"Tapas" (tapas)
04/22/2020 at 16:55 • Filed to: None
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Update: I wll try Dawn + agitation bcause idont ha ve shop vac or brake cleaner. If tis me thod fails, will washing wth so ap mean brake cleaner won’t be work after soap?
Soooooooo quite a bit of my engine oil leaked out onto my “original ///M trunk carpet” and my Coco mats (which is there because I have rubber mats are on the inside). This is a wicker like fabric.....
How do I clean this?!?!?! :(
Ash78, voting early and often
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 16:20 |
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I’ve had really good luck using brake cleaner on interior fabrics.
No, not kidding -- even on wide expanses of tan headliner. Give it a shot, at worst your mats are pretty camouflaged.
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Tapas
> Ash78, voting early and often
04/22/2020 at 16:34 |
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The tan part of the mats which is light now lows pretty soaked in the oil and is like 2 shades darker.
I have no brake fluid, but I'm wondering if soaking this in Dawn would help....
dumpsterfire!
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 16:39 |
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The commercial says Dawn works for wildlife cleanup after slightly worse oil disasters...
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 16:42 |
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H ave you tried gasoline mixed with fire?
Kidding, like Ash said, brake cleaner actually works pretty great. Obviously, text it in a small inconspicuous spot first.
PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 16:43 |
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If you have a carpet cleaning vacuum, use a serious solvent (acetone or brake cleaner ) and then pull that back out with the vacuum. Don’t forget you can use most shop vacs, they’re often wet capable. You just need to dissolve the oil with a solvent and then get it out of the fabric and not let it settle down into the carpet. Some cheap carpet might not like the harsh chemicals and you can test an area first.
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Tapas
> PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
04/22/2020 at 16:46 |
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I d ont have a shop vac or brake cleaner.
And I guess no one would want to lend things out with this Covid :/
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> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 16:52 |
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Try dish soap. I actually managed to get oil stains from some of my shirts in the past with it. Dab it full strength and agitate, and use a wet cloth to scrub it.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 17:01 |
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Any solvent would be better than nothing.
( Also, please don’t use brake FLUID — I mean brake CLEANER, the aerosol . It sprays hard and dries very quickly, typically dissolving the stains without any real work.)
Thisismydisplayname
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 17:08 |
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Dawn works great for oil. I use it to clean my trans oil pan when i change fluid. And surprisingly, the dreft pretreatment spray works really well for a lot of different stains. I know I use it on the carpet all the time. Spray directly on the stain, and wash/suck it up with the carpet cleaner.
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> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 17:14 |
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I would use Dawn. Mix a strong batch of it and scrub with a scrub brush. Then rinse with the wand at the car wash. Assuming, of course, that you can pull the mat from the car... (It’s possible that your car is too nice.)
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> Ash78, voting early and often
04/22/2020 at 17:34 |
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So it will dissolve the stain and evaporate? No need for a shop vac?
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PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 18:05 |
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Well that sucks (no pun intended) . Without a vacuum, you could still make this work, just need to put more elbow grease into the project.
Either way, you can try acetone, available at homedepot or other home improvement store. Rubbing alcohol could work. Nail polish remover (unscented) is essentially acetone, if you have any of that around the house.
You should consider having a shop vac, they’re fairly handy.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 18:15 |
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If you can remove the mat I think scrubbier g with dawn in a sink or bathtub may be best. It won’t evaporate
Boxer_4
> Tapas
04/22/2020 at 20:42 |
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I mean, they use Dawn on ducks, so it must be somewhat e ffective...
J ust don’t use the bottle of Dawn a friend of mine has laying around... it contains bar & chain oil...
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Tapas
04/23/2020 at 09:08 |
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Correct — bear in mind that I’m talking mostly about small spots in fabric where removal isn’t an options . Since these are floor mats, I agree with others that you need to try a soak first. I would try powdered laundry detergent, followed by Dawn like you mentioned.