Brushing Car Mats

[minnisman]

Bits stick to them like glue. Takes ages to vacuum or brush off.
Has anyone discovered a solution?

[davebro]

rubber overmats?

[bookbinder]

I remove them from the car, hold them up flat against the garage wall, and brush them with a stiff-bristled handbrush.

[surreyman]

With carpet type mats i usually remove them then beat them,as you might with a rug, before running my vacuum cleaner over them. Car vacs dont tend to be very powerful. Usually does the trick for me.

[bookbinder]

...mind you, my answer is relevant only to removable mats. When it comes to cleaning the fixed mats, all I do is use a car vacuum and the aforesaid stiff-bristled handbrush.

[minnisman]

All good answers. Thanks. But it begs the question why do car manufacturers persist in installing these mats. As far as I can recall, these type of mats have been in all the cars I have had over the years.

[davebro]

What else would you prefer? - linoleum/cushion floor.

[emmie]

have you tried a Lint roller, gets off bits - i use one for my sofa, works a treat.

[Hopkirk]

Bookbinder, you can remove fixed mats. Some you you just pull off the clips, while others you might have to rotate a clip.

I then run the big Dyson over mine.