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The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

Car floor mats are super crappy and full of stains?

Normal, it is probably the dirtiest place in the car! Do you think they are unrecoverable?

Do not panic ! No need to buy new floor mats!

Luckily, a buddy who works at a car wash told me his trick for getting rubber car mats back.

Here is the most effective technique to easily remove dirt from rubber floor mats ! Watch:

The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

Contents
  • What you need
  • How to
  • Result
  • Why does it work?

What you need

- white vinegar

- dishwashing liquid

- water

- spray bottle

- hard bristle brush

- microfiber cloth

- garden hose with high-pressure sprayer

How to

1. Fill a container with water.

2. Add a squirt or two of washing up liquid to it.

3. Dip your brush in the soapy water to soak it in the mixture.

4. Scrub the carpet carefully with the brush to remove as many traces and encrusted dirt as possible.

The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

5. Rinse the carpet with the high pressure garden hose.

The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

6. Fill the spray bottle with white vinegar.

7. Spray white vinegar over the entire surface of the carpet.

8. Rub it with the microfiber cloth.

The Best Way To Clean Rubber Car Mats.

9. Allow floor mats to air dry.

Result

And There you go ! Your plastic car mats are now all clean and like new :-)

Easy, fast and efficient, right?

No more mud brought back after hikes or traces of salt due to snow.

Your rubber floor mats are spot on and you don't even have to buy new ones or go to the car wash.

It still saves a lot of money. And it's so much more fun to drive in a clean car!

If you don't have a garden hose with a pressure sprayer, rinse carpets in the shower or tub.

By the way, if you want to clean the rest of your car, I recommend these 15 incredible tips.

Why does it work?

This wash is a really powerful pro technique.

This is a super effective method, as the brush unclogs all the dirt in the corners and grooves of the carpet.

The vinegar completes the job by degreasing and disinfecting the floor mats.

The final wipe removes the last stubborn stains or traces of salt that are common in winter.