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Hi,
I am kind of new here, so i am sorry if I am putting this in the wrong section.
I am looking to buy a shop vac in the range of 100 - 250 $ for mobile detailing. Please suggest me some international brands as I am from India and the local American ones may not be available here.
Thanks in advance.
 
I dont know what brands are international, but ill give you a few questions to help you out

how much stuff will you carry in your mobile rig?
Do you have room to fit large items or does everything need to fit nice n tight?
Will you have a hot water extractor for carpet cleaning or will you need a wet/dry vac to vacuum the solution after you agitate the carpet with solution (hence no extractor)?
Will you mount it to your rig with a 50ft hose? or do you plan on taking it out and putting it next to the customers car?
Do you plan on being a volume detailer where you'll be vacuuming a lot and need a bigger vac?
 
I am a little confused over the difference between an extractor and wet/dry vacuum. As per my research, an extractor will also allow to spray heated water as against a wet/dry vacuum which only has the suction feature. Is this the only difference? Can somebody please throw some light on this. Thanks.
 
thebamboo23 said:
I dont know what brands are international, but ill give you a few questions to help you out

how much stuff will you carry in your mobile rig?
Do you have room to fit large items or does everything need to fit nice n tight?
Will you have a hot water extractor for carpet cleaning or will you need a wet/dry vac to vacuum the solution after you agitate the carpet with solution (hence no extractor)?
Will you mount it to your rig with a 50ft hose? or do you plan on taking it out and putting it next to the customers car?
Do you plan on being a volume detailer where you'll be vacuuming a lot and need a bigger vac?
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Thanks for making me delve a little deeper here.
1 & 2. Mobile detailing hence need to carry everything. So cannot move around with a big vac
3. I believe a wet/dry vac will do the job fine because mobility becomes an issue with heavy extractors
4. I will be putting it close to the customers car
5. A total volume detailer, hence also need a durable shop vac which can last for hours without any problems even in severe heat
 
Car Groomers said:
I am a little confused over the difference between an extractor and wet/dry vacuum. As per my research, an extractor will also allow to spray heated water as against a wet/dry vacuum which only has the suction feature. Is this the only difference? Can somebody please throw some light on this. Thanks.
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An extractor is going to get upwards of 95% of the water back out of the carpet and upholstery so it won't take as long to dry. Also because of the hot water it gives it a deeper cleaning than just treating the stain, agitating, and then sucking it up with a shop vac. More professional looking too IMO. Some may disagree but this is just one guy's opinion.
 
LandOfLinkin said:
An extractor is going to get upwards of 95% of the water back out of the carpet and upholstery so it won't take as long to dry. Also because of the hot water it gives it a deeper cleaning than just treating the stain, agitating, and then sucking it up with a shop vac. More professional looking too IMO. Some may disagree but this is just one guy's opinion.
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Pretty much nailed it. My customers also like that fact that the hot water removes the cleaning solution from carpets/upholstery. Definitely helps keep resoling from the cleaning solution left in the carpets at a minimum.
 
Fast Eddie said:
Pretty much nailed it. My customers also like that fact that the hot water removes the cleaning solution from carpets/upholstery. Definitely helps keep resoling from the cleaning solution left in the carpets at a minimum.
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The minimum extractor I would recommend is the HP60.. anything under than that is weak

The carpets may turn brown from too much water or it's probably from using an alkaline product with a high pH number and not following up with a acid rinse to neutralize the previous solution
 
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