Often overlooked and forgotten the carpet in your car can accumulate large amounts of dirt debris and more making it one of the dirtiest areas inside your cabin.
Car carpet dirt.
Vacuum the carpet with a wet dry vac or use one of the vacuum cleaners at your local car wash or gas station.
While you re waiting for the car s carpet to dry give your car mats a cleanup.
Reach under the pedals seats and crevices around the car to pick up and dispose of all remaining dirt crumbs and trash from the floor of your vehicle.
If you leave too much trash in your car when you began to wash the carpet you won t truly be cleaning all that much.
It s an easy way to help keep your car fresh.
Remove the floor mats and clean out any trash that may be littering your car s carpet.
Vacuum both sides of the mats.
Dirt is bound to get ground in to a carpet that is walked on regularly even if you take your shoes off before doing so.
Vacuum it up before you start driving again to prevent this dirt from causing future stains.
Remove as much of the loose dirt and debris as possible.
Vacuuming your carpet regularly at least the highest traffic areas will delay the inevitable but once dirt is pressed into the carpet s fibers it s time to do more than vacuum.
Often the shampooing process can cause deep dirt and debris to rise to the surface of the carpet.
Preventative cleaning is the best option here.