What method do you use for cleaning carpets?

[Aut0]

Well, anyone whos interested you can post here, or send me at email f16_crewchief@hotmail.com. And We can see what happens from there=)

[imported_Luster]

What method do you use for cleaning carpets?

I`m kind of an old school guy. I usually spray the carpet with APC, scrub with carpet brush, rinse with water and soak up the excess with a towel....

I`ve recently started replacing APC with foaming carpet cleaner from a spray can....

What`s your method?

[imported_BretFraz]

Just did carpets and mats on a Lexus yesterday. I used a new carpet cleaner from Formula 409, a stiff brush, and a MF towel. Came out OK, a little better than using Resolve carpet cleaner but not nearly as good as an extractor.

The process I used is typical for me unless Bryan`s extractor is fired up and ready to go.

[David Fermani]

I voted "other".

>*Dry brush
>*Vacuum
>*Blow Out
>*Vacuum
>*Pre-Treat
>*Shampoo
>*Vacuum
>*Towel
>*Blow Dry
>*Wet towel

[gmblack3]

Compressed air
Thurough vac
Pretreat
Extraction with HP60
Fans to dry

[bmw5541]

SInce I do this mostly for my own car (hopefully that will change this spring), I usually use a foam spray from a can and a carpet brush.

[TOGWT]

Carpets;

Weekly - spot clean to remove stains as necessary and vacuum

Monthly ? use hot-water extractor

Carpeted floor mats: Floor mats take a majority of the wear away from the interior carpet. However, this leaves floor mats with soiling as well as oily stains.

Inspect for oily stains.

Use a solvent-based spot remover to remove oily stains. Spot treat really bad stains (303? Cleaner & Spot Remover or Woolite? Heavy Traffic Carpet Foam)
Pour a small amount of cleaner onto a terry towel and wiping toward the centre of the stain to remove the spot. Clean normal to heavy soiling as described above. Floor mats may get as wet as necessary to properly clean them.

Normal cleaning- brush loose dirt/dust with a stiff brush, lightly spray surface with a carpet cleaner (Woolite? Heavy Traffic Carpet Foam) and let the foam dwell for 5-10 minutes and then remove residue.

Heavily soiled- brush loose dirt/dust with a stiff brush, use a citrus-based pre-cleaner P21S Total Auto Wash 10:1 distilled hot water, let solution dwell for 5-10 minutes to enable cleaners to react, and then use a carpet extractor

The rubber backing and the ability to relocate them to a warm place (not direct sunlight) for quick drying aids their cleaning. After mats are clean and dried, brush them to raise the fibres and apply stain guard (303 High Tech Fabric Guard) to repel grease, dirt and oil based stains and provide UV protection against fabric fading.

[Bluegrass Cat]

I voted "other".

>*Dry brush
>*Vacuum
>*Blow Out
>*Vacuum
>*Pre-Treat
>*Shampoo
>*Vacuum
>*Towel
>*Blow Dry
>*Wet towel

David,

What does brushing before vacuuming do?

[RustyBumper]

David,

What does brushing before vacuuming do?

I wonder if it lifts all the dirt and debris to the surface, which would then make vacumming more effective?

Forgot to mention my method of cleaning. Recently I`ve been hanging out with some friends of mine at their shop and seeing how effective steam is for clean heavily soiled carpets. Follow it up with some towels to ensure that there isn`t any left over chemicals or water, and they come out like new.

I wish that I could convince my wife to let me buy a VX5000 steam cleaner.:doh:

[imported_RaskyR1]

1.Vacuum
2.Air purge
3.Vacuum
4.Pre-treat with APC
5.Scrub with brush
6.LGM
7.Wet Vac
8. Fans on interior overnight

Repeat 5-7 as needed.

[imported_gewb]

I wish that I could convince my wife to let me buy a VX5000 steam cleaner.:doh:

If you find a way to do that, let me know so I can try it with my wife.

Regards,
GEWB

[imported_Luster]

If you find a way to do that, let me know so I can try it with my wife.

Regards,
GEWB

X2. :devil:

[imported_akimel]

Guys, I have never cleaned the carpet of any of my cars. I have only vacuumed. I do not have a carpet extractor or anything like that. I do have a wet vac (which I bought a couple of months ago but which i`ve never used).

So what products do I need? A couple of you mentioned a carpet brush. What kind of brush is this? Please outline a practical procedure for me. TIA!

Al

[imported_Luster]

Guys, I have never cleaned the carpet of any of my cars. I have only vacuumed. I do not have a carpet extractor or anything like that. I do have a wet vac (which I bought a couple of months ago but which i`ve never used).

So what products do I need? A couple of you mentioned a carpet brush. What kind of brush is this? Please outline a practical procedure for me. TIA!

Al

I can keep it pretty simple, Al. I like to use carpet foam because it really loosens the dirt.

• Vacuum
• Spray evenly with Woolite Heavy Traffic Carpet Foam
• Scrub in both directions with a carpet brush (use pressure)
• Wipe in both directions with a damp (but not wet) towel
• Wipe with a dry towel, applying pressure, as dry as you can get it
• Brush with "stripes" for a finished look
• Air Dry

I`ve found Woolite HTCF to be about the best. Resolve Carpet Foam is also very good.

This picture shows that I used Purple Power APC, which will do the same job, but i think the Foam does a better job.

(I use the same method for interior carpet and floormats)

[imported_Roadrunner]

Looks great Bill!!:thumbup::thumbup: