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How to revive old matted down carpet. All I can think of is a brush with hot soapy water. I don't have a carpet cleaner but is there and around the house tools I could use to fluff it back up??
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Remove seats, seat belts, trim and carpet. If the seat belt bolts are stubborn, and you live in the rust belt area, I would go under the truck and cut the thread off flush with the nut that is welded to the floor. You can apply a bit of heat with a small propane torch if you have help to do that while you try to remove the bolts.
Hang the carpet on the hooks for floor mats in your local car wash and take the high pressure wand to it, you will be amazed at how much dirt comes out. You will spend 10-15 bucks to wash it all out, wet it all down first, and very slowly wash from top to bottom, with the wand held at a downward angle.
Once it's as clean as it gets, you must let the carpet dry for a few days, best to do this in the middle of summer when you can hang it outside. When it's dry, vacuum it as much as you can, and hit it with an air hose to dislodge loose particles. It should look like new after that.
Remove seats, seat belts, trim and carpet. If the seat belt bolts are stubborn, and you live in the rust belt area, I would go under the truck and cut the thread off flush with the nut that is welded to the floor. You can apply a bit of heat with a small propane torch if you have help to do that while you try to remove the bolts.
Hang the carpet on the hooks for floor mats in your local car wash and take the high pressure wand to it, you will be amazed at how much dirt comes out. You will spend 10-15 bucks to wash it all out, wet it all down first, and very slowly wash from top to bottom, with the wand held at a downward angle.
Once it's as clean as it gets, you must let the carpet dry for a few days, best to do this in the middle of summer when you can hang it outside. When it's dry, vacuum it as much as you can, and hit it with an air hose to dislodge loose particles. It should look like new after that.
I open both doors & starting from one side to the other, I'll use a blow gun with the tip right into the carpet, in a grid pattern, & blow the dirt out of the carpet out the opposite door. Make sure no one is standing there! They'll get their eyes, ears, nose & throat filled!
Do this before you wash the carpet. All that dry dirt in the carpet + water = mud. Much harder to clean out!
To speed up the drying process, once again, use the air gun to blow out a lot of the water before you set them out to completely dry.
I'll use the blow gun to get out the dry loose dirt deep down in the carpet fiber before just vacuuming too.