The mats came out looking gorgeous and my hands on time with this project was maybe five minutes including finding my car keys and removing the top rack.
Washing car mats at home.
Dry the mats washing process for cloth car floor mats step 1.
On the saturday early show real simple magazine s kris connell gave.
Use a power washer or steam cleaner.
Make sure the solution is nice and foamy.
So anyway the van s floor mats take the most of the daily damage especially with a five child car pool so i figured how much worse could they be if i washed them in my front loading washing machine.
Drizzle three tablespoons of car washing soap or mild dish soap into your bucket then fill the bucket with water.
If you feel a simple spot cleaning is in order grab a damp cloth dry cloth and a bottle of stain remover that you trust and follow its instructions by slowly dabbing out any visible stains.
Use a hose step 3.
Make sure the solution is nice and foamy.
Use soap and baking soda step 4.
Leave your mats out to dry in a sunny patch for a few hours to ensure you don t unintentionally give your car a mildew scent.
It s cheap easy to do at home and more importantly washing your car regularly can save you a lot of money down the road.
Buy floor mats of high quality step 2.
Washing process for rubber car floor mats step 1.
Let the soap and water mixture sit while you soak and brush the entire car thoroughly with your hose attached brush and water only making sure to get water into all nooks and crannies including the wheels.
This should work as well on car floor mats as it does on carpet inside your house.
Another option is to use a steam cleaning vacuum on the mats.
After the mats absorb it use a hand brush to work the material throughout them.
If you have carpeted floor mats in your car check out this thrifty blogger s post about cleaning them in the washing machine.
Though it might be a bit time consuming to.
If you don t have a power washer at home you can usually find them at car washes and you could power wash your floor mats there.