{"id":17987,"date":"2015-12-22T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=17987"},"modified":"2015-12-08T14:07:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T19:07:05","slug":"groom-carpets-and-floor-mats-without-special-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/groom-carpets-and-floor-mats-without-special-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Groom Carpets and Floor Mats without Special Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am frequently asked about the lines and patterns that many detailers\u00a0include as part of their interior service. \u00a0This look is often associated with a clean, just detailed interior and therefore is desired by many vehicle owners.<\/p>\n

Most seem to assume that specialized equipment such as hot water extractors or steamers are necessary\u00a0to produce this look, however that is not the case. \u00a0These machines can be very useful at deep cleaning fabric, and they can certainly be used for grooming the carpet after cleaning, but they are not used on every interior service. \u00a0Luckily, the same groomed appearance can be achieved with a\u00a0simple stiff bristled brush<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Begin by brushing all fibers of the carpet or mat in one direction. \u00a0If you are going to be adding stripes, you will want to brush the fibers in the direction that your stripes will eventually go. \u00a0Once the fibers have all been brushed in a single direction, you should have a uniform looking mat (note: \u00a0for those that don’t prefer a stripe, brushing all of the fibers in one direction will produce a very neat and tidy appearance as well).<\/p>\n

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Next, use your brush to create evenly spaced lines in the opposite direction that the fibers were initially brushed. \u00a0The opposing\u00a0brush strokes create the contrast needed for the most defined lines.<\/p>\n

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Lines can be made in all sorts of directions and will give a more completed look to your interior if that is the owner’s preferred style. \u00a0The benefit to this very simple method is that you are not limited to owning big expensive equipment just for the sake of grooming carpet.<\/p>\n

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On the other hand, even if you do own extractors and steamers, not every vehicle will undergo an in depth interior service that requires their use. \u00a0It is nice to be able to add these grooming lines even when the service\u00a0only includes a simple vacuuming of the carpets.<\/p>\n

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Hopefully this quick tip will help to bring your interiors to the next level!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don’t have any fancy tools to enhance your carpet detailing? No problem! Zach McGovern of Attention to Detailing gives you some tips on how you can groom your carpets and mats without any special tools!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":18776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,52,64],"tags":[566,1504,455,1503,1112],"class_list":{"0":"post-17987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fabric-vinyl-plastic-and-rubber","8":"category-interior-care","9":"category-submitted-questions","10":"tag-carpet","11":"tag-carpet-lines","12":"tag-floor-mats","13":"tag-groom","14":"tag-zach-mcgovern"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/21608490119_fcc2e49158_b.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-4G7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17987"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18110,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17987\/revisions\/18110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}