Getting oil out of carpet

[OliverB]

So I had a bottle of engine oil in the footwell for a quick journey. Turns out it leaked. Took out the mat and gave it a good rinse with soapy water, proper effort required to get the worst out. Question is, how to get it out of the foot-well carpet, as some seeped through.

 

Thoughts?

[Richf]

fairly liquid and water , brush to a foam and use a wet vac to extract the water , you wll probably need to do it a few times

[MarkSt]

I've got a wet vac Oli.. Would you like me to bring it tomorrow? lol

[OliverB]

Yeah that'd be ideal cheers!

[Quinster]

Top tip- use Lemon fairy liquid.

It works better.

Seriously.

[OliverB]

Funnily enough that's exactly what I used on the mat! It comes out but in thick blobs, completely lubes up the hands so can't touch anything after! Annoyingly it has left a lighter patch at the front end of the mat, hopefully that'll come out when I have another go at it tonight/tomorrow.

 

Cheers for the help gents.

[ShortPaul]

Hi mate I have a passenger side mat, if it's faded

[OliverB]

Cheers Paul, I'm hoping I can salvage the one I have as it has red trim and all that to match the car. If not I'll give you a shout!

[HEADPHONES]

 

Goto 6 mins and watch the engine oil lift clean off!

[Stutopia]

^^^ that's some kind of magic ^^^

[OliverB]

I can't seem to get hold of them in the UK unfortunately.

[Ricey]

APC

agitate

Wet vac

Add infinitum

 

You could also try pouring sawdust or those oil absorbant beads on the mat overnight to soak up the worst of it.

 

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