Poorboys APC on carpet ?

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Can i use their APC on carpet for mild cleaning ? I don't need to deep clean but I thought I would spray some down and shop vac up any remaining dirt. I had read somewhere that APC's leave some film or residue and don't want to leave anything behind. I would use a carpet brush to agitate before using the shop vac.
 
You can but I wouldn't.Just go to home Depot to buy a no rinse carpet cleaner or a gallon of folex.
 
HDX carpet cleaner is like $8 a gallon and works well. Why waste expensive APC.
 
How about Poorboys Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner? Is it anything special? Debating on it and or their Enzyme Cleaner.
 
What about more of a "rejuvenator" .. I don't have stains I want to treat, more wanting to get some color back in the faded black carpets.
 
01AUDI said:
What about more of a "rejuvenator" .. I don't have stains I want to treat, more wanting to get some color back in the faded black carpets.
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Are you sure you’ve got the carpet 100% clean and free of dirt & sand? Towel mops up nothing at all? Because you can’t hope for more until you’ve reached that level of clean 1st.
 
I'm sure it's not perfect, right now I have a can of Turtle Wax Upholstery cleaner. I shop vac the carpet, use the cleaner and then shop vac whatever it lifted up. I was going to use the shop vac and then use the hose attachment om the carpet cleaner on the carpets next time, so I was assuming that would clean it to where it needed to be. Then hopefully I can find a good product to clean / rejuvenate and protect from there on. I should have started with explaining that process.
 
Eldorado2k said:
How about Poorboys Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner? Is it anything special? Debating on it and or their Enzyme Cleaner.
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While I love Poorboys products, their enzyme cleaner didn't do it for me, I seem to have better luck with Nature's Miracle from the pet section. I was trying to clean cat piss off of running shoes.

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01AUDI said:
I'm sure it's not perfect, right now I have a can of Turtle Wax Upholstery cleaner. I shop vac the carpet, use the cleaner and then shop vac whatever it lifted up. I was going to use the shop vac and then use the hose attachment om the carpet cleaner on the carpets next time, so I was assuming that would clean it to where it needed to be. Then hopefully I can find a good product to clean / rejuvenate and protect from there on. I should have started with explaining that process.
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I find that using white cotton terry towels for mopping up as a final step is a good way to indicate if you’re fully clean. It sometimes takes several times to reach completely clean.
 
ShinyRex said:
While I love Poorboys products, their enzyme cleaner didn't do it for me, I seem to have better luck with Nature's Miracle from the pet section. I was trying to clean cat piss off of running shoes.

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Thanks for the reply.
How do these enzyme cleaners do against bodily fluid such as sweat? I once had to detail a personal trainers vehicle and it was a long battle using APC. I’m wondering if an enzyme type cleaner would’ve been more ideal?
I think I’ll pass on the Poorboys though, thx for the heads up.
 
The Guz said:
This works great from optimum.

https://www.autogeek.net/optimum-carpet-cleaner.html

https://www.autogeek.net/carpet-cleaner-protector.html
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I looked at that and if I read it right, it looks to be more of a protector with some cleaning ability ? I don't much care for the ability to repel water. My carpet is black so you don't really see stains, which most of the cleaners i see are "spot cleaners". I have wear from sand, dirt, mud, etc. that I do want some mild cleaning but want to brighten and bring the life back to the black carpet so i want to use it all throughout the carpet.
 
01AUDI said:
I looked at that and if I read it right, it looks to be more of a protector with some cleaning ability ? I don't much care for the ability to repel water. My carpet is black so you don't really see stains, which most of the cleaners i see are "spot cleaners". I have wear from sand, dirt, mud, etc. that I do want some mild cleaning but want to brighten and bring the life back to the black carpet so i want to use it all throughout the carpet.
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It doesn't leave that kind of protection behind like scotchgaurd. It cleans really well and it will leave polymers behind on the carpet to make future cleanings easier by not allowing dirt to stick to the fibers. It can be diluted down as well. Really great product. Try out the small bottle first.
 
OK thanks Guz, its hard for us new people to understand how a product works compared to others when we are so new and haven't tried many, or any, high end products before. I appreciate the help.
Would you recommend using my APC before hand the first time along with Optimum after, and then only use Optimum going forward. Or just use Optimum only ?
And how far will 8oz last? That's the size of the small bottle
 
I would use this instead of APC. The 8 oz bottle goes a few applications. I mist enough on the surface to not drench it and then agitate with a brush. The reason I recommended the 8 oz bottle is just in case you don't like it then you are not out that much. I bought the small bottle and eventually bought the 32 oz bottle. I don't use APC at all on carpets.

Meguiar's D102 is also nice. It does a good job. I feel the optimum does a better job.

I will let you decide if Opt carpet cleaner can get the job done based on me using it on my aunts carpets with a brush and wiping them with a towel. If I had an extractor the results would be even better.

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