Carptet Extractor

[Nikku]

nice job!!! how did it take for the interior to dry?

[Honda Tool]

Originally Posted by Kean

....that is (was) absolutely disgusting HT. How does one live in that kind of filth? ....nice job btw.

It is actually my car, but I did buy it like that. I flip cars on the side. I bought this one about 2.5 years ago, and just got around to cleaning it up. I bought it in a non-running state for $200. I have about another 2-$300 in parts, and of course a lot of time.

I didn't even look at it before I bought it, and picked it up at night. The guy I bought it from said "It is pretty dirty the kids have done a number on it." Well I am sure the melted crayons were form the kids, but unless they were driving his wife wasn't the cleanest person either lol. The drivers side front was just as dirty as the passenger side and back seat.

It also sat for a long time so the mice were able to start cleaning it up for me. then a snake was nice enough to clean out the mice before I started. This was in the rear deck.


To be honest I am not sure I would have taken a job like this. I have 15-20 hours in the inside work alone. The outside will not be getting any work done short of a wash.

[Honda Tool]

Originally Posted by Nikku

nice job!!! how did it take for the interior to dry?

Well the seats were removed, and done outside of the car. The carpets were completely dry after 2 hours, but some serious water was pumped through this one.

I have better documentation posted on another forum here:
Nastiest Interior Detail Ever! - Honda-Tech

[Cleaning Fool]

Interior drying has alot to do with the operator. #1 Don't soak the carpet to begin with. A light mist is all you need. #2 As many dry passes over the carpet as u can muster, of course that will depend on the quality of the machine you have to. I don't agree with the earlier post that turning on the air/vents is causing the carpet to "hard/turn brown". If a carpet is turning hard, its due to the fact that the cleaner you used has not been fully rinsed from the carpet. You cant just dump this strong cleaner on carpet and expect the carpet to stay the same. Most cleaners have a PH of 9.5 to 12, the carpet before you started was at 7. You have to get it back to 7 by #1 fully rinsing or #2 putting a "Fiber rinse" in your rinse cycle to neutralize the PH. Simply blowing air from any source on the carpet is not the source of hardening or browning. If it browns, you soaked it and it didn't dry it fast enough, if it hardens, you left a whole lot of cleaner in that carpet.

[Honda Tool]

Originally Posted by Cleaning Fool

Interior drying has alot to do with the operator. #1 Don't soak the carpet to begin with. A light mist is all you need. #2 As many dry passes over the carpet as u can muster, of course that will depend on the quality of the machine you have to. I don't agree with the earlier post that turning on the air/vents is causing the carpet to "hard/turn brown". If a carpet is turning hard, its due to the fact that the cleaner you used has not been fully rinsed from the carpet. You cant just dump this strong cleaner on carpet and expect the carpet to stay the same. Most cleaners have a PH of 9.5 to 12, the carpet before you started was at 7. You have to get it back to 7 by #1 fully rinsing or #2 putting a "Fiber rinse" in your rinse cycle to neutralize the PH. Simply blowing air from any source on the carpet is not the source of hardening or browning. If it browns, you soaked it and it didn't dry it fast enough, if it hardens, you left a whole lot of cleaner in that carpet.

Yeah I should mention that a regular steam job I do not use anything other the quick blow dry with the HP60 blower attachment. Completely dry in 30 minutes especially if the sun is out.

[jason@autogeek]

Originally Posted by BillyL207

I've been looking to add a decent carpet extractor for my business. Low volume for now and have been looking at this Mytee Lite II 8070 Hot Water Carpet Extractor, carpet cleaning machine, hot water carpet cleaner would this be sufficient enough for now? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

This is a great extractor with plenty of heat and power. Mytee extractors are known to be very high quality, built to last.