Car mats have the purpose of several things, firstly, to make the car look better inside and secondly, to prevent the car floor from getting damaged or dirty.
Normally, car carpets improve aesthetics, however, when they have not been cleaned in a long time, the opposite happens, since so much dirt on them causes aesthetics to be lost inside the vehicle due to the dirt that is there. in the same.
In addition, a lot of dirt always enters our car, since normally we do not always drive it with clean shoes, but the children come from playing in the park, you come from an excursion in the mountains, you have gone for a walk and you have soiled your shoes… Whatever it is, it makes the car carpets dirty after a short time.
In addition, even if the car is not used, a large amount of dust always accumulates on these carpets, which means that they have to be cleaned even if we have not stained them, since dust mites are usually a serious health problem, especially in allergic people.
For this reason we recommend that you thoroughly clean the car mats from time to time, to ensure that it is always in perfect magazine condition.
What do you need to clean car carpets?
- A carpet vacuum cleaner.
- Soap and water.
Instructions for cleaning car mats
- Shake the carpets: First, we are going to clean most of the dust that has accumulated on the mats of our car, that is, we are going to shake the carpets of our car. We are going to remove all the carpets from the car and we are going to shake them strongly against the air, so that all the dust and all the surface dirt on the carpets comes out. With this gesture, we are going to get a large part of the dust that was on them to go away, however, this is still not enough to guarantee a correct cleaning of the mats of our vehicle, since obviously we must do more things to achieve a optimal cleaning on the mats, then let’s go to them.
- Vacuuming dust: Lately I have seen that the use of special vacuum cleaners for car mats has increased a lot, whose main utility is to vacuum the dust that remains impregnated in them. We are going to use the special vacuum cleaner directly on the surface of the mat, thus eliminating the dust that has been impregnated when shaking the mats. Once the dust is removed, most mats will be clean, but there may be times when you still want a deeper clean, so pay close attention to the next step.
- Wash the mat with soap and water: On rubber mats, it is better to use soap and water directly to clean them completely, since this type of material does not suffer when water is applied to it. In the case of fur mats or other material that you think could shrink with water, care should be taken when cleaning it to prevent it from shrinking. Check the type of washing you can do with the material without damaging it. Once everything is washed, it is time to put the mats to dry so that when they return to the car they are not only completely clean, but also completely dry.
- Cleaning the interior of the car: Although the mats protect the interior of the car from dirt, it is true that they are not 100% effective. This is because the mats can shed some kind of lint or let some kind of dirt escape when they are removed from the car. For this reason, we are also going to thoroughly clean the interior of the car, thus achieving 100% effective cleaning and, of course, achieving better aesthetics. First we are going to apply the vacuum cleaner that we have used for the carpets to clean that area and secondly, we are going to also wash the seat covers, if any, in order to achieve 100% car hygiene.
Tips for cleaning car carpets
- Dry them well: Do not be in a hurry to replace the rugs, since what I recommend is that they are completely dry. This is because if they come wet, they can damage the interior of your car, since humidity is harmful because fungus can appear inside it. Also you do not want your car to get wet when placing them.
