Hi all,

After a trip to Lake Tahoe, I managed to get some sand on my all-season mats in my TL (2005 5AT). That being said, some of it spilled over to the actual floor/carpeting below.

What's the best way to get this out, besides the obvious (vacuuming being what I think of as the obvious)?

The reason I ask is because I think (although I could be wrong) that some of the sand pebbles will be too difficult to vacuum up since it might be embedded too deeply in the floor/carpet.

 

Flip the car upside down and shake.

 

You can try to brush it up then vacuum it.

 

vacuum at your local carwash

or..get tape and do it by hand

 

Yeah man one of those vacuum's at a car wash, or gas station have some killer suck action. Should get it right up. (yes pun intended )

 

Strong vacuum and a brush at the same time. If there is a lot, you'll never get is all out more than likely. You could also try an extractor. One the dirt gets wet, your strong vacuum might be able to pull more out.

 

http://www.rainbowsystem.com/eng/ one of the best vacuums (thats not a wet dry) IMO

this thing got a ton of water out of my carpets when i was detailing. i can honestly say, i'd eat off the carpet in my car

 

For you floor mats I would shake them off real good and then bring them to a laundromat and wash them on cold and then dry them on low heat. Mine came out looking almost brand new when I did that and it brightened them up nice. For the carpeting I would vacuum loose sand, then get a metal dog brush and brush the hell out of your carpets and then vacuum again, then if you really want to get serious shampoo them too.

 

Dyson with the mini turbo brush.