My Bissell Little Green Method

So the first time you use water is when you extract?
Yes

Do you just hold the trigger down until you don't see any dirt come out?
Hold it down until you don't see anymore dirt but you can let go in between the process to suck up excess water/dirt.

Wouldn't that mean that you would hold it down for the entire carpet.
No, on my last step, I just use the vacuum to suck up extra water and align the fibers. In fact, most of the process is just vacuum. Probably 70% of the time I'm just sucking up water not holding the trigger and 30% of the time using the water.

Just trying to understand fully. Thanks!
No problem!
 
You should make a video lol.

I never understood the align the fibers part and how fast do you go with the nozzle?

I'm making this way too complicated I know!
 
maximus20895 said:
You should make a video lol.

I never understood the align the fibers part and how fast do you go with the nozzle?

I'm making this way too complicated I know!
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I think I may need to lol When I say align the fibers, I just mean making sure all the strokes you make with the nozzle go in the same direction,
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As far as speed goes, it's a little faster than you would iron your cloths, and a little slower than you would use a paint brush :)

Hope this helps lol
 
I really like the arrows lol

It did. I'll try this out soon. Hopefully it will save more time and trips inside to get more water.

I do 4 carpets and I probably fill up 5-6 times!

Do you clean the carpets in the actual car and if so do you use the same method or spray less product etc etc.
 
Yes, I do the interior carpets as well. I've noticed that generally the floor mats are harder to do than the interior. I use the same method more or less. I use probably less water than I would the floor mats. Sometimes a little folex and a Mf go a long way. Sometimes it's a little harder to align the fibers so I just intuitively follow the contours as every interior is different. I usually end up aligning the fibers with my shop vac brush attachment.
 
Ah okay. On average, how long do you think it takes you do to floor mats and the interior carpet?
 
maximus20895 said:
Ah okay. On average, how long do you think it takes you do to floor mats and the interior carpet?
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When I start doing floor mats, that't when I slow down a bit, put some chewing tobacco in take my time and make sure my lines are strait lol From start to finish, floor mats take me 10-30 minutes. Really just depends on how bad they are. Interior can be 5 minutes to 1 hr. 5 minutes for interiors that are in great condition, no stains and only need a little mist with folex and a FM.

Normally about 30 minutes on average for interior.
 
Do you think the attachment works better than by hand? Or is it more of a time/energy saver?
 
Dugdug said:
Do you think the attachment works better than by hand? Or is it more of a time/energy saver?
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Well it lets me scrub a lot faster and harder. I mean its just a brush either way I think you can get the same thing done. BUT with the DA brush you can have 50 strokes go over the same spot in 8 seconds Vs. a lot longer and more energy with the hand brush. I would highly recommend it! And I use the green one, a great mixture of stiff/softness.

Aqua Soft Carpet Brush
 
shoeless89 said:
Well it lets me scrub a lot faster and harder. I mean its just a brush either way I think you can get the same thing done. BUT with the DA brush you can have 50 strokes go over the same spot in 8 seconds Vs. a lot longer and more energy with the hand brush. I would highly recommend it! And I use the green one, a great mixture of stiff/softness.

Aqua Soft Carpet Brush
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I see. Ill get one shortly. Thanks
 
Do you have a ling for where I can find it?
 
Dang! I don't know how you do it so fast! It usually takes me 6 hours to do an interior. I know I'm slow and need to work on being faster, but more effective.

Dugdug said:
When I start doing floor mats, that't when I slow down a bit, put some chewing tobacco in take my time and make sure my lines are strait lol From start to finish, floor mats take me 10-30 minutes. Really just depends on how bad they are. Interior can be 5 minutes to 1 hr. 5 minutes for interiors that are in great condition, no stains and only need a little mist with folex and a FM.

Normally about 30 minutes on average for interior.
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shoeless89 said:
Well it lets me scrub a lot faster and harder. I mean its just a brush either way I think you can get the same thing done. BUT with the DA brush you can have 50 strokes go over the same spot in 8 seconds Vs. a lot longer and more energy with the hand brush. I would highly recommend it! And I use the green one, a great mixture of stiff/softness.

Aqua Soft Carpet Brush
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Is this like one of those brushes you attach to a drill?
 
What's your dwell time in step 2? Some people like 5 minutes, others like 10. I suppose it all depends on the soiledness of the carpet.
 
ziggo99 said:
What's your dwell time in step 2? Some people like 5 minutes, others like 10. I suppose it all depends on the soiledness of the carpet.
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About 2-5 minutes. I don't notice any difference if I let it sit any longer.
 
Nice write up.

How much time does it usually take? How much time is associated with setting it up and then cleaning out the LGM at the end?
 
Great post. my gf has been helping on interiors and I just sent her the link. thank you.
 
Dugdug said:
I wasn't aware that they made one specifically for vehicles.
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I have the auto one it's black and red. I think the only difference is the crevice attachment which I have found no use for.
 
Morphiusrt said:
I have the auto one it's black and red. I think the only difference is the crevice attachment which I have found no use for.
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That's good to know. The auto one, from what I've seen in pictures is about the same as the pet one. They cost more from what I've seen also.

I'm thinking this would help in raising the fibers from the 'dents' from where my heel always rests.
 
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