see this...what do? (muddy carpets)

These aren't floor mats. He took a picture of the carpet so im confused on saying throw it out. Why would you go through the hassle of taking carpet out? Which i have no idea how to do and if it can even be done easily.



Anyways i would first do a dry scrub and vacuum/blow out as much as possible. After this, if you have one, put a brush on your PC or cyclo. Scrub with carpet cleaner or folex. Then extract. Repeat steps if neccesary.



Good luck!
 
Thanks for the help guys. I had allready cleaned the car after posting that photo-just wanted to get some reactions to see if i did it right. I would say it's about 60% better than it was, but this was also a younger guy's car which had been used around a ranch-he didn't want to throw a ton of $$$ into detailing it, just wanted it helped out. So I couldn't do the "neglegeted" charge like I typicaly would. I spent about 2-3 hours on it, did as far as I was willing to and then returned it to him.



Many thanks for the how-toos. Unfortunately I extracted it first (made it wet) followed by a big stiff brush and soapy water, then a towel to daub it up...repetated that process maybe 3-4 times on each side then gave up. I didn't take an after shot b/c frankly I wasn't happy with the results.



First time going at something of this caliber and each car is like a learning lesson for me. Many thanks again!
 
Deep Gloss Auto Salon said:
Because that would be the proper way to do it.... Taking carpet out is not hard at all....
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I understand, but depends on what the customer wants. That would be a little bit expensive. At least i would think. But i have never done it so i do not know. Just thought it would be difficult to take it out.
 
zackslapshot20 said:
I understand, but depends on what the customer wants. That would be a little bit expensive. At least i would think. But i have never done it so i do not know. Just thought it would be difficult to take it out.
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Agreed on the budget of the customer portion but, taking carpets out is not very difficult and is the only way I would feel at peace that I did a good job and didn't cause additional issues....
 
Deep Gloss Auto Salon said:
Agreed on the budget of the customer portion but, taking carpets out is not very difficult and is the only way I would feel at peace that I did a good job and didn't cause additional issues....
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Good point. Like i said i haven't ever done this. Thanks though
 
zackslapshot20 said:
Good point. Like i said i haven't ever done this. Thanks though
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No Problem Zach.... To be honest I was also a little intimidated before I had removed a carpet...



If I were to do this job and the customer was not willing to pay to do it the right way I would explain the potential issues that may/can occur... Most of the time when you do that the customer sees that you are not just trying to make a buck but really have their best interest in mind...
 
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