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    Out of curiosity, anyone ever tried ONR in their carpet/upholstery extractors? I`d think that the cleaning power would work great, and obviously the environmental factor... that RugDoctor Upholstery Cleaner Shampoo is pretty brutal stuff, and was looking for some alternatives.





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    ONR does not have the proper chemical composition to clean carpets. It contains polymers not surfactants. The polymers serve a purpose when cleaning paint, but not cleaning carpets. Surfactants, heat, and chemical action are what is needed to clean carpets. If you are looking for a more mild chemical to use in your extractor, look into XO cleaner plus. It is a plant based cleaner/odor neutralizer.
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    I was recommended this product from a carpet cleaning professional of 30 years.



    Bane-Clene® Preface ® Prespray / Traffic Lane Spotter for Carpet Rug and Upholstery Cleaning



    It has a Ph level of 9, which is much lower than other alkaline cleaners.



    You can use a more diluted mixture. Extract with only hot water.
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    ONR would probably attract dirt after dry. Also probably contains a water "wetter" chemical which would make the carpets very wet and take a long time to dry.

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    Yeah, the idea behind ONR is that it makes dirt transfer/stick to the ONR-soaked medium, isn`t it?

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    If you`re looking for the soil-encapsulating effect, there are specific chemicals designed for that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VanityDetailing
    Out of curiosity, anyone ever tried ONR in their carpet/upholstery extractors? I`d think that the cleaning power would work great, and obviously the environmental factor... that RugDoctor Upholstery Cleaner Shampoo is pretty brutal stuff, and was looking for some alternatives.





    My extractor is the Sandia Spot-Xtract 50-1001, if it matters.


    are you putting a chemical + water in your extractor? Might I suggest to instead use a carpet shampoo and brush that into the carpets, whipe up the foam with a towel, then extract with clean hot water?


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    Quote Originally Posted by tssdetailing
    are you putting a chemical + water in your extractor? Might I suggest to instead use a carpet shampoo and brush that into the carpets, whipe up the foam with a towel, then extract with clean hot water?


    Yeah, unless I really need to shoot hot detergent mix deep down into the carpet, I just keep water in the extractor. And I keep thinking I oughta spend some $ and use a rinse agent instead. It`s just *so* easy to overdo the shampoo and/or underdo the rinsing...

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    rinse agent? like a "foam stopper?"



    All i know is I bought all my carpet stuff from detailKing in pittsburgh b/c they have the YouTube of how-tos and everything I bought came right from the video. It all works wonderful.


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    BioKleen FiberGlow



    2oz for 5gallons is what I use

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    Rinse agent to help neutralize and remove the cleaning chemical.



    Most carpet cleaners are alkaline (APC`s even more). Most tap water is slightly alkaline. Rinse agents are acidic to try and bring the PH of the carpet back to neutral 7.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tssdetailing
    rinse agent? like a "foam stopper?".


    The defoamer is a different, separate product that`s also worth using. Supposedly makes things easier on the extractor. Cheap enough...

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    I`ve been experiment with different carpet cleaning chemicals ever since I got my little green machine. I found a combo that works for me. Castrol Super Clean.



    BUT, yesterday my father, who decided that he was going to clean the heavily soiled tan mats in his car and doesn`t have a detailing bone in his body, got out a bucket of hot water, a brush, and meguiars gold class car shampoo and went to work. His results were better than any I have gotten to date. I am trying that next time I have to clean a carpet.



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    Be really careful about using solvents in any extractor as it can cause permanent damage, also using gold class shampoo might make it look decent for alittle bit theres no telling what it might be doing to the carpet in the long run

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    Well,



    I can`t imagine the gold class being hard on the carpets... but that castol super clean is a different story altogether.



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