Dressing and cleaning floor mats?

[mleroy1989]

Hey everyone.

I`ve had a few customers with Weathertech or similar floor mats recently and seem to struggle with making them look as nice as the rest of the vehicle.

I`ve used CGs APC to scrub but never get great results. I tried LA Awesome with better results but I`m hesitant to use that regularly.

I haven`t dressed floor mats for fear of them being slippery but know it would help a lot with the overall appearance.

How do you clean these mats, and do you/what do you use to dress them? The only product I have considered that`s in my arsenal is CG natural shine.

Thanks.

[Ronkh]

IMHO

Clean
Never dress

[tom p.]

Yeah, I`d agree with Ron and skip the dressing...

Optimum Power Clean is great on the Weathertech mats for your basic clean up.

[Robert DiTerlizzi]

try this BLACKFIRE All-In-One All Purpose Cleaner
as for dressings, I`m with the Tom and Ron, skip the dressing
maybe some 303 Aerospace Protectant 16oz., spray on and wipe off

[Swanicyouth]

There is a video of Daren from Auto Fetish recommending Stoners More Shine, IIR.

Cleaning Detailing Rubber Car Floor Mats: Going level 10! - YouTube

[trashmanssd]

I have had good Luck with Meguiar`s non acid wheel cleaner D143, and I tried last time sorta dressing them with Meguiar`s quick interior detailer D149 after and they did look a lot better and were not slick.

[Concourswanna b]

Weathertech does have a "8LTC8K" protectant that somehow dries to a nonslip finish. I don`t think it gets much play on here, but it`s pretty nice to work with.
Adam`s In n Out is good too, IMHO.
I used to use a lot of Autoglym Vinyl/Rubber care (the yellow label), but the Wife would complain about a little slickness. The scent of the AG is great though.

[JSFM35X]

This on steroids.

IMHO

Clean
Never dress

[pwaug]

The Weathertech nonslip dressing mentioned above does a great job of making the mats look almost new with no slippery finish on the mats.

[mleroy1989]

Thanks for all the advice everyone! I`m still in the air about weather to dress them or not, but definitely makes me more comfortable in the fact that I haven`t been doing them before. I`ll need to get my hands on some mats to try some of the dressings on and see if anything would be effective without making me liable for anything.

[tom p.]

This conversation reminds me of the conversation about putting Armor All on motorcycle tires and the seat

[MooreImpressive]

Best results are similar to what you did, we use LATA on them, scrub hard, pressure wash, then use a very diluted water based dressing. Brings back the color and satin gloss as originally looked, without being too slick. We always ask the customer during pre-inspection about how they feel about gloss, low gloss or just clean and dry. Thing with gloss is you can hide a lot of things like scuffs that show up bad if you don`t use any dressing at all

[Dogfather]

I get my rubber (Winter) mats very clean with LATA. I spray liberally on a wet mat, let it sit for a while, then go at it with a car wash brush on a pole. The nylon type you wouldn`t use on your paint.
I`ve never dressed them, but I`m sure Duragloss 253 would be appropriate. I use it, but only on my tires.

[Swanicyouth]

I wonder how Tuff Shine would work on rubber matts?

It`s certainly not greasy or slippery.

[mleroy1989]

I was hesitant using LATA on them thinking it was too strong and may have an adverse effect on the color. I`ll definitely try doing a whole set next time I run into it.

Also a car wash brush is a great idea!