After viewing a few details, I saw that some people actually pressure wash carpet mats? Who else does this? Are there any risks of doing this? Thanks Erik
I've done it a few times. I have a 2600 PSI gas power washer and let'er rip on some carpet mats on my neighbors' mini-van mats and they really turned out well. Like D&D said, just don't get to close or keep it in one spot for too long. Kind of like polishing, nice and slow, but keep it moving. I'd do an initial rinse out with the power washer, then spray some DuraGloss foam cleaner and scrub, then rinse out again. It's kinda cool to see the black water pouring out of them. Oh, and don't forget to mind your nozzle tip...don't use the most potent nozzle. Again, like polishing, go least aggressive nozzle and move your way up.
Yeah when I went to get my car washed, I used the soap setting and power washed my floor mats... worked out really well.
if you are going to a coin wash, then how do you let it dry or bring it back home? I have also heard bring it to coin laundry, anybody try that yet?
I will say this, it was the first time I had done it in my bmw and the floor mats hold a lot of water, and I mean a lot! I thought the water was just bouncing off but it was just soaking in. I then used the wet vacs at the place to get them reasonably dry. But they were a lot cleaner afterwards though.
oh, nice idea, i was thinking you use a garbage bag to carry them home and let it air dry or something....
I always use my pressure washer to clean the carpeted mats. Mine is set at 1200 psi but flows 4gpm so it does a great job. I always hang mine from one corner with those spring loaded clips you get at Home Depot etc. Hang them up for a few minutes and most of the water will have drained off.
I never get mats cleaner than when I pw them. I do them when I wash the car so they have plenty of time to dry overnight. I then go over them with steam when I'm doing the interior. The pw/steam combo can't be beat, IMO.
I've never tried pressure washing my mats but I have achieved really good results with pre-spotting with an APC mixture and following it with a steam cleaner. It dries really fast too!
