wool floor mats
that was too easy. I haven't seen a bottle of that since I lived with my parents way back when!
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You aren't going to like this.
I have the 'lambswool' mats front and rear.
I clean them the same way as any other mat - car, garage, shed whatever.
Mix biological washing powder in warm water - blood heat, any higher stops the enzymes working.
Spray onto mat and leave for an hour or two.
Now the horrifying bit - I jet the water off with my Nilfisk jet wash! The enzymes breakdown the oil and grease. The jet wash blasts all that away along with the embeded grit.
Yes it does remove some of the wool fibres.
'Dry' the mats with the wet and dry shopvac.
Place mats on the south facing shed roof to dry in the sun.
Yes really. I've done this with each 'new' car that enters the family fleet and then at each deep clean as required. Some cars a deep clean is needed every few months due to their usage. The Jaguar gets down about annually, about three times so far for the driver's mat, but only once for the others. Each time the quantity of loose fibres removed falls massively. Last time I did it there where barely any visibly lost.
No warranty given or implied!
My real point is they are really very robust and you need not be particularly precious about them. Just use any cleaning product you would use for any other product made of natural fibres. Ask spouse/wife/grandmother for advice if in doubt.
I have the 'lambswool' mats front and rear.
I clean them the same way as any other mat - car, garage, shed whatever.
Mix biological washing powder in warm water - blood heat, any higher stops the enzymes working.
Spray onto mat and leave for an hour or two.
Now the horrifying bit - I jet the water off with my Nilfisk jet wash! The enzymes breakdown the oil and grease. The jet wash blasts all that away along with the embeded grit.
Yes it does remove some of the wool fibres.
'Dry' the mats with the wet and dry shopvac.
Place mats on the south facing shed roof to dry in the sun.
Yes really. I've done this with each 'new' car that enters the family fleet and then at each deep clean as required. Some cars a deep clean is needed every few months due to their usage. The Jaguar gets down about annually, about three times so far for the driver's mat, but only once for the others. Each time the quantity of loose fibres removed falls massively. Last time I did it there where barely any visibly lost.
No warranty given or implied!
My real point is they are really very robust and you need not be particularly precious about them. Just use any cleaning product you would use for any other product made of natural fibres. Ask spouse/wife/grandmother for advice if in doubt.
Last edited by rtcosic; Dec 21, 2016 at 05:39 AM.
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Consider calling a few high end professional carpet cleaning services. I'm sure some deal with wool rugs and could at least give you some direction.
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You aren't going to like this.
I have the 'lambswool' mats front and rear.
I clean them the same way as any other mat - car, garage, shed whatever.
Mix biological washing powder in warm water - blood heat, any higher stops the enzymes working.
Spray onto mat and leave for an hour or two.
Now the horrifying bit - I jet the water off with my Nilfisk jet wash! The enzymes breakdown the oil and grease. The jet wash blasts all that away along with the embeded grit.
Yes it does remove some of the wool fibres.
'Dry' the mats with the wet and dry shopvac.
Place mats on the south facing shed roof to dry in the sun.
Yes really. I've done this with each 'new' car that enters the family fleet and then at each deep clean as required. Some cars a deep clean is needed every few months due to their usage. The Jaguar gets down about annually, about three times so far for the driver's mat, but only once for the others. Each time the quantity of loose fibres removed falls massively. Last time I did it there where barely any visibly lost.
No warranty given or implied!
My real point is they are really very robust and you need not be particularly precious about them. Just use any cleaning product you would use for any other product made of natural fibres. Ask spouse/wife/grandmother for advice if in doubt.
I have the 'lambswool' mats front and rear.
I clean them the same way as any other mat - car, garage, shed whatever.
Mix biological washing powder in warm water - blood heat, any higher stops the enzymes working.
Spray onto mat and leave for an hour or two.
Now the horrifying bit - I jet the water off with my Nilfisk jet wash! The enzymes breakdown the oil and grease. The jet wash blasts all that away along with the embeded grit.
Yes it does remove some of the wool fibres.
'Dry' the mats with the wet and dry shopvac.
Place mats on the south facing shed roof to dry in the sun.
Yes really. I've done this with each 'new' car that enters the family fleet and then at each deep clean as required. Some cars a deep clean is needed every few months due to their usage. The Jaguar gets down about annually, about three times so far for the driver's mat, but only once for the others. Each time the quantity of loose fibres removed falls massively. Last time I did it there where barely any visibly lost.
No warranty given or implied!
My real point is they are really very robust and you need not be particularly precious about them. Just use any cleaning product you would use for any other product made of natural fibres. Ask spouse/wife/grandmother for advice if in doubt.
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