car washes around, like a Wash World? Some of them have shampooers you can rent, same idea as a vacuum at a gas station, but a carpet shampooer instead.

 

[Jason_J]

Pressure washer.









Definitely not the right way to do it.

Agreed, I use my little electric one with some simple green and they always look like new. Then I get them pretty dry with my leaf blower. I am however considering a little preventative action and may get some Husky Liner floor mats.