Auto carpet/upholstery cleaner vs home carpet cleaner?

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Walter Cohen - 21 Feb 2008 04:23 GMT

For cleaning auto carpets/car mats is it worth the extra expense to get the
automotive carpet/upholstery cleaner (i.e. Prestone) or is it the same
ingredients as carpet cleaner for home carpets?

Walter

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Jeff - 21 Feb 2008 04:28 GMT

> For cleaning auto carpets/car mats is it worth the extra expense to get
> the automotive carpet/upholstery cleaner (i.e. Prestone) or is it the
> same ingredients as carpet cleaner for home carpets?
>
> Walter

You should be able to look at the ingredients on the Prestone and
regular carpet cleaner and compare.

Try regular carpet cleaner. Unless you have a really stubborn stain that
the special carpet cleaner actually gets out, I don't see how it could
be worth the extra money.

Jeff

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Ray O - 21 Feb 2008 04:30 GMT

> For cleaning auto carpets/car mats is it worth the extra expense to get
> the automotive carpet/upholstery cleaner (i.e. Prestone) or is it the same
> ingredients as carpet cleaner for home carpets?
>
> Walter

Like Jeff says, try the home carpet cleaner first. There is nothing special
about automotive carpets, other than the padding is glued to the carpet
backing. I have had good luck at spot-cleaning coffee, soda, and juice
stains with Simple Green.

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