steelwindmachine
02-06-2017, 09:09 AM
Finally, after nearly 3 weeks since I bought it I was able to make an attempt to clean my newly purchased 2014 Sorento. Previously I had a 98 Prelude and my body certainly took a beating in dealing with the additional interior real estate and mess therein that I found.
I spent about 1.5 hours crawling around scrubbing the rug and carpeted mats with the end of my ShopVac 5gal's hose and a pair of dish brushes. I unearthed a children's pair of swim goggles, pen parts, a pencil, hair ties and loads of small white hairs that were in most cases, seemingly impossible to extract without hand plucking each one. The carpet wasn't so much filthy with stains or spilled beverages (that was more so on the console and other plastic parts - need to clean that all at some point), but mostly residual human deposits and child-filth.
What I'm looking for from the wealth of this forum's collective knowledge are any methods or tools that could be more effective, thorough and faster at pulling the hair and stubborn grit, fuzz, sand and other reluctant debris from auto carpet?
My Sorento's carpet is charcoal gray and has a somewhat short nap. I wouldn't call it plush, but it's somewhat dense.
I did poke around the web before posting this and did find the following tools along with my impressions:
pumice stone - does it get just the hair or is it also removing bits of the carpet too?
rubber brushes - I've used these before on furniture and maybe it was just the types I've used, but they've always seemed to be a let down in dealing with cat hair.
lint brushes - roller tape ones are great, but expensive and wasteful. The fabric one I have (shaped like a little football) does work well, but maybe there is a more automated or "power" way to do this?
DA with bristle disc - seems cool, easy, but is it really releasing hair and debris or is it just swirling it around deeper into the carpet pile?
duct tape - probably cheaper than a roller lint brush, might be worth trying
I also had a lot of difficulty getting to dirt, dust and debris in tight spots like between the sides of the back seats and the pillar trim or along the rocker panel and seat track trim.
So, any wisdom on a better way or confirmation that carpet just generally sucks to clean is fine. Hope you folks have some kind of magic potion, but if not, I'll accept the reality of the nature of the job.
I spent about 1.5 hours crawling around scrubbing the rug and carpeted mats with the end of my ShopVac 5gal's hose and a pair of dish brushes. I unearthed a children's pair of swim goggles, pen parts, a pencil, hair ties and loads of small white hairs that were in most cases, seemingly impossible to extract without hand plucking each one. The carpet wasn't so much filthy with stains or spilled beverages (that was more so on the console and other plastic parts - need to clean that all at some point), but mostly residual human deposits and child-filth.
What I'm looking for from the wealth of this forum's collective knowledge are any methods or tools that could be more effective, thorough and faster at pulling the hair and stubborn grit, fuzz, sand and other reluctant debris from auto carpet?
My Sorento's carpet is charcoal gray and has a somewhat short nap. I wouldn't call it plush, but it's somewhat dense.
I did poke around the web before posting this and did find the following tools along with my impressions:
pumice stone - does it get just the hair or is it also removing bits of the carpet too?
rubber brushes - I've used these before on furniture and maybe it was just the types I've used, but they've always seemed to be a let down in dealing with cat hair.
lint brushes - roller tape ones are great, but expensive and wasteful. The fabric one I have (shaped like a little football) does work well, but maybe there is a more automated or "power" way to do this?
DA with bristle disc - seems cool, easy, but is it really releasing hair and debris or is it just swirling it around deeper into the carpet pile?
duct tape - probably cheaper than a roller lint brush, might be worth trying
I also had a lot of difficulty getting to dirt, dust and debris in tight spots like between the sides of the back seats and the pillar trim or along the rocker panel and seat track trim.
So, any wisdom on a better way or confirmation that carpet just generally sucks to clean is fine. Hope you folks have some kind of magic potion, but if not, I'll accept the reality of the nature of the job.