Are there any affordable machines that are made to shampoo your vehicle's carpet?

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gregdavidson

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So far I haven't been able to find any machines (other than really expensive commercial ones) that are made to shampoo the carpet in your vehicle. I've tried scrubbing my carpet with shampoo and vacuuming it up with a shop-vac and the results seem somewhat okay. However, I'm not so sure whether I'm actually cleaning my carpet or pushing the dirt further in. Does anybody know of any machines that are made for this purpose and will do a better job than scrubbing your carpet by hand.
 
the mytee tempo. One gallon clean water and a 1.5 reclaim. No heater, very portable. I've had mine for three years use on cars and in the house, 4 year old daughter. Half the price of the aztec hot rod. I think that I got mine for about 400.
 
You don't need a machine. you need a better technique. if you want me to walk you through a step by step just PM me and I'll let you know how to get it done and what you need
 
slowjeep said:
why PM..post it!!!!!
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I'm guessing he's talking about the technique where you apply carpet shampoo to your carpet, scrub it by hand with a carpet scrubber and then suck everything up with a shop-vac. I tried that method a couple of times and it seemed to work alright. However, I'm not so sure how much cleaner the carpet was because there still seemed to be a little shampoo and dirt left that I couldn't suck up.
 
I have the little green machine from Bissle and I think it's ok, not great. It does an - ok job and it's a better value than renting a rug doctor all the time. I got it at Bed Bath and Beyond with those 20 percent off coupons they always send out.
 
gregdavidson said:
I'm guessing he's talking about the technique where you apply carpet shampoo to your carpet, scrub it by hand with a carpet scrubber and then suck everything up with a shop-vac. I tried that method a couple of times and it seemed to work alright. However, I'm not so sure how much cleaner the carpet was because there still seemed to be a little shampoo and dirt left that I couldn't suck up.
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No that's not it.. You're missing some very obvious steps with what you describe. You still need to rinse out the carpet. regardless if you have a carpet extractor or not ;) The extractor is just an easier way to rinse out the fibers. There's still the old way of doing things that's just as effective but takes longer.
 
Jakerooni said:
No that's not it.. You're missing some very obvious steps with what you describe. You still need to rinse out the carpet. regardless if you have a carpet extractor or not ;) The extractor is just an easier way to rinse out the fibers. There's still the old way of doing things that's just as effective but takes longer.
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So is this a government guarded top secret or what? Share with the rest of the class your technique. I am always curious how others do things wondering if there is a better way.
 
I've PM'd everyone that has asked about it with reasoning to why I don't feel it's in the best interest to post it up here in public. Certian people wouldn't be able to grasp the concept at play and why certian things are nessecary. I'm sure once you see it you'll not only see what I'm talking about but why.
 
Jakerooni said:
I've PM'd everyone that has asked about it with reasoning to why I don't feel it's in the best interest to post it up here in public. Certian people wouldn't be able to grasp the concept at play and why certian things are nessecary. I'm sure once you see it you'll not only see what I'm talking about but why.
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Thanks for the PM.

I hear people doing it that way all the time.



I know of a "detailer" at a dealer that uses a pressure washer on interior carpets. Now that is scary. :shocked
 
if you look on detailcity.org i just bought a factory refurb LGM proheat and used woolite pretreater and blue magic stain lifter and hot water to clean my entire carpet out of my integra, it worked great, but its definately cumbersome in large areas, the turbo brush is indeed useless, and theres much need for improvement.
 
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