Oil & dirt on carpet...

coolasacucumber · 18th January 2014, 09:42

So the guy at the breakers who removed the parcel shelf managed to get his oily grubby paws all over it. It isn't horrendous but certainly needs some attention.

Any advice please on the best way to tackle it?

Thanks.

MrDoodles · 18th January 2014, 11:08

I had the same on my illuminated sun visors when I bought them!

Cleaned mine with some Autoglym Tar and Glue remover and a clean cloth, came up a treat!

coolasacucumber · 18th January 2014, 11:42

Thank you, but I can't imagine that would work on the carpet-like material covering the parcel shelf.

Funnily enough I do need to clean the visors also, so the tip is appreciated!

rovexCDTi · 18th January 2014, 12:06

Household all purpose cleaner should do it, but it will clean it rather well, you'll probably need to do the whole thing to avoid a clean patch!

coolasacucumber · 18th January 2014, 12:13

That's what I'm a bit nervous about, using a product that may damage it...

spyder · 18th January 2014, 12:23

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Originally Posted by coolasacucumber

So the guy at the breakers who removed the parcel shelf managed to get his oily grubby paws all over it. It isn't horrendous but certainly needs some attention.

Any advice please on the best way to tackle it?

Thanks.

I bought a few carpet and upholstery cleaner from pound land to try and get some very bad marks out of an old Kia Sedona I bought as a run around. Much to my amazement it really worked, and have used it on the house carpet. Even using a scrubbing brush there was no damage to the fabric.

rovexCDTi · 18th January 2014, 12:26

Yeah its pretty tough material. The stuff they sell as 'interior cleaner' in 5 litre containers for £20 with a brand name on it pretty much just fruity smelling Tesco Daisy or flash liquid thats £1 a litre..

Tim_Burgess · 18th January 2014, 16:38

Vanish carpet foam works well, but yes, you will probably end up cleaning the whole thing.

billericaymgxpower · 18th January 2014, 20:53

I had a similar situation with new carpet put down at home. The fitter had just laid it and I was replacing the furniture back when some grease of one of the castors left a black oily mark bang in the middle. Solution, the fitter said no problem and used a white absorbent cloth and white spirit. Don't scrub at it just dab. Sounds drastic but it worked with no damage to carpet and completely removed the stain.

Jim Jamieson · 18th January 2014, 22:27

I've used thinners on a wet cloth for years with no ill effect.

My son once spilt a full tin of white paint over our brown hall carpet.
Half an hour later it was good as new.

18th January 2014, 09:42	#1
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rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Household all purpose cleaner should do it, but it will clean it rather well, you'll probably need to do the whole thing to avoid a clean patch! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Yeah its pretty tough material. The stuff they sell as 'interior cleaner' in 5 litre containers for £20 with a brand name on it pretty much just fruity smelling Tesco Daisy or flash liquid thats £1 a litre.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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MrDoodles Banned MG ZT+ V6 190 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Spalding Posts: 13,245 Thanks: 369 Thanked 1,196 Times in 818 Posts	I had the same on my illuminated sun visors when I bought them! Cleaned mine with some Autoglym Tar and Glue remover and a clean cloth, came up a treat!

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coolasacucumber Gets stuck in '54 Black MG ZT CDTi + 160 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Blackburn Posts: 749 Thanks: 24 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts	Thank you, but I can't imagine that would work on the carpet-like material covering the parcel shelf. Funnily enough I do need to clean the visors also, so the tip is appreciated!

18th January 2014, 12:13	#5
coolasacucumber Gets stuck in '54 Black MG ZT CDTi + 160 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Blackburn Posts: 749 Thanks: 24 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts	That's what I'm a bit nervous about, using a product that may damage it...

18th January 2014, 20:53	#9
billericaymgxpower Posted a thing or two MG ZT, Nissan Patrol, Volkswagen Touareg, Vauxhall Frontera Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Billericay Essex Posts: 1,024 Thanks: 401 Thanked 174 Times in 138 Posts	I had a similar situation with new carpet put down at home. The fitter had just laid it and I was replacing the furniture back when some grease of one of the castors left a black oily mark bang in the middle. Solution, the fitter said no problem and used a white absorbent cloth and white spirit. Don't scrub at it just dab. Sounds drastic but it worked with no damage to carpet and completely removed the stain.

18th January 2014, 22:27	#10
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	I've used thinners on a wet cloth for years with no ill effect. My son once spilt a full tin of white paint over our brown hall carpet. Half an hour later it was good as new.