How do you like them carpets.

[07Burb]

Mine was probably 10x as bad as that, too. It would have been impossible to clean, replacing it was the only option. This is just a toy/project for me that I picked up for cheap, so no big deal... but if I bought it to DD I probably wouldn't have bought one so dirty.

That's true. If you're buying it to fix up and is basically a "toy" that's a different situation all together. My '77 was definitely in less than tip top shape when I bought it but when you get it for cheap with the intentions of doing your own work to it anyway it's not that big of a deal....

 

[branndon_b]

you can look into that SEM dye, and re-dye the carpet a darker shade if you like. heard that wheel brite works real well in cleaning carpet and then you can re-dye it if it doesn't clean up. i tried oxy-clean, laundry detergent, pressure washing... but ended up just changing it. but re-dying it is an option.

 

[SunlitComet]

I was originally going to pull it out to have a truck mounted cleaning machine do it today and when I got it out last night and compared dirty areas to some covered ones like say center console I knew at that point I was not going to put it back in. So I am looking at lmc for a replacement but don't know if it is complete as the one I pulled out. The old one has layered padding in most areas plus a third layer over the exhaust pipe runs. I was running out of time to spend the money on a truck that I could spend here and there to fix up. It didn't seem to bad until I pulled it out in broad daylight. The vehicle is heavily tinted so bad that I need a camera out back to see in reverse. It really masked how dirty it was.

 

[retorq]

Mine is WAY worse, I had a battery in the back that tipped and I have been known to transport trannys and motors that haven't been completely flushed out.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

Mine is WAY worse, I had a battery in the back that tipped and I have been known to transport trannys and motors that haven't been completely flushed out.

hahaha niceee

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

mine could use replacing but its not TOO bad yet... i've pretty much ruined the driver side floor (previous owners did a good job as well)

 

[07Burb]

On a DD I gotta keep my stuff relatively clean...

 

[blueflamed03]

I looked at stockinteriors.com and had them send me samples. None matched my pewter interior

 

[99Yuk]

A bucket of hot water, a few magic erasers and some elbow grease did wonders for my carpet.

What I used...


Before:


After:


I also did around the drivers seat carpet as a test and it came out really good there too. Took out the salt/grime and with lots of elbow grease a small 4" round section came out looking as nice as the door carpet. I just didn't take photos of that.

IDK, worked for me....

 

[AtomicHoe094]

just watch what you use those erasers on, they contain bleach