Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
11-30-2007, 02:34 PM
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Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Guys I've been doing quite a bit of reading on Autopia and Detailing World lately on cleaning interior carpets and cloth seats and it seems as if there's hardly a consensus on products, tools, and methods used. What kind of cleaner, brush, and method do you guys use to clean carpet and uphostery?
11-30-2007, 04:47 PM
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My two favorites for upholstery are Meguiar's APC diluted 10:1 and Folex. When it comes to fabric cleaning nothing tops Folex IMO if you're not using a heated extractor. Just spray it on generously, scrub, and then go over the area with a wet/dry vac.
11-30-2007, 05:03 PM
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also depends on the condition... mikeyc is right on for a complete detail of an interior that has at least some level of grime.
less grime and just about any apc diluted will do with a good vacumm (dry). my choice for the dry vac is va n blo... that thing sucks!
less grime and just about any apc diluted will do with a good vacumm (dry). my choice for the dry vac is va n blo... that thing sucks!
11-30-2007, 05:20 PM
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11-30-2007, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyC,Nov 30 2007, 06:47 PM
My two favorites for upholstery are Meguiar's APC diluted 10:1 and Folex. When it comes to fabric cleaning nothing tops Folex IMO if you're not using a heated extractor. Just spray it on generously, scrub, and then go over the area with a wet/dry vac.
Folex FTW!!!
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[B]Interiors:
All kinds of dust, fumes, smoke and dirt builds up inside of a cars interior, much of it is brought in by the driver and passengers, but traffic fumes and air-borne dirt enters via the vehicles ventilation system.
Every single interior surface is affected. Periodically it needs to be thoroughly cleaned to remove pollutants and preserve the original surfaces, ensuring the vehicles like-new condition. The surfaces involved in this cleaning are; glass, vinyl, leather, plastics, fabric, carpets and various acrylic surfaces.
(See Section 10)
To remove stains the surface tension that bonds them must be released, then the stain encapsulated and held in suspension to be removed. I
All kinds of dust, fumes, smoke and dirt builds up inside of a cars interior, much of it is brought in by the driver and passengers, but traffic fumes and air-borne dirt enters via the vehicles ventilation system.
Every single interior surface is affected. Periodically it needs to be thoroughly cleaned to remove pollutants and preserve the original surfaces, ensuring the vehicles like-new condition. The surfaces involved in this cleaning are; glass, vinyl, leather, plastics, fabric, carpets and various acrylic surfaces.
(See Section 10)
To remove stains the surface tension that bonds them must be released, then the stain encapsulated and held in suspension to be removed. I
12-07-2007, 08:57 PM
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I use a Bissel Little Green Clean Machine for carpets and upholstery.
Heated, decent sized tank, works pretty good. Leaves the carpet a little more damp than I would like compared to my big shop-vac, but that's to be expected considering the difference in motors.
The small size is nice, and it has a massively long power cord. The hose length isnt too bad either.
And it only cost me $80 at Target on sale from $99.00 at the time.
Heated, decent sized tank, works pretty good. Leaves the carpet a little more damp than I would like compared to my big shop-vac, but that's to be expected considering the difference in motors.
The small size is nice, and it has a massively long power cord. The hose length isnt too bad either.
And it only cost me $80 at Target on sale from $99.00 at the time.
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