How to Clean Car Floor Mats

As you drive through Jackson on a daily basis, your car floor mats are bound to endure some wear and tear. These necessary accessories help protect your car from dirt, mud, snow, and spills, and as a result, they require a deep cleaning from time to time. Read this guide by the Wilson KIA service experts to learn how to clean car floor mats!

Supplies You Need to Clean Car Floor Mats 

Before you get ready to clean your cloth or rubber floor mats, you’ll need the following supplies:

• Rubber Floor Mats: Vacuum, rubber floor mat cleanser, stiff bristle brush, hose or bucket of water, microfiber towel or a place to hang your mats
• Carpet Floor Mats: Vacuum, carpet floor mat cleaner, brush, hose or bucket of water, wet vac if available, or a place to hang your mats

How to Clean Rubber Floor Mats

If you’re someone who enjoys off-roading outside of Flowood, rubber floor mats are ideal as they’re easy to rinse off. To make sure they remain as effective as possible, follow these steps:

1. Learning how to clean rubber floor mats is an easy process. You’ll start by removing them from your vehicle to avoid damaging your cabin with water.
2. Shake out the mats and vacuum up any leftover debris.
3. Rinse the mats with clean water. 
4. Apply a cleaner designed specifically for rubber mats and gently scrub them with a stiff bristle brush to remove extra grime and debris.
5. Rinse the mats clean.
6. Hang them up to dry or dry them with a microfiber towel. You’ll want to make sure they’re completely dry before placing them back in your vehicle.

How to Clean Carpet Floor Mats

If your Ridgeland commuter vehicle is from a luxury automaker, or you’re using factory-provided floor mats, they’re probably carpet instead of rubber. Here’s how to clean carpet floor mats:

1. Take the floor mats out of your vehicle. 
2. Vacuum the floor mats to remove to remove dirt.
3. Shake them off and whack them against a hard surface to get rid of dust and smaller dirt particles. 
4. Use a cleaner made specifically for carpet floor mats and apply it to your floor mats. Be sure to follow the application instructions as they can vary. 
5. Scrub the mats to remove any stains and ground in debris. 
6. Rinse thoroughly.
7. If you have access to a wet vac, try vacuuming your floor mats again. This will help remove any additional dirt, as well as reduce the drying time of your mats. 
8. Hang your mats to dry. Make sure they are completely dry before placing back in your vehicle. 

Visit Wilson KIA for Automobile Service

Now you know how to clean car floor mats at home in Ridgeland! If you have any additional questions about the materials, contact us today. Or, if you have any additional vehicle maintenance that needs to be addressed, schedule an appointment with our service experts and they’ll get the job done in no time!