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Soda spill on front mat

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by txtabby, Apr 22, 2007.

  1. txtabby

    txtabby 2011 Prius 4

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    A friend spilled a soda (Coke) on the passenger mat/carpet. Fortunatly I had a towel with me and he moped up most of it. I went out this morning, the carpet looks okay, just a little damp that I took care of with paper towels, but the floor mat had a pretty big stain and was still wet. I figured I'd just hose it off on the driveway and moped up the excess water with a towel, then just hang it up to drip dry for a day or two. Should this work okay to get the stain out, and do I need to re-scotchguard the mat when it's dry?
     
    #1 txtabby, Apr 22, 2007
  2. priussoris

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(txtabby @ Apr 22 2007, 01:48 PM) [snapback]427894[/snapback]</div>
    My wife said try club soda let sit for 5-10 min,. then rinse and dry if you have a shop vac suck it up
     
    #2 priussoris, Apr 22, 2007
  3. Bill Merchant

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    I swear by 303 Cleaner and Spot Remover. I think if the Coke didn't get a chance to dry you'll be OK if you wet it and blotted it. Coke contains corn syrup (sticky bacteria food) and phosphoric acid (toilet-bowl cleaner ingredient) so it can be hard on fabric if you don't get it off.
     
    #3 Bill Merchant, Apr 23, 2007
  4. txtabby

    txtabby 2011 Prius 4

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    After hosing it off and letting it 'drip-dry' for a couple of days all the stain seems to be gone. If I suspect there's still some residue I can break out my 'Little Green Machine' from Bissle :) I'm going to replace the front and back 'cargo' area mats with black rubber ones anyway.
     
    #4 txtabby, Apr 23, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(txtabby @ Apr 23 2007, 09:02 PM) [snapback]428728[/snapback]</div>
    I bought the OEM all weather matts IMMEDIATELY when I bought my vehicle. I took the carpeted matts out. Where I live, they are just impractical, as they would get so dirty very quickly.
     
    #5 priusFTW, Apr 24, 2007
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    I did the same thing; the carpeted mats would have been ruined after one winter here...
     
    #6 Warwind, Apr 25, 2007
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