Clutch master cyl leaked brake fluid into the carpet for years. Need advice on the cleanup

It was leaking before I bought the truck (underneath the weather tech) and the first time I vacuumed I just figured the previous owner had spilled some sort of chemical. When it started getting worse I investigated and found the culprit. I’ve replaced the master cylinder and slave cylinder so the bleeding has stopped. But now I have quite the mess to clean up. I need to pull the carpet and clean up all the brake fluid the best I can. This is my first reaction for cleanup:

Pull carpet and get a mask, a few cans of brake cleaner, a couple rolls of paper towels. Clean up as much as possible (it’s leaked so much that it’s all over the underside of the cab as well) and spray the parts where the paint is missing with a rust inhibitor and then spray with a silver color match(silver streak mica). Then replace the carpet with a new one. Does anyone who has dealt with this before see any issue with this remedy idea? My biggest concern is corrosion and keep it from getting worse. My second concern is that I’d like to get an OEM carpet if possible. Does anyone have any idea where I can find one? Can’t seem to have much luck online. I’m only seeing the aftermarket ones and I’m a little weary. I don’t really want to go the bedliner route. Any insight is greatly appreciated. This is going to be a “fun” little weekend project. Thanks in advance!

 

Some pics of what I got going on..

 

Wow, look at that rust!!!

Use lots of vinegar. Just dump a ton of vinegar and it’ll clean it right up, and you may not even have to remove the carpet.

 

Modern brake fluids are glycol based (why they pick up water and need periodic change). Flushing with water and soap to remove coloring will probably be all you need. Adding a little baking soda to the flush may also be useful to neutralize any acid residue, but that will also need to be flushed with plain water as well.

 

Pull the carpet and give it a good soaking with simple green or some type of biodegradable degreaser. Scrub, rinse well, dry and reinstall I use the orange citrus degreaser from home cheapo. A gallon is like $8. No harsh chemical smells left over in your interior.

 

Carpet steam cleaner with simple green should pull that out. Soak it down first with simple green to help break it down.

Also, sand that rust down and apply several coats of rust oleum.

 

Thanks everyone for the input! I think you’re all right and I can save the carpet. Underneath the weather tech, where ground zero is if you will, is not stained rather just wet with fluid. The stained bit I’m pretty sure is just where dirt has collected on the fluid where the seat bolts in. So if it’s just dirt I’m dealing with I should be able to steam clean it.

I spoke with a body shop today about the paint corrosion and will bring it by Monday. He’s going to tell me if it’s something I should tackle that part by myself or not.