Hades02
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- Jul 10, 2008
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This is some information for those looking for carpet cleaning
products with no access to an extractor. I only used hot water,
scrub brush and rigid 6hp shop vac.
A little history on the two cars:
Girlfriends car-severly soiled and stained
carpet, seats, and headliner. She has a six
year old son that rides every day in the car
with capri sun juice boxes, mcdonald's, etc. and
throws everything on the floor or seats.
My car- 1997 thunderbird that sat for years
and was used as the emergency car until recently.
Light soil on carpet with some heavy stains. This car
was always well maintained until it was set aside as the
emergency car.
On my girlfriends car, I used scrubbing bubbles and it did
a very good job. Some stains still remained but were much
lighter.
On my car, first I used woolite shampoo, let it sit and then
scrubbed with brush and hot water and finally vaccummed. I
was not happy with the results. I then tried ammonia/h2o
mix. It did a better job but still not impressed.
Last night I purchased Folex. I have to say this stuff is
amazing. I sprayed the stubborn stain and immediately
scrubbed with a sweatshirt sleeve for a few seconds and blotted
dry with the same sleeve. The stain disappeared and the carpet
was cleaner then the surrounding area. I need to find an unexposed
area of the carpet to compare color to make sure the Folex was just
not bleaching the carpet.
Sorry that I do not have pics.
products with no access to an extractor. I only used hot water,
scrub brush and rigid 6hp shop vac.
A little history on the two cars:
Girlfriends car-severly soiled and stained
carpet, seats, and headliner. She has a six
year old son that rides every day in the car
with capri sun juice boxes, mcdonald's, etc. and
throws everything on the floor or seats.
My car- 1997 thunderbird that sat for years
and was used as the emergency car until recently.
Light soil on carpet with some heavy stains. This car
was always well maintained until it was set aside as the
emergency car.
On my girlfriends car, I used scrubbing bubbles and it did
a very good job. Some stains still remained but were much
lighter.
On my car, first I used woolite shampoo, let it sit and then
scrubbed with brush and hot water and finally vaccummed. I
was not happy with the results. I then tried ammonia/h2o
mix. It did a better job but still not impressed.
Last night I purchased Folex. I have to say this stuff is
amazing. I sprayed the stubborn stain and immediately
scrubbed with a sweatshirt sleeve for a few seconds and blotted
dry with the same sleeve. The stain disappeared and the carpet
was cleaner then the surrounding area. I need to find an unexposed
area of the carpet to compare color to make sure the Folex was just
not bleaching the carpet.
Sorry that I do not have pics.
