How To Clean Car Floor Mats Yourself

Your car floor mats take a beating after so many commutes to New Orleans, and all that constant contact with dirt, mud, snow, and spills means they need a good cleaning every once in a while. Learn how to clean rubber floor mats and carpet floor mats yourself from the team at the Leson Chevrolet Company, Inc. service center below, or schedule an appointment to have us clean your car floor mats for you. 

How to Clean Car Floor Mats: What You’ll Need 

Depending on whether you have rubber or carpet floor mats, you’ll need slightly different supplies to clean them. Before you get started, be sure to gather them in the Metairie area or wherever works best for you:

Rubber Floor Mats:

• Vacuum
• Rubber floor mat cleanser
• Stiff bristle brush
• Hose or bucket of water
• Microfiber towel 
• A place to hang your mats

Carpet Floor Mats:

• Vacuum
• Carpet floor mat cleaner
• Brush
• Hose or bucket of water
• Wet vac if available
• A place to hang your mats

How to Clean Rubber Floor Mats

It’s easy to learn how to clean rubber floor mats at home in Belle Chasse. Just follow these steps: 

1. Start by removing them from your vehicle to avoid damaging the interior of your vehicle with water.
2. Shake out the mats and vacuum up any leftover debris.
3. Rinse the mats with clean water. 
4. Apply a cleanser designed for rubber mats and gently scrub with a stiff bristle brush to remove additional grime and debris.
5. Rinse the mats clean.
6. Hang up to dry, or dry with a microfiber towel. Make sure mats are completely dry before replacing. 

How to Clean Carpet Floor Mats

Maybe you have carpet floor mats instead of rubber. It’s still easy for you to learn how to clean car floor mats. Just follow these steps:

1. Remove the floor mats from your vehicle. 
2. Vacuum the floor mats to remove dirt.
3. Shake and whack the floor mats against a hard surface to rid them of dust and smaller dirt particles. 
4. Use a cleaner designed for carpet floor mats and apply it to your floor mats. Make sure you follow the application directions on your particular cleaner, 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 cut the drying time of your mats. 
8. Hang your mats to dry. Make sure they are completely dry before placing them back in your vehicle. 

Leson Chevrolet Company, Inc. Can Clean Your Floor Mats For You!

You can visit our service center in Harvey to have us clean your mats for you! If you have any questions about cleaning your mats yourself or having us clean them for you, just contact us. We’ll be happy to help.