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I use aim purple dragon, then soapy water, a scrub brush, then a pressure washer, and tire shine

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Tire shine is too dangerous, too slippery. I've used armor all and that almost didn't end well

 

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The only thing about the weathertechs I don't like is you can't make them look clean by just blasting them, have to scrub. I would try something from Adams before I paid for the weathertech brand. Interested to see how it works though.

 

A lot of people are really impressed with Husky Xact mats. I have their rear mats and they cover everything.

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Ok started cleaning the drivers side mat today as it is the dirtiest currently

 

The spray is pretty nice, it foams up really nice

 

Process:

Spray off the mat with water

Spray on cleaner

Use a brush to go over the mat

Spray off the mat with water

Let Dry (or use a towel to dry)

 

Cleaner

Pros: foaming action, dont need alot of product to clean a mat, you can see it reacting with the dirt and pulling it away from the mat (change in color of the foam from red to a dirt color). Seems more aggressive than regular APC (I use some orange stuff from Menards and Adams APC normally)

Cons: Basically $12.99 for the cleaner only 15 oz. Regular APC will go further in the cost dept

 

Currently letting dry the protector will be reviewed later today

 

 

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Ok put on the protectant

 

Went on nice. Spray on and wipe with a spong/towel

 

It is not greasy or slick like many other products. I have used a multitude of products to make the mats look nice which they did look nice but always made the mats a varying degree of slippery. This product does not. Not a bad overall product for $24.99. I did one mat and barely made a dent with the product in the bottle so you could probably get 2-4 cleanings a yr out of this. Will I use this everytime I clean the truck? No probably stick with the regular APC especially in Winter to just wipe off. Will do them again in spring.

 

 

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