![]() Probably only a truck mount or a $5 plus k extractor would get a marginally better result.Ĭompressed air and steaming problem areas is also used. I am not a professional but from the shit work I've seen, I am way better than most pros. The slight stiffn as upon drying does help maintain the cool lines from the extractor and I do those striped lines purposely. It does come back out and is not damaged. However I should consider some all fiber rinse or ph balancer as the carpet is left slightly stiff. The carpet steams after a pass is a good sign it's operating right. This mytee has an in-line heater and while it doesn't maintain perfect hot temps it does a good job, let it catch up. Then I fill my extractor with hot water and extract. Remember the carpet is damp and lubed with some low foam cleaner. If the carpet is just never cleaned you'll likely lose close to zero fibers. You may lose a small flat few fibers if the nap was damaged before you owned it. Then I take my da sander polisher with a brush attachment and spin it over the section I am working. I usually do it diluted but full effect would be good too. The latter is citrus and hydrogen peroxide. Then I spray the carpet damp IN SECTIONS with my extractor to dampen the carpet, I own a mytee lite 3 entry level pro unit, then I spray the carpet with a cleaner with no residue like Folex or a product I get called Hy per clean. I also blow air into the cracks and re vacuum. I use acetone with no fear on gummy shit. I spot clean trouble spots such as chewing gum or bad shit. I don't really remember if I used any cleaning aid product. I just did passes I recall with plain hot water and it did good. That was used inside the house and on the car carpet. It was 60 for the day and a big heavy 9 gallon unit. I finally broke down and rented a carpet extractor. It doesn't touch the deep nap and if you use soap, residue lingers. So you permanently damage the nap with rubbing like crazy. The issue with that is deep stains can make you rub the fibers into a rubbed shitty state. I hate carpet, or I hated it before I started trying to clean it.įirst I wiped it with cleaner on a microfiber. ![]() There's no substitute for doing a full removal and letting the carpet dry completely while out of the vehicle. +1 on the Folex mentioned in previous post. You can still see a few minor blemishes that wouldn't come completely out but otherwise it looks great, here's a pretty high res photo. I let it dry for 24h and put it back in the car the following night. Finally, after it had pretty much stopped dripping I hosed it again and brushed the nap all in one direction to even it out. Then I hung it on the line, split down the middle, and hosed and scrubbed for another half hour without soap to rinse it. The water that came off looked like coffee. I laid it out flat (in a molded sort of way) and used lots of water and lots of soap, scrubbed it for probably an hour. ![]() ![]() I got superior results in my M5 by removing the carpet, hosing it thoroughly and scrubbing it with a stiff brush and a lot of Arm and Hammer powdered laundry detergent. I'll also add, I was a detailer working at a small detail shop for a while, we used professional extractors using various carpet cleaners and degreasers.no cleaner performed better than Folex out of the many that I experimented with.įox wrote:What worked really well for me, was Folex Instant Carpet Spot Remover, a brush stiff enough to agitate the carpet and stains, but not stiff enough to pull the carpet fibers out, some warm water for rinsing, and some microfiber towels to pull out dirt and dry the carpet.Īhab wrote:Unfortunately I don't have before or during photos handy at the moment but here's an after. With Folex, it's not something that you even have to rinse out with water, it works very quickly, does not smell toxic, and it's incredibly good for the price, which is around $15/gallon at Home Depot, and you can also get it in 32oz spray bottle as well. I then use a bucket of hot/warm water and dip a microfiber towel in it and go over the carpet to rinse and loosen up anything left behind with the heat, and then dry it using clean microfibers. Agitate the entire carpet with the brush, and you'll see the dirt be pulled up into the foam. Vacuum it out really well, spray it down with Folex, and on specific stains apply the Folex generously. My tan carpet was hideous before, had coke and coffee stains from the previous owner, obviously hadn't been cleaned or vacuumed in years. 114-22, passed 10-4-2022 Ord.What worked really well for me, was Folex Instant Carpet Spot Remover, a brush stiff enough to agitate the carpet and stains, but not stiff enough to pull the carpet fibers out, some warm water for rinsing, and some microfiber towels to pull out dirt and dry the carpet.
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