Are there any good carpet conditioners available?
02-03-2007, 04:21 PM
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Are there any good carpet conditioners available?
I have the interior of my car completely torn apart, cleaning the leather up and cleaning the carpets that i didnt get to a couple months ago. I have a few high traffic spots where the carpet bunches up, ideally it should make a nice plush "lawn"
Most spots are real nice but in some areas, like where your heel would rest on the drivers mat, the carpet is bunched together making little rows. I am curious if there is a carpet conditioned that seperated the carpet fibers so that it looks more uniform. Something like hair conditioner where you no longer get knots and that sort of thing.
When this carpet is clean, its really nice stuff, but there are the odd areas where i think it could look better. Anyone had similiar problems, any products specific to conditioning that you can reccomend?
Most spots are real nice but in some areas, like where your heel would rest on the drivers mat, the carpet is bunched together making little rows. I am curious if there is a carpet conditioned that seperated the carpet fibers so that it looks more uniform. Something like hair conditioner where you no longer get knots and that sort of thing.
When this carpet is clean, its really nice stuff, but there are the odd areas where i think it could look better. Anyone had similiar problems, any products specific to conditioning that you can reccomend?
02-03-2007, 04:26 PM
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I also thought its cool that with my car being a full leather one, its neat seeing when you pull out the rear seats and see leather lining the rear transmission tunnel where the seat belt is, Porsche really trimmed these cars well, every little hole that there would be, like where the seat belt mechanish goes through a side panel, its got leather covering the painted steel surfaces, they would hate to have you see anything painted on the interior, its all leather. Very cool stuff. The interior has almost a coach built quality to it. There arent any cheap plastic clips holding things together. Its a pain in the *** to remove somethings, but when its all together, its certianly solid.
Well done Porsche
Well done Porsche
02-03-2007, 04:39 PM
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Three Wheelin'
Ryan,
Khaled (aka Khalloudy) swore to me once, before he got the Veyron (
), that putting the carpet pieces in the washing machine really cleaned them up well, almost like new. I haven't tried it yet, but since you're apart already, it could be worthwhile. Maybe take care when drying not to overheat 'em and distort 'em, but otherwise sounds like a pretty reasonable process.
Khaled (aka Khalloudy) swore to me once, before he got the Veyron (
), that putting the carpet pieces in the washing machine really cleaned them up well, almost like new. I haven't tried it yet, but since you're apart already, it could be worthwhile. Maybe take care when drying not to overheat 'em and distort 'em, but otherwise sounds like a pretty reasonable process.
02-03-2007, 04:41 PM
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What kind of carpet do you have?
If it is sliverknit, I would be very cautious about using any wet or moisturizing cleaner or conditioner at all. I tried that with my original carpet kit. Anything wet makes sliverknit end up looking like a matted wet poodle.
If you have loop and pile carpeting, and you want it to look really fresh and new, I'd maybe just take it to a detailer for a steam cleaning. Or you might can rent one of those steam cleaners if the tools are small enough to get into all the narrow areas.
If it is sliverknit, I would be very cautious about using any wet or moisturizing cleaner or conditioner at all. I tried that with my original carpet kit. Anything wet makes sliverknit end up looking like a matted wet poodle.
If you have loop and pile carpeting, and you want it to look really fresh and new, I'd maybe just take it to a detailer for a steam cleaning. Or you might can rent one of those steam cleaners if the tools are small enough to get into all the narrow areas.
02-03-2007, 04:47 PM
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Ive got silverknit
I am using a carpet cleaner and water and sucking out all the water with some bissel thing. Whats left just air dries. Ive done 80% of the carpet already and had really good results actually, the water isnt an issue. The areas that are now somewhat matted, were matted before, so its nothing the cleaning did. Its just not taking it out. Again if i can get the fibers to seperate then it would get rid of the small problem areas.
I am using a carpet cleaner and water and sucking out all the water with some bissel thing. Whats left just air dries. Ive done 80% of the carpet already and had really good results actually, the water isnt an issue. The areas that are now somewhat matted, were matted before, so its nothing the cleaning did. Its just not taking it out. Again if i can get the fibers to seperate then it would get rid of the small problem areas.
02-03-2007, 11:21 PM
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Ryan,
Try using an upright vacuum in it's lowest setting. A few times over the areas that have been compressed may help bring them back. I've done this on many cars in the past and tried it on my rear trunk mat with great results.
Try using an upright vacuum in it's lowest setting. A few times over the areas that have been compressed may help bring them back. I've done this on many cars in the past and tried it on my rear trunk mat with great results.
