Believe it or not, I like to take my mats and beat them on the driveway by holding them over my head with both hands and swinging them down onto the driveway so they hit it as close to horizontally as I can get them.
Amazing how much crud this dislodges. I do it until I can't see anything left from the "beating", then I use a sweeper on them. Crude but effective. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Dave Walton <walton.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > When vacuuming floor mats, you will get more particulates out of them if you > turn over the upright vacuum and hold the mats upside down against the > rotating beaters. Gravity helps pull out the crud. It is amazing how much > more dirt you can get from "clean" carpeting this way. > > Wear gloves. > > -Dave Walton > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 10:07 AM, G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I suggest you sprinkle the baking soda over the entire surface of the >> carpets.. make them white with baking soda... It is a harmless material as >> far as chemical reaction with the carpet and will vacuum up cleanly. If you >> cover a greater surface the baking soda will do what it does best even >> better with greater surface area to absorb the smell. >> >> The carpets are a major fabric surface that has soaked up the smoke residue >> for the life of the smokers residence, so for greater success, attack that >> surface. It's cheap and it absorbs odor like crazy. You may want to do >> several applications with a vacuum between each. >> >> Coffee grounds... never had luck with them, but... who doesn't like the >> smell of fresh brewed coffee? >> >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Rusty Cullens <buymbpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks everyone from some great suggestions. I have decided to try most >>> all of them. I have rented an ozone generator for 2 days for $50.00. Before >>> I use it I will clean the entire interior thoroughly and install the 4 new >>> cabin filters. After I finish, I plan on alternating coffee and baking soda >>> in containers at night and putting sheets of fabric softener under the >>> seats. It may be overkill but my wife gets migraines and I just plain can't >>> stand the smell. Other than that and the fact that the sunroof has to be >>> repaired I am generally happy with the car. It is a cool color (Black Opal) >>> which looks black from afar but blue/green up close or in the sun. The >>> drivers seat has a 4" tear from wear, but I have already gotten my >>> Leatherique kit in and that will be repaired this weekend as well. It is my >>> first W210 to own and I am looking forward to seeing how it does. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rusty Cullens >>> BuyMBparts, Inc. >>> www.buyMBparts.biz >>> www.buyEUROparts.biz >>> www.buyASIANparts.biz >>> Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 >>> Fax/ 770-454-9745 >>> ICQ 427542441 >>> AIM BuyMBparts >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
