Interior carpet cleaning

chasdrury · 19-08-2008, 06:51 PM

I need to remove my seats soon to do some wiring and while I was there I was going to shampoo my fixed carpets. What are the best products to use to do this?

Cheers

Chas

Ska · 19-08-2008, 07:36 PM

Chemical Guys Stain Extractor (diluted 15:1 or there abouts) with a 3 in 1 extractor.
Came up trumps with my old interior

chasdrury · 19-08-2008, 08:32 PM

Cool!

Where do I get it from, and what is a 3 in 1 extractor?

Chas

Rustynuts · 19-08-2008, 09:10 PM

I bought a VAX from Makro a few months ago, and did the interior of the car last week. Everything came up spotless and clean, and I used VAX's own bottle of shampoo which came with the machine. Best £70 ever spent I think.

steelwind101 · 19-08-2008, 09:12 PM

Great job SKA!

The 3 in 1 vacs are great if you can get one! They allow you to suck up liquids and wet materials.

Failing getting a 3 in 1 vac you can always use a normal interior shampoo (Meguiars do one and so do Autoglym if you just want to buy in a shop) and a brush to agitate. The "tampico" ones are the best as they are soft on your carpet, if your carpets are the little circular things (not like SKA's) brushes can just pull up all the carpet. If thats the case, a bunch of cheap microfibres will work fine.

I think Argos had a wet vac for just £39.99 it just doesnt have a huge a wet-tank and might take a few attempts to get things really dry as it wont have super suction. You can use them all around the house though.

Geoff

Ska · 20-08-2008, 10:57 AM

Thanks Geoff

Quote:

Originally Posted by chasdrury

Cool!

Where do I get it from, and what is a 3 in 1 extractor?

Chas

I got mine from here (need to get some more):
Chemical Guys - Carpet Clean & Stain Remover
and I use my VAX machine which I've had for Eons

dibbs26 · 22-08-2008, 07:06 AM

Which manufacturers make the machines which apply and suck up dirty solution in one sweep?.

Rustynuts · 22-08-2008, 12:40 PM

VAX are the more well known. Mine works fine for the car seats etc.

DaveP · 23-08-2008, 06:17 PM

Bisell. There are a few recon units on ebay now

alexc · 29-08-2008, 08:00 AM

We are currently trialing a couple of new interior cleaning products, one for use with a machine and the other for use by hand. So far we've seen some excellent results with the machine cleaner, even on household carpets.

I'll keep you posted.

Alex

19-08-2008, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
chasdrury BMW 130d Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sheffield/Leeds Posts: 1,236	Interior carpet cleaning I need to remove my seats soon to do some wiring and while I was there I was going to shampoo my fixed carpets. What are the best products to use to do this? Cheers Chas __________________ 2004 A4 1.8TQS 1994 80 TDi - 186k and counting!

19-08-2008, 07:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ska Subaru Impreza WRX Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LONDON Posts: 2,538	Chemical Guys Stain Extractor (diluted 15:1 or there abouts) with a 3 in 1 extractor. Came up trumps with my old interior __________________

19-08-2008, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
chasdrury BMW 130d Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sheffield/Leeds Posts: 1,236	Cool! Where do I get it from, and what is a 3 in 1 extractor? Chas __________________ 2004 A4 1.8TQS 1994 80 TDi - 186k and counting!

19-08-2008, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rustynuts Porsche Carrera 4S Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,615	I bought a VAX from Makro a few months ago, and did the interior of the car last week. Everything came up spotless and clean, and I used VAX's own bottle of shampoo which came with the machine. Best £70 ever spent I think. __________________ Look, If I wanted you to send me a PM then I'd leave some space in my inbox.

19-08-2008, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
steelwind101 Mitsubishi Evo X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bombing Westlands Farm Zambia Posts: 2,134	Great job SKA! The 3 in 1 vacs are great if you can get one! They allow you to suck up liquids and wet materials. Failing getting a 3 in 1 vac you can always use a normal interior shampoo (Meguiars do one and so do Autoglym if you just want to buy in a shop) and a brush to agitate. The "tampico" ones are the best as they are soft on your carpet, if your carpets are the little circular things (not like SKA's) brushes can just pull up all the carpet. If thats the case, a bunch of cheap microfibres will work fine. I think Argos had a wet vac for just £39.99 it just doesnt have a huge a wet-tank and might take a few attempts to get things really dry as it wont have super suction. You can use them all around the house though. Geoff __________________ Rhodesia, what a time it was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVLS8ny0HUU Ole Mugabes Farm, he plants crisps b/c he likes crisps (comical) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGjjUp4zJo

22-08-2008, 07:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
dibbs26 BMW 130d Join Date: May 2005 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,199	Which manufacturers make the machines which apply and suck up dirty solution in one sweep?. __________________ A4 B7 2.0T FSI S-LINE Akoya Silver, Xenon plus pack, RS 6's, MFSW, Phatnoise, Auto dimming mirror, Light/Rain sensor, Bose, Isofix, Split folding seats, Rear side blinds, Rear window blind, Centre armrest, Auto boot Lid, Cargo parcel net/hooks & Loadliner.

22-08-2008, 12:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rustynuts Porsche Carrera 4S Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,615	VAX are the more well known. Mine works fine for the car seats etc. __________________ Look, If I wanted you to send me a PM then I'd leave some space in my inbox.

23-08-2008, 06:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
DaveP Ford Ka Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 65	Bisell. There are a few recon units on ebay now __________________ 535d DMS Touring Seat Leon 2.0 tdi FR 170

29-08-2008, 08:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
alexc BMW 130d Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maidenhead Posts: 1,094	We are currently trialing a couple of new interior cleaning products, one for use with a machine and the other for use by hand. So far we've seen some excellent results with the machine cleaner, even on household carpets. I'll keep you posted. Alex __________________ Elite Car Care - The home of quality detailing products.