Just thought I would share and was wondering if there is anything that will get the rust color out. So for the first time in a few days it wasn't raining so I thought I would clean my interior. When I first got the car it was filthy the guy didn't vacuum it out at all. That was the first thing I did. After finding out how to remove the front seats I found nastiness and vacuumed it out and scrubbed the crap out of the carpet with some carpet cleaner and some Purple Power. Here are a few before and after pics not much difference but the carpet is clean and soft again.

The first 3 pics are before and the last 2 are after.
I had more but they didn't come out very well

 

It's hard to clean these carpets, and they are extremely expensive. I called lexus and they want more than 1K for new carpet, and there are like 3 left in the country lol. I dyed mine...

 

What kind and brand of dye did you use. 1K for a carpet is ridiculous. Did you clean your carpet before dying and what kind of cleaner did you use. I would like to dye mine as well since you said that so I want it to be as clean as possible before dying. Sorry for all the questions but I need a confirmation. Have read and read, researched and researched but no one has a straight answer. Thank you for the reply.

 

This reminds me of when I was doing a full tan to black conversion on my supra. I took the carpet to a local car wash. Went during the day so it was pretty hot (Texas). Did a full wash on it. Hosed it down then put the presoak. Then scrubbed the $#!+ out of it with soap and the brush they had in the wash bay. Then rinsed it with the pressure washer very close to the carpet to get all that grimey crap it had for years on it (starting from the inside out). Rinsed till the water was clear. Then just rang it out as much as I could. Cut up a few large trash bags, laid them out, then put it in the back yard for 2 days. First day face up, second face down... The end results were very impressive. I was quite happy!

 

I plan to do the same thing after I remove my front seats? are they hard to remove? I think the seats came off the track so right now its stationary so i gotta fix that so while i have it out i'm gonna shampoo the carpet.

 

my carpet was awful too. i ended up dying mines. it came out waaaay better than i thought it would. the power wash idea is great. i actually did that before i dyed it.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/arti...t-rit-dye.html

the key to this is using the right container while dying. a stand up trash can or recylcing bin is best. make sure it doesnt have holes in it. i ended up @ home depot 3x. also do b afraid of the dye. the more you use the darker it will be. i used dark brown. and last but not least USE GLOVES!!! my nails were brown 4 a week. good lock

 

Well Thank you everyone. I am about ready to buy everything. I have one more week until I get paid and I will get this done.

 

Most of the greasy carpeting and upholstery stains can be eliminated by rubbing on paint thinner with a clean, 100-percent cotton cloth. After that cover the stain with salt until the remaining grease is absorbed, and then vacuums it properly. You can also pull up the carpet and clean the pad underneath, and the carpet. The carpet is possibly held down by the trim nearby it. The process that should be used to clean the carpets is very much dependent on the material of the carpet.

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