Just as important as it is to clean your car, it is to clean your car carpet. Make all the right moves and go through this article to know how to clean your car carpet.

Cleaning Car Carpet

Most people falsely believe that it is just fine for only the exteriors of their car to look as clean as it can possibly look. However, the cleanliness of the interiors of your car is just as important as the cleanliness of the exteriors of your car. Speaking about the cleanliness of the interiors of your car, your carpet makes for one of the most important parts of the same. To clean a carpet, however, may not be as difficult as you may think it is. It is all about your desire to do so. If you are truly willing to clean your carpet, then the processes that are a part of what it takes to clean your car carpet should really be a breeze for you. Go right ahead and read on to familiarize yourself with steps on how to clean your car’s carpet.

How To Clean Your Car Carpet

You Will Need
  • A Vacuum Cleaner
  • Hot Water
  • Dish Detergent
  • Vinegar
  • Spray Bottle
  • Hard Bristled Brush
  • Towels
Instructions
  • The first thing to do when looking to clean your car carpet is just that, clean it. How do you go about cleaning your car carpet? It’s pretty simple really. Start off by using the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner shouldn’t just be any vacuum cleaner. What you should be looking at here is a really powerful vacuum cleaner that is capable of ridding your carpet of as much as dust as possible. After all, the only goal to achieve in this step is to get rid of as much dry dirt as possible. Once you are done with this, you can move on to the next step.
  • If you notice stains on your car carpet, don’t worry, there are ways to get rid of them. You can kick start the process by inspecting the stains. If you notice any ink stains on your car carpet, you can get them off by spraying hair spray on it and then blotting it up with a towel. If you see any coffee or tea stains on your carpet, you can get the same off by spraying on a glass cleaner and blotting it up with a clean towel. It is necessary to do this because different products work in their own ways for different types of stains
  • You can clean your car carpet as a whole by putting together a very miraculous solution. You can begin putting the miraculous solution together by adding to a spray bottle a teaspoon of dish detergent and quarter cup of vinegar. You can then fill the rest of the bottle with hot water.
  • With the ‘miraculous’ solution ready, it’s your duty to spray it all over the carpet. Once you are done spraying the solution all over your car carpet, you will have to use the hard bristled brush to clean the carpet. For best results with the brush, clean the carpet with circular strokes and start off from one side of the car carpet to the other side of the same. Now, let the solution stay on the carpet for a minimum period of half an hour.
  • When the half hour is done with, you will have to blot the entire car carpet with dry towels. If you are fine with it, you can also leave the windows of your car open until the carpet completely dries out. The whole drying process should take around twenty four hours and your carpet should be as clean as it can be by the end of it all.
  • To ensure that your car carpet stays clean, repeat all of the above mentioned steps at least once every six months. This is what will guarantee you a carpet that looks as clean as it possibly can look.

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