Best Carpet Shampoo
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You are probably going to need to buy multiple products so you can tackle all situations to DO IT RIGHT.
This product will blow away most shampooing products.
For example, one product for shampooing is $27.00 per gallon plus $11.00 per shipping roughly.
1 gallon is 128/oz
29 cents per ounce of concentrate.
8 ounces per gallon for heavy soil. 2.32 per gallon
4 ounces per gallon for medium soil. 1.16 per gallon
2 ounce per gallon for light soil. .58 per gallon
Keep in mind a gallon should do a whole car.
Other products are cheaper
It takes a gallon of this product to do a car? Good grief that's a lot of product. Worst case carpet for me so far has taken 1/2 bottle (appr. 18oz) of Folex. This is how the front started:
I don't think you understand. This product is concentrated. It is diluted with water anywhere from 16to1 or to 32 to 1.
2 ounces of this product would make Quart for heavy soil.. and less for lighter soil. That would cost you a 59 cents.
When a say a gallon for a whole car I am talking about a diluted RTU product. Every car is different. It is a general guess on how much product you would need on average. I am also assuming you are doing upholstery as well.. Also the more soil, the more product needed. Larger cars are probably going use more than 16/oz.
ryanmcg1
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That sounds great toycar for us to get it do we go through you, Internet, catalog? Either way don't bother me if you vouch for it then I'm game to give it a try. I gotta get all my Christmas shopping out the way first then I'll send you a PM. If this is not too much to ask but thanks in advanced.
No, I do understand what concentrated products are but you said a gallon will do a whole car. That is a lot of liquid being introduced to the interior of a car. If you need to use a gallons' worth of a product then to me that product doesn't cut very well and it's time to find something else.
I would like to write something up first and then product suggestions.
Some people may like certain ones and others may not. Like all products it comes down to personal preference.
My method is Hot Water Extraction I know people will be blow away with my professional grade chemical recommendations. As far as shampooing, I don't do it on a regular basis, so am I pretty sure they work better and be cheaper but no guarantees.
I'm not a distributor. I don't sell anything. I am just a professional carpet who is willing to help.
Be Patient. I will work on something but people need to understand methods and basics before they use a professional grade product.
If the carpets and upholstery you are cleaning now are lightly soiled - it may be easier to stick with what you are cleaning with now. On lightly soiled carpet there may not be a noticeable difference. On heavily soiled stuff it will be much more noticeable.
Some people may like certain ones and others may not. Like all products it comes down to personal preference.
My method is Hot Water Extraction I know people will be blow away with my professional grade chemical recommendations. As far as shampooing, I don't do it on a regular basis, so am I pretty sure they work better and be cheaper but no guarantees.
I'm not a distributor. I don't sell anything. I am just a professional carpet who is willing to help.
Be Patient. I will work on something but people need to understand methods and basics before they use a professional grade product.
If the carpets and upholstery you are cleaning now are lightly soiled - it may be easier to stick with what you are cleaning with now. On lightly soiled carpet there may not be a noticeable difference. On heavily soiled stuff it will be much more noticeable.
I am talking carpet/upholstery(not just carpet) and GUESSING. I am just throwing a number out there. Every situation is different. I don't detail cars on regular basis and do not shampoo them. When I do clean carpet/upholstery in a vehicle I use Hot Water Extraction with my truckmount.
The numbers are more to show price of product. I would rather guess way too high than too low and be inaccurate about prices.
I am just throwing a random guess out there. Don't take it as exact number.
I am sure all you guys who shampoo with a brush could tell me more about how much product then vice versa. That is because I use a different method.
Also just cause I use a different method doesn't mean I can't help you with professional products that more effective and cheaper.
Thanks for pointless post.
Shampooing and Hot Water Extraction are two completely different methods.
Shampooing is taking soap and scrubbing it into the carpet/upholstery to make it look better. This method is okay for maintenance cleaning and shouldn't be used for restorative cleaning (moderate and heavy soil). All that is needed is a brush and cleaning solution for cleaning vehicles. Technically, no soil is removed in this process.
Hot Water Extraction uses a pre-treatment to loosen soils and stains. The soil, stains and cleaning soil is then flushed and extracted from the carpet using hot water. Hot Water Extraction (HWE) is also know as steam extraction or steam cleaning although technically no steam is used. This method works great for both maintenance and restorative cleaning. There is no better method than HWE. It does require an initial investment of around a minimum of $600-700 for an extractor. And of course cleaning solution is needed. We will get into that later if you are interested.
The problems with shampooing. The cleaning solution will break down a minimal amount of soil down but most soil is hidden by the soap that was used. Shampooing may fix stains and soils temporarily but creates another problem in the process. Because soap is used and it is not rinsed with water and extracted from the carpet – the carpet/upholstery will re-soil quickly. Soap is sticky and attracts dirt. It is like turning the carpet/upholstery into duct tape that isn’t noticeable. Soil will accumulate very quickly which will be noticeable. Once the soil carpets look bad after a month or two your customer may begin to think you did a bad job.
So basically, you are leaving soap residue in carpet which causes the carpet re-soil very quickly.
You want product that works well, is cost effective and doesn’t attract dirt. Right?
Shampooing is taking soap and scrubbing it into the carpet/upholstery to make it look better. This method is okay for maintenance cleaning and shouldn't be used for restorative cleaning (moderate and heavy soil). All that is needed is a brush and cleaning solution for cleaning vehicles. Technically, no soil is removed in this process.
Hot Water Extraction uses a pre-treatment to loosen soils and stains. The soil, stains and cleaning soil is then flushed and extracted from the carpet using hot water. Hot Water Extraction (HWE) is also know as steam extraction or steam cleaning although technically no steam is used. This method works great for both maintenance and restorative cleaning. There is no better method than HWE. It does require an initial investment of around a minimum of $600-700 for an extractor. And of course cleaning solution is needed. We will get into that later if you are interested.
The problems with shampooing. The cleaning solution will break down a minimal amount of soil down but most soil is hidden by the soap that was used. Shampooing may fix stains and soils temporarily but creates another problem in the process. Because soap is used and it is not rinsed with water and extracted from the carpet – the carpet/upholstery will re-soil quickly. Soap is sticky and attracts dirt. It is like turning the carpet/upholstery into duct tape that isn’t noticeable. Soil will accumulate very quickly which will be noticeable. Once the soil carpets look bad after a month or two your customer may begin to think you did a bad job.
So basically, you are leaving soap residue in carpet which causes the carpet re-soil very quickly.
You want product that works well, is cost effective and doesn’t attract dirt. Right?
Derek Short
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In the past what i have done to clearn my carpets is i went to kragen aka O riley and purchased some carpet cleaner, pulled my floor mats out of the car, sprayed the cleaner, used a scrubber brush, then rinsed them out real good with water from the hose and continued to scrub them til all the dirt and debris appeared to be gone. Then i used my shop vac to suck up any water left and laded them out to dry in the sun. They turned out great!
From what i have been reading and seeing looks like some of u are just talking about only shampooing the floor mats and scrubbing them and making them look better, correct?
just my 2 cents...
i just looked up the megs APC+ and its out of stock and has a lot of good reviews. looks like im going to have to pick some of that up when it comes back in stock!
what abouts Megs APC, not the plus, what is the differences between the 2?
From what i have been reading and seeing looks like some of u are just talking about only shampooing the floor mats and scrubbing them and making them look better, correct?
just my 2 cents...
i just looked up the megs APC+ and its out of stock and has a lot of good reviews. looks like im going to have to pick some of that up when it comes back in stock!
what abouts Megs APC, not the plus, what is the differences between the 2?
There are very few detailers I have seen that do not extract the shampoo from the carpet. I rinse the carpet and extract it with my shop vac, but I still consider it shampooing.
Derek: The difference between APC and APC+ is the smell and foaming. APC has kind of a chemical cleaner smell (doesn't linger when it dries) and is fairly foamy. APC+ is suggested to have an orange scent (have not used it) and is very low-foaming, for use in an extractor.
Derek: The difference between APC and APC+ is the smell and foaming. APC has kind of a chemical cleaner smell (doesn't linger when it dries) and is fairly foamy. APC+ is suggested to have an orange scent (have not used it) and is very low-foaming, for use in an extractor.
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