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manticore33
03-26-2004, 11:44 PM
I have a 1996 Eagle Talon TSi with grey interior. When I purchased the car, it had a leaky clutch master cylinder. Well, since it was the piston seal that went bad, the brake fluid leak into the driver`s side compartment. A $30 Mitsubishi rebuild kit fixed it, but here is the damage to the carpet:



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*This pictures are after cleaning



Now, mind you that carpet is suppose to be grey. I currently have the carpet pulled, so cleaning right now is pretty easy. I have so far tried to clean the carpet by:



1. Brake Cleaner

2. Simple Green

3. Generic Carpet Cleaner

4. 1:6 Woolite Mix

5. Did all of the above, and pressure washed at a coin-op.



Any ideas? I would love to keep the carpet, as aside from this the condition is wonderful.



Thanks,



-Brett
LDPaul
03-27-2004, 12:00 AM
None of those will work. The brake fluid will stain/dy the carpet - I have run into this before and I also tried everything under the sun with no luck. I would recommend either dying the carpet (SEM Products or contact Superior restoration) or buying a new set from JCWhitneys - $100. Good Luck!
manticore33
03-27-2004, 02:39 PM
Thanks.. I was just hoping there would be something besides replacement or dye. I thought about getting a carpet peice out of a catalog, but I have heard fitment is so/so. I might try going to a salavge yard and try to pull a carpet piece (Any Eclipse or Talon from 95-99 would fit). Then, doing the coin-op pressure washdown to clean it up.
LDPaul
03-27-2004, 05:19 PM
The carpet die is just a spray can that you spray on the carpet. The cost is about $6 a can so you might try to die the carpet.
HellrotCi
03-27-2004, 06:10 PM
If that carpet was mine, I use some Rit dye on them. They`ve got a color called Pearl Grey(#39) (http://www.ritdye.com/b.asp) that would work. I use to work for a car wholesale shop and we`d dye any carpets that were faded out or discolored. It worked pretty good and was very easy to do. I used a short handled brush, like a wheel/tire brush, to work the dye into the carpet.
manticore33
03-27-2004, 07:59 PM
Thanks for the idea. How was the long-term life of the dye, and how good did it cover the stains?



Thanks,



-Brett