Hey what have people used to clean carpets in their vehicles. I just bought a 97F150 XLT, Exterior is mint but the previous owner had kids and did not have rear mats, soooo.... nice stained carpet..... I have rented a steam cleaner before and gotten good results but the question is always what solution or chemical to use? Any ideas?

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97 F150, XLT, Flare-side, ext. cab, Pacific Green, 4.6L Triton V8.

 

HOME DEPOT and get some ZEP carpet cleaner and spot remover!!! spray with cleaner ,scrub,rinse out with hot water with machine ..works great!!! i put a little of the ZEP oder control in the hot water too...

 

You can also try the carpet shampoo you get at the market with the rental shampooers.
Do about a square foot at a time, use a brush with lots of solution and suck it up with a shop vac, then finish drying and even out the "mat" with a towel or chamois.

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1999 Lariat Super Cab, S.B. 5.4L, 3.55 LS
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Mods: Duraliner bedliner, Bugflector II, Hide-a-hooks.
& a leeetle chrome tip on the exhaust.

 

make sure you rise and suck up with clear hot water ..no solution at the end....solution leaves residue

 

Blue Coral Carpet cleaner is absolutely EXCELLENT!!!!!

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Here's a good cheap product.

"Tuff Stuff"

Spray it on, wait a few seconds, and scrub it with a cloth or sponge.
This stuff even took pop out of the headliner without it turning loose.
(and the dealer said they couldn't get the headliner clean! HAH!)

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1998 F150 XLT, extended cab 3 door,Pacific Green, towing package, 4.6L V8, 3.55 LS,Lund deflector, K&N Air Filter, Diamond Plate Toolbox, Diamond Blue(HID) simulator Fog Lights , Whistler Radar Dectector, Uniden Police Scanner, 29WX-ST Cobra CB Radio, with a Texas Star 100watt modulator and a Wilson 2000 Trucker antenna. A Clarion Security System with Keyless Entry,
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1 gallon of zep carpet cleaner..$4.00...concentrate odor control 1gal makes 25 gal of spray for $6.00 doesn't get cheaper!!!

 

I highly, highly recommend Blue Coral Carpet Dry Cleaner. Its a purplish liquid and removes stains. We even use it in the house as it is just EXCELLENT for removing stains. Oh, I don't work for them. 5 times better than tuff stuff. It has taken out stains that we tried everything else on---Bob

Available at Pep Boys or other car stores.

 

I have to recommend the Blue Coral Dri-Clean too. I've used it on two Med graphite interiors, a tan, and a red interior and it works great. I've also used a little Windex before with some good results.

If you use the Dri-Clean it may be in your best interest to invest in an "interior brush", I bought one at Walmart by "Detailers Choice" and it really works the stuff in good. It's a small red brush with STIFF yellow bristles.

Good Luck

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All above suggestions are great. I also found that Lifter 1 works good on those trouble spots.

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2000 F-150 XL,RC,LB,5.4,4R70W,3.55LS,
4-wheel disc/ABS,Chestnut/Parchment,
Ford bedliner & gas/wheel/spare locks,
3" cold air box modification,Superchip,
Dynomax ultra-flow welded 3" cat-back.