brosama
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My carpet was atrocious. Diet cola stains from the PO, paint stains in the cargo area, and who knows what else. I took a break from my 22re rebuild and knocked this out in a few hours.
Previously, I got decent results with the portable carpet cleaner and some oxiclean. But, I didn't want to nickel-and-dime my time cleaning sections and I knew there was no way I'd get all the edges and hard to reach spots (e.g. around the seatbelt base).
So using:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/maintenance-detailing/49633-carpet-removal-cleaning-3rd-gen.html
and Replace Carpet in Toyota 4Runner (3rd Gen) - YouTube
as my base I decided to pull the carpet and pressure wash. The video covers most of the teardown.
Overall it turned out fairly well and even got some paint stains in the cargo area out. Best of all, it was free
It was pretty straightforward (2000 SR5):
1. pull the seats
-- 4 bolts for the front; disconnect seatbelt wire
-- 2 bolts for seat portion of rear seats; 3 bolts each seatback (pop off carpeted wood backing)
--- I removed the brackets too (8 bolts) the first time around (allowed me to clean more)
2. pull the trim
-- some are held by screws, just pop them out
3. pull the center console
-- 2 bolts in storage
-- 4 screws on side
-- pop off heater tip and heater faceplate
-- disconnect wiring
As usual, I bag things I think I'll lose. I also put the trim screws in the door pockets for their corresponding door. Made reassembly easy.
Foul:
4. Fold in the carpet
-- most of it will lift right off
-- there are some metal brackets in the kick panel you'll have to pull around
-- you don't have to cut around center console as shown in video
-- I left the rear wheel well carpet since I didn't feel like pulling more panel and they only required a spot clean
5. Spray cleaner/degreaser; pressure wash
-- I let simple green soak for a few minutes
-- I got pretty close with the gun (3000 PSI) and it the carpet held up well
-- had to do it in the gutter so the cola didn't stain my driveway
-- I got some fraying in a small section but it wasn't bad at all, cleaned up with scissors
I had to do a second round/attempt with purple power and a brush on some of the trouble spots.
House paint
6. Let it dry in the sun for several hours
-- I did a quick pass with the portable carpet cleaner on "suction" mode to pull a lot of excess water
-- I started first thing in the morning and let them dry all day
-- I didn't have time to wrap things up in the evening so I continued to let them dry, bolted my driver's seat in and drove like that for a little while
-- I set it on milk crates to let both sides get air
Paint is out
Not perfect but it was good enough for me. I couldn't seem to get these rear driver side stains out completely. I may revisit them if it irks me enough.
7. Vacuum and clean shell
-- I scrubbed the shell down with some 409; freshened up with Lysol
-- here's your chance to get all the hard-to-reach grime gone for good
8. Install in reverse order
-- I used some Arm & Hammer carpet freshener and did a final thorough vacuuming
-- some of the underlay came undone, I "re-glued" with some simple 3M adhesive spray I had laying around
It's not perfect but much better. As a side-effect, it was nice to get all the hard-to-reach vacuum and wipe-down areas too. The carpet is much fresher and there's no longer a lingering PO odor.
Obviously, if you wanted to spend a little on this, it would be a perfect time to lay down some fresh underlay or dynamat.
Before/After:
Previously, I got decent results with the portable carpet cleaner and some oxiclean. But, I didn't want to nickel-and-dime my time cleaning sections and I knew there was no way I'd get all the edges and hard to reach spots (e.g. around the seatbelt base).
So using:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/maintenance-detailing/49633-carpet-removal-cleaning-3rd-gen.html
and Replace Carpet in Toyota 4Runner (3rd Gen) - YouTube
as my base I decided to pull the carpet and pressure wash. The video covers most of the teardown.
Overall it turned out fairly well and even got some paint stains in the cargo area out. Best of all, it was free
It was pretty straightforward (2000 SR5):
1. pull the seats
-- 4 bolts for the front; disconnect seatbelt wire
-- 2 bolts for seat portion of rear seats; 3 bolts each seatback (pop off carpeted wood backing)
--- I removed the brackets too (8 bolts) the first time around (allowed me to clean more)
2. pull the trim
-- some are held by screws, just pop them out
3. pull the center console
-- 2 bolts in storage
-- 4 screws on side
-- pop off heater tip and heater faceplate
-- disconnect wiring
As usual, I bag things I think I'll lose. I also put the trim screws in the door pockets for their corresponding door. Made reassembly easy.
Foul:
4. Fold in the carpet
-- most of it will lift right off
-- there are some metal brackets in the kick panel you'll have to pull around
-- you don't have to cut around center console as shown in video
-- I left the rear wheel well carpet since I didn't feel like pulling more panel and they only required a spot clean
5. Spray cleaner/degreaser; pressure wash
-- I let simple green soak for a few minutes
-- I got pretty close with the gun (3000 PSI) and it the carpet held up well
-- had to do it in the gutter so the cola didn't stain my driveway
-- I got some fraying in a small section but it wasn't bad at all, cleaned up with scissors
I had to do a second round/attempt with purple power and a brush on some of the trouble spots.
House paint
6. Let it dry in the sun for several hours
-- I did a quick pass with the portable carpet cleaner on "suction" mode to pull a lot of excess water
-- I started first thing in the morning and let them dry all day
-- I didn't have time to wrap things up in the evening so I continued to let them dry, bolted my driver's seat in and drove like that for a little while
-- I set it on milk crates to let both sides get air
Paint is out
Not perfect but it was good enough for me. I couldn't seem to get these rear driver side stains out completely. I may revisit them if it irks me enough.
7. Vacuum and clean shell
-- I scrubbed the shell down with some 409; freshened up with Lysol
-- here's your chance to get all the hard-to-reach grime gone for good
8. Install in reverse order
-- I used some Arm & Hammer carpet freshener and did a final thorough vacuuming
-- some of the underlay came undone, I "re-glued" with some simple 3M adhesive spray I had laying around
It's not perfect but much better. As a side-effect, it was nice to get all the hard-to-reach vacuum and wipe-down areas too. The carpet is much fresher and there's no longer a lingering PO odor.
Obviously, if you wanted to spend a little on this, it would be a perfect time to lay down some fresh underlay or dynamat.
Before/After:
