just curious, what do people use? rubber cleaner or does that leave a slick surface?

i've only cleaned mine once, so far, and i used a sponge with some of the car wash soap still in the bucket, but i'm sure that's not the best thing.

these mats are great, btw, look cool and i don't mind stepping on them with wet shoes, but since mine are black, they show dirt quickly and hold it.

thanks!

 

That is the problem with rubber mats, that get dirty quickly. Carpet mats hide the dirt. My wife would just take them out of the car, wash with some soap and hose them off.

 

a few weekends ago i washed my Legacy's all weather mats using
car shampoo and boar's hair brush. looks real nice.
i was washing the car so i laid out the mats on the driveway and used
the same stuff.

i have the RubberCleaner... yah, i should probably try that next time.

 

My SO and I first wash the mats (car wash soap) and when dry, apply Meguire's 40 vinyl & rubber. The mats look shiny and new!

 

did it turnout slippery afterwards at all?

 

They are a wee bit slick, though neither of us has had a problem. I'd recommended letting the mats dry for a little while. Perhaps do them before you even start washing the MINI, or let them sit overnight.

 

In Minnesota, you get a bit of snow and rubber mats are a must.

I use them year-round and clean them with my car shampoo when dirty.

If it's just dry dirt, I take them out, shake them off, and apply some Aerospace 303 to them with a sponge.

Let them sit, then dry with a microfiber towel. They look restored.

Drying them removes any slickness.

Motor on!

 

Same here with the 303, not slick at all, and cleans up nicely

 

^^ good to know about 303... i have some sample packs of it that I will try.

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slightlly off-topic:

do you guys use 303 on the dash and leatherette seats?

 

We use the 40 on the dash. I use leather wipes on my leatherette seats.

 

303 on the dash-absolutely...no greasy shine.
I also use it on all my exterior black trim pieces-very nice!
sorry, I went for the leather seats and use a Meguires product on them.
Best of luck...a clean MINI is a happy MINI!

 

anything with 303 duty, i will use Nero.

 

DON"T USE 303 ON THE SEATS!! Sorry for the caps but I'm really serious about it! I used it thinking that on leatherette it'd be great. I ended up with weird feeling squeaky seats for a week that I had to sponge off to make them useable. Love 303 for anything else though but noooooo leatherette seats IMHO!

 

^^ huh... i used Nero on my leatheretts and it was fine.
in fact, i Nero'ed it again a few days ago since i detailed my
interior after doing the radar detector hardwire install.

 

is that a roll bar is see?

 

Ken, I can't imagine how clean your car must be given your routine and no daily driving. When you sell that car (hopefully around the time I get to 100K miles) I want to know first!

 

nono, that's the mavrick SUV killer missle holder jk
that's just part of the door jam. no roll bars in my car.

thanks, it is very clean inside and out! im going to detail under
the hood in the winter time... (kind of a once a year thing for me).

 

My process as well! 303 is my favorite for my rubber mats. And I agree with the non-slickness as long as you give them a quick dry-buff afterwards. No problemo!

-Heather

 

I had the slick seats for a couple of days, but will try the dry rub technique when I do it again, did not bother me too much