Carpet cleaner discolored floor mats--Darn!!

Dang that sucks!

I havn't tried carpet cleaner yet, but i walk into nasty auto shop garages with coolant, oil, grime, dirt soaked floors all day. When I get back into my car after dropping off parts my floor mats are almost black by the end of the day.
By the end off the week they get like a layer of grime on them.

I usually just throw them in the washing machine in Hot water with a bunch of Tide and they come out looking new! Then i just throw them in the dryer.

 

yeah i would advise using a front loading machine to wash them, and not hot water. i think a top loader might be too rough, i just washed mine yestarday and i washed in warm water with some towels. the first one came out looking clean, the 2nd one didnt look very clean so i kept pulling it out of the wash cycle with a tub full and using a wash cloth to scrub it a little bit and kept throwing it back in the tub.

i dont think the floor mats would stand being washed often, imo

i washed them one at a time

i didnt put them in the dryer, i just hung them outside to dry and they were pretty dry to the touch just laying over a chair in the sun for an hour or so

 

Which carpet cleaner did you use so we can be forewarned?

 

I wonder by throwing them in a washing machine with detergent and vinegar will get rid of the carpet cleaner stains..

 

Sorry you didn't follow my advice on using Simple Green, I've had no problems using this on many different types of car mats.
It will also work in a washing machine, dilute it first by half strength. Pre soak any stains. Does a good job on work clothes too. I like using liquids in my front loader much better than powders.

As a side note you could always re-dye your mats instead of buying new ones. At this point I'd get rid of the carpet and get a rubber type mat.