chemical guys lightning fast stain extractor and spinner review A vehicle's carpet lives a rough life, especially ones that endure winter's worst weather. These floor coverings need to survive the three S's: Snow, Sand, and of course, the worst of them all, Salt. If left untreated, these three elements concoct an evil mixture that will leave nasty stains all over your vehicle's interior. But winter is cold and consistently cleaning one's carpets is not always feasible. This means come spring, those floors have brown and white stains all over them. To rectify the issue, products like Chemical Guys Lightning Fast Stain Extractor for Fabric exists. How it Works Passenger Footwell - Before & After gallery thumbnail gallery thumbnail The Chemical Guys Lightning Fast Stain Extractor comes in a plastic spray bottle and can be used in two ways. Either as the concentrated formula straight out of the spray bottle, or by diluting it into a 20:1 ratio with water. For my testing, I'll be attempting to clean up the poorly neglected carpets in my high-mileage 2014 Subaru Forester XT. The number of times the carpets have been thoroughly cleaned over the vehicle's 150,000 mile lifetime can probably be counted on one hand. This meant I would be using the Lightning Fast Stain Extractor in its undiluted, most potent form. Following the directions, I first vacuumed up all the loose dirt on my carpet's surfaces. I then sprayed the formula directly from the bottle on to the carpet, concentrating on the worst stained areas. To help really get the extractor deeper into the carpet, I used the Chemical Guys Spinner multi-surface drill brush. As the name implies, it's a big soft-bristle spinner brush that attaches to a drill to help save a bit of elbow grease when scrubbing the carpets. The Results 2026 New York International Auto Gallery: The Cars You Shouldn't Miss Cargo Carpet - Before & After gallery thumbnail gallery thumbnail As I stated, my carpets have been neglected and abused for well over a decade. I never expected the Lightning Fast Stain Extractor to get the floors spotless as some of the stains have actually melted into the carpet's plastic fibres. Still, there was a noticeable improvement on the footwells condition. The driver's area didn't change a great deal, but there are good improvements in the passenger area, while the rear seat carpet is nearly spotless now. The biggest improvement though is in the cargo area. Various stains and dirt marks littered the load floor which nearly all vanished minus one small patch and some long-dried house paint. Rear Footwell - Before & After gallery thumbnail gallery thumbnail Overall, the Chemical Guys Lightning Fast Stain Extractor for Fabrics worked as I expected. It's not a miracle solution that can remove stains that are now part of a fabric's molecules. That stated, it does a very good job removing lighter to moderate stain and gives a carpet a fresher look overall. Driver Footwell - Before & After gallery thumbnail gallery thumbnail 2026 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid: All the Details