carpet stripes

Barry Theal · 05-31-09, 03:48

I see this alot and have done it before I'm curious do you stripe them or not?

Pats300zx · 05-31-09, 03:48

Always....I feel it adds a nice touch.

Jakerooni · 05-31-09, 05:00

Getting to the point where I only stripe the mats. Used to do it all. the plush carpets of Caddy's really make the stripes stand out though so I still do it those.

RTexasF · 05-31-09, 05:04

No , no desire to even attempt it. If it is clean and fluffed that's good enough for me.

David Fermani · 05-31-09, 07:59

I like to return each vehicle as close as possible to the way it rolled out of the factory ~ no stripes.

Fascination with Making Lines in Carpet?

Clean Dean · 05-31-09, 08:26

I started "striping" with my carpet extractor about 7-8 years ago, and got a few complaints from high end car owner... Never again !!!

I personally think that the striping looks very cheap and make the car look like it was detailed at a high volume shop. I prefer the look of a vapor cleaned carpet with the nap standing tall and lightly brushed to attain uniformity.

toyotaguy · 05-31-09, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Clean Dean

I started "striping" with my carpet extractor about 7-8 years ago, and got a few complaints from high end car owner... Never again !!!

I personally think that the striping looks very cheap and make the car look like it was detailed at a high volume shop. I prefer the look of a vapor cleaned carpet with the nap standing tall and lightly brushed to attain uniformity.

agreed....plus with the traffic the carpet/mats see, it gets ruined rather quickly, so I dont do it anymore...all one way!

WaxManRonnie · 06-01-09, 02:35

I've never striped carpet. But I do use a fabric brush for the mats. I
just brush a few diaganol lines in the mat and call it good.

Barry Theal · 06-01-09, 03:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Fermani

I like to return each vehicle as close as possible to the way it rolled out of the factory ~ no stripes.

Fascination with Making Lines in Carpet?

David, that's the way I was always taught. Return to its original settings. The thing I try to do with my carpets is to raise the grain. I brush them all one way and then lift them with an air compressor! The one thing I think Looks good is the sticky mats " Do not Remove Dealer " I need to get soome of these. I just think paper looks bad. Anyways thanks for your comments guys.

Got Wax · 06-01-09, 05:35

For me, I wonder if the detailer is charging the customer extra $ for the time it has taken him to stripe the carpet. I've never done it, reminds me of this!

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Originally Posted by bufferbarry

David, that's the way I was always taught. Return to its original settings. The thing I try to do with my carpets is to raise the grain. I brush them all one way and then lift them with an air compressor! The one thing I think Looks good is the sticky mats " Do not Remove Dealer " I need to get soome of these. I just think paper looks bad. Anyways thanks for your comments guys.

Scottwax · 06-01-09, 05:46

I used to, but a few customers didn't like how after a few days the combination of stripes and footprints made the carpets look pretty bad. Now I only do it if the customer specifically asks.

Jakerooni · 06-01-09, 07:53

I don't know I think the stripes add a little pop to certian cars really. And to me it looks a LOT better than random vacuum lines. I can see going back over and brushing all the lines out but it's the same amount of effort to brush the entire carpet in one direction than it is to add the stripes. Some people love it others don't. It can be a huge debate for a number of reasons. But it simply comes down to the fact that if your customers like it... do it.. If they don't then don't. Now I've seen detailers get real fancy and brush in logo's and such that makes it look real nice. To me that's just to much effort and time spent on it. But again if it's something that impresses the client so be it. And it's really a fad to phases in and out every so many years... I remember back in the mid 90's it was a huge way to seperate yourself from every other joe schmuck detailer on the block... Then it phased out almost completly for a few years there and now I see it popping back up.