Messy disaster in my trunk...where to buy new trunk mat?

In case you haven't given up on removing the stain:

I've seen people get way worse stains out of their carpet over on the forums at detailcity.org. Oxy Clean dissolved in very hot water, along with some agitation from a scrubbing brush (and a pressure washer if you've got one) seems to be the most successful method.

 

I have very light carpeting in my house, and one day my dog chewed an ink pen and made a mess. I didn't think the stain would ever come out. I used Resolve carpet cleaner to break up the stain, and oxy-clean to dissolve it. It took time and half a dozen or so applications, but it eventually came out.

BUT, I once used oxy-clean on an automotive carpet and didn't follow the directions carefully--I didn't dillute it enough and it actually lightened the color of the carpet, making it look worse.

If you have decided to replace the mat anyway, it probably wouldn't hurt to try to clean it more.

 

Put the whole thing into a front-loading commercial washing machine (like at the laundromat). Use the stain (soak) cycle. It should come clean. I've done this with the floor mats at home (I have a front loader).

The cargo mat is a little big for my washer.

Nate

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(heavenleigh @ Jun 8 2006, 06:05 PM) [snapback]268312[/snapback]</div>

I've had very good results with OXY clean on my carpets at home. If you get a white residue which does look like it has "lightened" the carpet after drying just soak it again with plain water and stomp on it with a few layers of dry towels. Both times I've seen this on my carpet, the residue did come out and it no longer looked "lighter".

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(heavenleigh @ Jun 8 2006, 07:05 PM) [snapback]268312[/snapback]</div>

I know this is an old post, but if you think the condition of the trunk mat will affect the resale value, take the mat out. It's not like every car automatically comes with one, and a buyer is not even going to notice it isn't there.

 

Weathertech.com cargo mat

I have it and it's made of semi-flexible rubber. 100% worth its price. It's custom molded and has minor edges that level up.

 

well. another Toyota mat is not cheap, but others are. spend $30, get another one. as for me, i agree with Evan, your mat did its job and its hard to tell by the pic, but heck, looks reasonably well... as long as it does not smell, i could live with it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DaveinOlyWA @ Aug 3 2007, 08:41 PM) [snapback]490238[/snapback]</div>

I have cardboard protecting the mat. I cut down a large box using the mat as a template.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusenvy @ Jun 8 2006, 01:12 AM) [snapback]267751[/snapback]</div>

YES Oxy Clean + Boiling Water! I got red nail polish out of a light gray run doing this. Don't buy the generic buy the real stuff.

note...may bleach a little

regards....

 

weathertech is your answer. I purchased one...it is super !!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JimN @ Aug 3 2007, 07:43 PM) [snapback]490313[/snapback]</div>

A cargo mat cover? That's a new one!

 

I would do the opposite. Soak the mat in Dr. Pepper or Coke or brewed coffee for a day or so. Stain it all the same color. Then rinse thoroughly and do a light cleaning. In 5 years noone will know the difference.

 

Replace it! keep the old one for hauling stuff, go to Ebay for a new one,

 

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Do any of you really think that the OP has been waiting fourteen months without doing anything while waiting for you to post your answers?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(IsrAmeriPrius @ Aug 4 2007, 01:09 PM) [snapback]490603[/snapback]</div>

Occasionally, I'll "miss" the year of the time-stamp, and think that something that is over a year old is just a month or so old...

 

For future reference here are a thing I have learned. Most people don;t the stain out
because they only mess with the carpet that is stained. This trick was shown to me by a carpet cleaner and I have used on water and on an inkjet cartridge on light carpet a few weeks ago. The carpet wicks up the stain while it is damp. If all you do is scrub the carpet you get some of the junk out and the rest wicks up the fibers and re-appears. If you put another towel (that you really don't want to keep) on top of the stain after
scrubbing it, then the stain will wick into the towel instead of stopping on top of the carpet. I was amazed
that I was able to get yellow ink out of my home carpet but I put an old towel down and weighted it down
to increase the tension and it just worked

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ghostrider @ Aug 4 2007, 08:11 PM) [snapback]490692[/snapback]</div>

When I've had removable pieces of carpet (floor mats and the like) that I wanted to get clean, here's what I did:

Remove the mat, take it to the 25¢ car wash, hang it somewhere, and spray the bejeezus out of the carpet with the high pressure want with soap. Then, set that to rinse, and rinse the thing. Finally, let it drip dry before putting it back in.

There aren't many things that can resist 1000 PSI hot soapy water.