bed carpet cleaning

2fasttoon · 06-28-2009, 05:36 AM

The o5 I just puschased, the previous owner had hauled a bail of straw as far as I can tell. Here's the problem, some of the straw is weaved deep into the carpet and a vac can't pull it out, duct tape doesn't touch it. How can I get it out? I was thinking that I could use a tire brush, I know thats going to bring a lot of fiber up out of the carpet. This previous owner person used it as a truck probaly once. One time too many. I'm so impressed with this site. Hope you guys will let me be part of it. Thanks in advance.
Marty

Cash · 06-28-2009, 10:46 AM

This is rather just thinking out loud with no experience or particular basis for this. What if all the slats were removed and a "wet" carpet cleaner were used?
It doesn't take much of anything to be unable to be picked up by a vacuum as we all know and pretty much pick individual bits out by fingernails after any dirt is removed so it shouldn't come as a surprise regular vac won't work.

Blu/Blk#6 · 06-28-2009, 04:02 PM

I would pick the straw out by hand before I used a very course brush. It will take a long time to shave the fuzz created by a brush.

Achias · 06-28-2009, 05:32 PM

I only have carpet on the tailgate, but when Christmas tree needles did the same thing that you are describing, the only thing that worked for me was fingernails.

2fasttoon · 06-30-2009, 08:20 PM

Blu/Blk had a great Idea....Shave the fiber that is wore on the bed carpet cleans up so nicely when shaved. I Used old electric shaver that I used on my Silky Terrier. I used it without any guards and as short as it could be adjusted. Btw it was really quick and vac up very easy. The bed carpet is looking good. I just wish that I known that the wood strips were attached by velcro, earlier in cleaning.

Cash · 06-30-2009, 10:20 PM

Guess I should have mentioned the velcro when I suggested slat removal. Glad you got it cleaned anyway. My next suggestion was to buy a horse!

2fasttoon · 07-01-2009, 05:16 AM

Cash thats why I enjoy this so much, you learn as you go. It also helps to have a large group of arm chair quarterbacks ready to send in the next play. mabe it works and a lot of the time it does sometimes it doesn't, but that may be where the next Idea comes from. Thanks to everyone that chimed in. The funny thing as I vacuumed the straw seemed to just reappear, it was coming from under the wood strips.

Cash · 07-02-2009, 10:17 PM

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I found your trucks "soul mate".

2fasttoon · 07-02-2009, 10:36 PM

Now thats funny I don't care who you are.

kollins · 07-22-2009, 07:33 AM

Depends on what type of cleaning you need to do. I would vacuum a couple of times a week and then get a good steam cleaning done every six months, more if you have pets or really messy kids.
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XSELER8 · 07-22-2009, 07:59 AM

SHOUT wipes might work well also