I just read exactly the same thing by another list member. I would never have thought of it!  I'll give it a shot maybe this weekend. That middle carpet is looking funky, as it looks like one of the kids dropped a soda on the floor. Thanks for the feedback.

Mark Garcia
Alhambra, CA
So Cal VW Campers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalVWCampers/

 --- On Thu 08/14, Jonathan Farrugia < jfarrugi@umich.edu > wrote:
From: Jonathan Farrugia [mailto: jfarrugi@umich.edu]
To: machfive@EXCITE.COM
     Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:10:40 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: cleaning carpets/rugs/seats

The problem is that within a few weeks the carpets (expecially in on the<br>floor next to the stove/sink. etc. on my Westy, look dingy again.<br><br>mark,<br><br>try running a second and possibly third cycle without any soap or<br>cleaner in the machine, just straight water.  the soap residue left behind<br>by most carpet cleaners tends to be sticky and attract dirt quickly to the<br>area you just cleaned.<br><br>jonathan<br><br>

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