yOyOYoo

So one of my friends left a bottle of crown in the back on top of the floor mat, and the cap was on loosely and we all forgot about it, and apparently it tipped over spilling all of it's contents out into the car. I think it's all absorbed and soaked in one rear floor mat.


How do i clean this floor mat? It's very moist and smelly. I don't think the alcohol soaked through to the floor carpeting. It's all absorbed into one floor mat.

Can I clean this with household products? What's the best way to do it? I'm just glad the crown didn't get soaked in the leather seats, that would have been terrible.

edit: oops should I have posted this in the detail forum? move this post if necessary.

IS250_6Spd

If it's only in the floormat you have nothing to worry about. Just out the floormat and spray it down with water and carpet cleaner. It's not a big deal.

blkis_250

^ what he said. no big deal if its just the floor mat.

yOyOYoo

uh oh, what if a little bit is in the carpeting of the floor?? What carpet cleaner should I get?

raytseng

Probably the easiest is to get thee to a car detail place and have them carpet shampoo the mat a few times.
This is basically the same as a home carpet shampoo machine, nothing special about auto mats.
At least, in my area, a particular detail place charges $4 to run the machine over a set of mats.
If you're super cheap, you can go to a vaccuum specialty store that sells carpet shampoo machines. The usual advertisement is a free "demo" their machine on your car floor mats to show how well it works but you're going to have to sit through their sales pitch.

Or if you're feeling DIY, you can rent a rugdoctor at your grocery store and spend a weekend doing all your mats plus the rest of your home carpetting as well.

Otherwise it's really just a piece of carpet, get some detergent, water and a scrub brush and have at it. Do a few rinses to make sure you get everything out. A wetvac or synthetic shammy will help you get it dry(i.e. just like Vince does in the shamwow demo).

raytseng

No need to spend extra cash for carpet cleaner, but if you do, get a foaming one and check that it doesn't bleach the color first in another area.

You can just dilute up laundry detergent and water. If you have gentler detergent like woolite give that a try.

cadfael_te

I have one of those Bissel Little green machines. Just thinking that might work if you know someone who has one. Haven't tried it but don't think it would hurt to try.

malujerry

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a true crown lover would pour coke on it and suck it out.

joeker

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if you have a steam cleaner with a handvac option you could use that.. should work

Jetfire

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i don't like crown but i think that is the best idea so far.

FNMUPN8

I'm with you.

remove floor mat
wring contents into a highball glass
add 4oz of Coke
garnish with lime wedge

enjoy!

GiantsFan

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Exactly what I was thinking

08mica

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Don't worry about anything. You can just buy another bottle.

600rr05

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lol..........:d

Phil888

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mmmmmm crown and coke yum!!! i perfer Henny lolz.. Yeah best way to go to the car wash and have them use their machine wash them.