Deep carpet cleaning

[Ukyo8]

I just got a new used car, and I didn't notice an AWFUL smell coming from the passenger foot-well carpet until the car sat over night.

Does anybody know of a STRONG product that will go deep inside the carpet and get rid of this horrible smell?
Baking soda didn't work.

I'd like to try to do something before I go ahead and replace the entire carpet in the car which is gonna be a PITA.

Thanks in advance!

[spacerz]

SHAMPOO!

[Ukyo8]

What brand? and where to buy it?

I went to canadian tire and they just had generic upholstery and carpet cleaners..

[spacerz]

I meant with a shampoo machine (those things work great). But if you don't have access to one try searching on Autopia.org for some products/methods.

[Ukyo8]

Thanks for the link! i found a couple of product on that website right away :thumbsup:

Gotta order them online though which means waiting for quite a while :(

[shutterbug_art8]

Why don't you contact Inlineturbo and see if there's something she can do for you?

[Ukyo8]

already did..

[btimbit]

Some car washes have shampoo machines. A steam cleaner should get that out of there too

[VeilOctane]

try the
Bissel Auto Care ProHeat Vacuum

you can get it at canadian tire.


these are the results you can achieve


http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/694DSC00111-med.JPG

[Ukyo8]

^That looks fantastic, how does it work? does it steam the carpet all the way through?

[VeilOctane]

yeah it steams pretty good. and cleans deep.
suction is ok for a small unit.


another option you can use is to spray carpet shampoo on the area you want to clean and agitate it with a brush and suck it out with a wet dry vac if you have one. and leave you car to dry with the windows open.

[Ukyo8]

Originally posted by VeilOctane


another option you can use is to spray carpet shampoo on the area you want to clean and agitate it with a brush and suck it out with a wet dry vac if you have one. and leave you car to dry with the windows open.

Did that already and the smell is not as bad, but still lingers around.

Looks like i'll have to order some stuff online.

[Ukyo8]

Originally posted by btimbit
Some car washes have shampoo machines. A steam cleaner should get that out of there too

tried that too, smell is still there..

[D. Dub]

Is it the carpet or mold in your air conditioning system?

Has the car been flooded?

[VeilOctane]

best way to find out is to peal back the carpet and have a look.



it took me 3 cleans to get rid of a car that had a mildew smell out and that's with a Ninja professional carpet extractor.

[SpeedIllusion]

Febreeze the shit out of the car, including the ceiling cause that shit absorbs smells! Leave windows open on a hot day!

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Ukyo8


tried that too, smell is still there..

Damn, that must be one hell of a smell. Someone die in the car? Try looking underneath the carpet

[VeilOctane]

Originally posted by SpeedIllusion
Febreeze the shit out of the car, including the ceiling cause that shit absorbs smells! Leave windows open on a hot day!

does febreeze just mask the smell dose it come back after a while?


when is the last time you changed your cabin filter could the smell come from there?

[inline6turbo]

The fog bomb will kill it 100% just you wait and see :D

[Ukyo8]

Renee killed the smell and did an awesome detailing job!

Thank you! :D