Clean vs Sanitary

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I am retired from full time work so I detail part time from my shop. Because this is not a full time business I have never felt the need to invest in steam cleaners/extractors, at least not until I detailed the interior of this '02 Focus. The car belongs to my mechanic who took it in on trade and is going to sell it. (As a side note, I usually don't clean under the rear seat).

I used what I had available which was my HF machine with Aqua soft carpet brush and Megs APC. I guess I'm wondering now if I cleaned it, as it appears, or did I push the filth down into the material? I cleaned the seats, carpet and mats using the same process. It looked mostly clean but is it sanitary? Or should it be a concern? I did wear protective gear, mask, gloves.

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That has to be fake, or did they live in a landfill. there is not enough money for that.
 
It's pictures like that which make me wonder where the stereotype that girls are cleaner came from. That has makeup and hair ties... Just gross. But did we try that credit card? ;)
 
That is over ten years of junk under the seat

Is that a credit card at the top of the 2nd picture?
 
LaFawnduh said:
It's pictures like that which make me wonder where the stereotype that girls are cleaner came from. That has makeup and hair ties... Just gross. But did we try that credit card? ;)
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Good eye to see the cc. Valid until 2017. I'll be turning it over to the bank Monday.
 
Sanitary is a whole level above clean. So unless you are using steam or a chemical that says it sanitizes, its just clean.
 
The nastiest thing has to be all those flossing tools. Lucky rats didn't find a home there
 
How much change $ was under there?

If there was none, it means someone picked the that junk to get the coins and was too lazy to remove the trash at the same time
 
allenk4 said:
How much change $ was under there?

If there was none, it means someone picked the that junk to get the coins and was too lazy to remove the trash at the same time
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There were some coins but I did not count to see how much.
 
I did a car with a rear seat like that once. I ended up taking the seat out of the car and literally hosing it down with APC and the garden hose to wash all the crud out of it. I did that first and it was a nice hot day so I stood the seat up on its end and let the water drain out of the foam. By the time I was done with the rest of the car, the seat was mostly dry and I only had a little water to suction out.

BTW, the rear seatbelts in the car were so bad, I had to soak them in a bucket full of hot water and OXY Clean for over an hour.
 
Andr3wilson said:
Man I would've passed. Brave soul.
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I guess many would but I like a challenge. When I finished the cleaning process I used my ozone generator and that helped to get rid of the odor. Of course I would never detail an interior like this without protective gloves, mask and eye protection.
 
Cleaning is known in detailing, sanitising is not. If you were to post about how to deal with mould or similar, chances are that the majority would recommend APC. I have read lots on this on the UK forum and there is a big misunderstanding with regards to cleaning what you can see and killing the cause.

Quite simply, APCs in the automotive sector rarely ever are bactericidal/fungicidal. So many people use them, clean off the visible stuff and then find the problem re-occurs. The reason is that the spores, bacteria or whatever are tiny and embedded so you will almost never 'clean' them all away. Since the APC is not bactericidal, a few will be left alive and then will grow again. If you use steam, the chances are that the steam will do the killing. However, if not, you should be looking to get a cleaner which will kill the bacteria or similar but you may need to go to specialised fabric products, not something sold on the detailing market.
 
PiPUK said:
Cleaning is known in detailing, sanitising is not. If you were to post about how to deal with mould or similar, chances are that the majority would recommend APC. I have read lots on this on the UK forum and there is a big misunderstanding with regards to cleaning what you can see and killing the cause.

Quite simply, APCs in the automotive sector rarely ever are bactericidal/fungicidal. So many people use them, clean off the visible stuff and then find the problem re-occurs. The reason is that the spores, bacteria or whatever are tiny and embedded so you will almost never 'clean' them all away. Since the APC is not bactericidal, a few will be left alive and then will grow again. If you use steam, the chances are that the steam will do the killing. However, if not, you should be looking to get a cleaner which will kill the bacteria or similar but you may need to go to specialised fabric products, not something sold on the detailing market.
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This is the kind of information I was looking for, thanks. I suppose I should be considering a steam cleaner if I'm going to take on jobs like this.
 
If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?
 
MattPersman said:
If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?
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"Steam" NOT under pressure, will be no greater than 212°F. Once it hits the atmosphere, the temps drop rapidly.

Bill
 
MattPersman said:
If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?
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I am wondering the same thing. I am considering the McCulloch, item#8823, you mentioned from HF or the Vapamore MR-100 steam cleaning system with lifetime warranty. Maybe those who have used either of these will offer their results.
 
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