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Old 07-08-08, 04:14   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Stained upholstery cleaned with steamer. 2 Pictures.

Only problem I see with not extracting is that you will leave some APC and stain remover in the seat. I have an extractor with a built in steamer function and use the steam with extraction for the final passes.
 
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Old 07-08-08, 04:56   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Stained upholstery cleaned with steamer. 2 Pictures.

Mark77 what extractor are you using?So my question is both a extracter and steamer will get the same results the steamer will do it faster but the extracter will pull all the chemicals out.
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Re: Stained upholstery cleaned with steamer. 2 Pictures.

757, at our shop we use a hot water extractor, specifically the thermax therminator. Our old extractor did not have nearly as much lift as this one and left many cars very damp. This one works much much better and within 30 minutes the seats are dry and usually about 1 hr for the carpet depending on how stained it was and how many passes I had to make.

On lightly stained cars I don't need to scrub at all, I just use the extractor.
I can do a whole car with leather seats in about 15 minutes, cloth seats about 30 minutes and up from there.


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Only problem I see with not extracting is that you will leave some APC and stain remover in the seat. I have an extractor with a built in steamer function and use the steam with extraction for the final passes.
Are you using the Desiderio steamer/extractor?

If you replace the microfiber you use to wrap around the triangular attachment frequently, you're transferring the APC and stain remover into the microfiber, then laundering it.
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Re: Stained upholstery cleaned with steamer. 2 Pictures.

I've been thinking of picking up the Desiderio since it has the steamer and extractor features but the downside is that if it breaks down, I'm out of a steamer AND an extractor.
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I've been thinking of picking up the Desiderio since it has the steamer and extractor features but the downside is that if it breaks down, I'm out of a steamer AND an extractor.
Skip the Desiderio, go for a nice Extractor like the Durrmaid Mini and a nice steamer like the Vapor Master 3000. Big initial investment but they are truly workhouses that get the job done.
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Re: Stained upholstery cleaned with steamer. 2 Pictures.

The extractor I have is called CWN Home Cleaner, it's a multifunction unit. It is a dry vac, wet vac, steamer and/or extractor with water or steam in the same unit.
 
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hello all. i was wondering what steamer you used for that? brand, model, web link? thanks and that seat looks awesome
We used a Desiderio.

It's an average steamer and below average extractor, but I like the convenience of having both in one unit.

You could get these results with almost any commercial grade steamer you pay $500+ for.
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