cleaning the carpet, need help

[drowndindreams]

I just spent the last hour pulling the seats out. My plan is to clean the living shit out of this carpet as well as I can. I'm guessing using 409 or something like that and just getting a brush, hosing down the carpet and going at it. Anything I should be aware of, or anything I should be using?

Here are two lovely pictures

 

[SunlitComet]

not hosing it down would be good. call a commercial carpet professional. Put the carpet on the ground and let them go at it. Maybe even do the home and get a discount. I was set to do the same thing but then I saw it in daylight. Original carpet never made it back in.

 

[drowndindreams]

money is an obstacle

 

[SunlitComet]

okay rent one from supermarket for $40 maybe. Doable?

 

[drowndindreams]

do you have pics of your new carpet?

 

[fyremanpat]

if you can, pull it out and hose it off. once its wet try working the stains out. this way you will be able to rinse the dirt away. if you try to wet vac it in the vehicle its only going to draw up the dirt from the padding and it will look worse when it dries. if you do leave it in the truck use water and cleaners sparingly. ive had luck with just a steamer and wiping the carpet with a towel.

 

[drowndindreams]

i just hosed it down, brushed the whole thing down with stain remover, hosed it down, brushed it again with washing detergent, hosed it down again. waiting for it to dry to post results.

 

[Monstar_est87]

wat about removing the carpet and taking it 2 a self car wash place and using their high pressure degreaser settings... Boom..!

 

[SunlitComet]

do you have pics of your new carpet?

Will try tonight with better camera.

 

[drowndindreams]

well after it being outside for 2 days, here is the result. i paid more attention to where the foot areas. not great, but looks a ton cleaner.