The floor mats are useful when you have it on the carpet of your car. It prevents the carpet from the dirt of dust, mud, sand, water, tear-off and so on. It is made of rubber or carpet mixes with rubber. First, you need to take it off and start cleaning by using the vacuum cleaner to remove dust, sand and all dirt. Then rinse with water and detergent then brush. In this step, you can use a floor mat cleaning product as it will help to lift the dirt off easily then rinse with water sprayer and let them dry before installing to the car.
The carpet on the car floor is something more different as it is a very big piece of floor material. The car factory installs it in a very first step then install car seats, gear console and other components. The detailing professional will not remove carpet off if it is not extremely dirty. They will spray a cleaner product and brush with a drill brush then use a wet vacuum to suck the dirty water off. We assume your car is not dirty enough to use the pro’s method then you can use a dry vacuum to remove sand, dust, objects and spray a multi-purpose cleaner on the carpet. In case you have an air compressor, you can either use a tornado gun to blow and loosen up the dust then vacuuming.
You should leave it about 5-10 minutes to allow the cleaner lift dirt off then wipe it with the microfiber towel. Repeat spraying the cleaner 2-3 times if you still find dirt or stain. Don’t forget to tackle carpet under the front, rear seats and trunk, too.