How to Clean Car Floor Mats

When you know how to clean car floor mats, you can save a lot of money on professional detailing while enjoying a clean cabin with less pollen and pollutants. It’s easy to learn how to clean car floor mats with the service department at Five Star Hyundai of Albany! Let’s take a look at how to clean rubber floor mats and carpet mats! 

Supplies You’ll Need

The first step in how to clean rubber floor mats or carpet mats is to make sure you have all the supplies you’ll need. Except for the vacuum cleaner, the supplies are all inexpensive and easy to find at most big box stores in Tifton and Americus. Here’s what you need: 

Rubber Floor Mats

• Vacuum (hand-held is fine)
• Rubber-safe cleanser
• Stiff bristle brush
• Hose or bucket of water
• Microfiber towel 
• A place to hang your mats

Carpet Floor Mats

• Vacuum (hand-held is find)
• Carpet cleaner
• Brush
• Hose or bucket of water
• Wet vac if available, or a place to hang your mats

How to Clean Rubber Floor Mats

Rubber floor mats are designed to take a beating from the elements. Whether that comes from driving in muddy conditions or going off-roading, your rubber floor mats can take it and look like new with a good cleaning. All it takes to get back to looking like new is following these steps: 

1. Remove the mats from your vehicle 
2. Shake out the mats and vacuum any leftover debris.
3. Rinse the mats with clean water. 
4. Apply a cleanser designed for rubber 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. 
7. Make sure mats are completely dry before placing them back in your vehicle.

How to Clean Carpet Floor Mats

Carpet floor mats are more often found in luxury vehicles or high trim levels. While they’re more plush than rubber floor mats and can pull together your cabin’s design, they can also stain more easily with weather and road conditions. It’s easy to stop stains from your Camilla driveway. Here’s how: 

1. Remove the floor mats from your vehicle. 
2. Vacuum the floor mats to remove 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. 

Get Answers to Your Automotive Questions with Five Star Hyundai of Albany

Now that you know how to clean rubber floor mats, what else would you like to learn about keeping your Hyundai in great shape? Our Hyundai service hub can help! You’re also welcome to contact us with your questions, or even schedule an appointment if you have a car issue that needs to be addressed.