Removing coolant (antifreeze) from carpet.

[Jim Haseltine]

The only way to be certain that you've cleaned it all out is to remove the 
carpet from the car. You'll be surprised how much can get under/through it. 
Audi tended to use a thick underfelt back in the 80s and it soaks up any 
liquid like blotting paper.

To deal with this sort of situation I remove the carpet, hose it down 
thoroughly, scrub it with a hand brush then hose it again. It might take a 
few days to dry but during that time you can deal with the underfelt.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MXHOWES at aol.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 4:12 PM
Subject: Removing coolant (antifreeze) from carpet.


> How do you remove coolant (antifreeze) from the interior carpet? It's been 
> a
> real project replacing the heater core in my '88 80Q. Although I haven't 
> hit
> the road yet, I am constantly reminded of the sticky mess I have in the
> drivers foot well as I am laving on my back trying to put together a 
> million
> screws, switches and connectors. I've been sopping up the mess with 
> newspaper
> placed under the floor matt and I keep changing the wet paper but it never 
> seems
> to get any better. What should I try? Baking Soda? Sugar? Detergent? .....
> What  will cut Antifreeze? Also a word to the wise, if your 80 or 90 has a 
> bad
> heater  core, disconnect it, and sell the car to someone in the 
> tropics......
> Jim
> 88 80Q
> 85 4KQ
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