RX8Club.com

RX8Club.com (https://www.rx8club.com/)
-   Series I Interior, Audio, and Electronics (https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-interior-audio-electronics-24/)
-   -   Sand! (https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-interior-audio-electronics-24/sand-154346/)

Falken 08-20-2008 07:28 AM

Sand!
 
I made the mistake of letting three teenagers in my car after a day at the Indiana Dunes.

Sand is ground into all the carpets. It's horrible. My hand vacuum has no chance of getting it out. There are little twigs and leaves down there too that might as well be glued down.

How do I get this crap out? It's not the foot carpets, its the base carpet, under the footmats.

Thanks!

alnielsen 08-20-2008 07:32 AM

The vacs at the car wash and some gas stations are a lot more powerful than a hand vac. That is the place to go to.

firebirdude 08-20-2008 01:14 PM

Shampoo machine with vacuum dry

Jedi54 08-20-2008 01:16 PM

car wash / gas station vacuums could help. bring a full roll of quarters

Razz1 08-20-2008 10:51 PM

Use a hand held corn broom. Vaccum brush vaccum.

05rex8 08-20-2008 11:02 PM

falken, were you one of the 3 teenagers in the car? :lol2:

Jedi54 08-20-2008 11:16 PM

next time, flip the floor mats upside down, easier to vaccuum off the rubber side

Razz1 08-20-2008 11:28 PM

I knew you were a flip flop guy....

Dark side The Forece Dark sdie The Force

Vyndictive 08-21-2008 12:41 PM

I had the same issue a few weeks ago...
The sands of lake Erie are. . . different. Not really sand... its like, dirt crossed with velcro.

Anyway, I did all of these, in this order.

1. Dust Buster (no dice)
2. Floor Vac with attachment (worked a little)
3. Car wash vac (better, but still brown showing on the black rug)

4. I had the rear seats out anyway which takes like 5 minutes to get the bottoms out... Then used a scrub brush and water and a wet/dry vac. That seemed to do the trick. It helps to pull up some of the carpet to "flex" some of the dirt out of the fiber.

and, lastly... what did you learn about sand ? Yea, make someone else drive to the beach.

Jedi54 08-21-2008 12:49 PM


Originally Posted by Vyndictive (Post 2605925)
and, lastly... what did you learn about sand ? Yea, make someone else drive to the beach.

amen to that.

Razz1 08-21-2008 10:30 PM

Yep sand is a beach. Pays to have a DD

NgoRX8 08-21-2008 10:34 PM

lol... last time i went to the beach i took my sisters bmw ;)

Razz1 08-21-2008 10:38 PM

What a great way to pay her back.

mu ha ha..............

DOMINION 08-21-2008 11:58 PM

^Why? who wants a sandy vigina?

AJ's Shinka 08-22-2008 12:34 AM

^^^That make her a sand witch! Get it! :lol: *crickets*


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:44 PM.


© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands