cleaning snap-in carpets

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sebagoman007

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Oct 6, 2006
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Ipswich, MA & Sebago Lake, ME
Took mine to the self-serve carwash, hung them on the wall with the clips provided for floor mats and went at them with the high pressure soap and rinse. Even though they didn't look too dirty I was appalled at how much filth rinsed out. Hung 'em on a line in the garage to dry and they look good as new! Not too bad for a few bucks worth of quarters!

I guess if you owned a pressure washer you could do the same thing at home, but this was my low-buck work-around....

Cheers,

Bill
 
Thats exactly how I do ours every year. It works great. And your right, it is amazing how much dirt id washed out of those carpets even when they don't look that dirty.

Cheers,

Jim
 
The last 2 springs when we have had carpets cleaned in the house, I have had the guy do the ones from the boat. I take everything off the boat anyway and put them in the basement. I just use an area carpet and a runner for storage and winterizing anyhow. They look great in the begining of the season.
 
Brian 59 said:
The last 2 springs when we have had carpets cleaned in the house, I have had the guy do the ones from the boat. I take everything off the boat anyway and put them in the basement. I just use an area carpet and a runner for storage and winterizing anyhow. They look great in the begining of the season.
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I also bring the snap in cockpit carpet home and when we get the house carpet steam cleaned have them clean this too. After it dries for a few days I apply the Scotch guard for carpet.

PS: I gave you my "I approve" for your above, now you have a green dot!
 
I use a combination of both approaches. As mentioned earlier, that carpet can hold an amazing amount of dirt, hence the power washer. This week I cleaned my cockpit carpet that was only 3 months old, looked good and dirt STILL poured out of it.

After a gentle power-wash, I extract the water with my home steam vac. Dirt STILL comes out, but more importantly, a LOT of water comes out as well. The 4' x 8' section will hold 6 GALLONS of water while laying flat, so 10 minutes with the steam vac reduces the drying time from 72 hours to 12.
 
First Born said:
so who approved your posting :huh::huh::huh::huh::huh:
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yeah, about that. I stopped playing that game.....but....thank you for the green on my above post Wes. Feel free to do that on all my posts. I'm all out of green for the day but I'll green you back tomorrow.
 
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I pressure wash mine also, but before I start power washing I sprinkle oxy clean on them then use the low pressure tip to disolve the stuff and work it in, let sit for about 5 min. then pressure wash. No stain stands a chance. Then to dry I just hang them out on a sunny hot day and they are dry in 8-10 hrs.
 
If you have access to a steam vac, I strongly recommend it. It gets out that last bit of dirt, picks up the pile a bit and really speeds drying time.
 
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