Shop-vac extractor method explaination???

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NorcalZ71

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Just wondering everyones method for this. Id like to give it a whirl on my moms suburban and see what i can come up with. I love the look of just cleaned carpet:up
 
First vacuum the vehicle out well. You can lightly friction scrub the area to break loose some of the dirt.



Then work on one area. Spray soap down and friction scrub, then vac up as much of the suds as you can. You can then spray a small area with water and vac it up as best you can to get as much of the soap suds out as possible.



That's what I use to do before I got an extractor. Works alright but takes a lot of time and leaves the carpets pretty damp.
 
~ One man’s opinion / observations ~



For a thorough interior cleaning, removal of the seats will allow access to hard to reach areas. It's relatively easy if you take your time and are careful Front bucket seats are typically held down by four bolts on the ends of the runners at the base of the seat, two in the front and two in the back, these bolts are usually torque down hard (when replacing start the bolt by hand, being very careful not to cross- thread them) These are removed using a socket wrench. Sometimes the bolts are covered by a decorative plastic moulding, which is held in place by a screw or just pops off using a prying action with a slotted screwdriver.



First, slide the seats to its rear-most position, exposing the front bolts, remove, then, sliding the seat to its forward position, exposing the rear bolts, remove.



When all four bolts have been removed, gently tilt the seat either forward or back to reveal any wires that are connected to the underside of the seat (for seat position controls, heaters, seat belt sensors, etc.).



Carefully unplug these wires, and remove the seat from the vehicle, taking care not to scratch seat or paint surfaces as you lift out the seat. Cover the remaining wire harness with a plastic bag and aluminium foil; this will prevent water and cleaning solution from getting into the wiring harness.



Using a Carpet Extractor:

·Use a carpet extractor to clean and remove liquid and dirt. (Vapour Clean Products T5 Extractor / Spotter®) the extraction system process is the choice of professional detailers due to its efficiency and time saving over conventional methods.

·Extraction also allows the ability to remove cleaning residues. Rinsed fabrics look and smell cleaner and resist soiling better

·Extractors work in a similar manner to cleaning by hand except they use a cleaning solution dispensed from a tank (16:1 solution Clean water / 303™ Cleaner & Spot Remover) that is sprayed in high volume from the machine via a cleaning wand, filtered and then re-circulated

·The next step is to use its high-volume vacuum to remove the excess moisture and grime, immediately recovering it.



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. Poring a small amount of cleaner onto a terry towel and wiping toward the centre of the stain will remove the spot.



Clean normal to heavy soiling as described above. Floor mats may get as wet as necessary to properly clean them.



The rubber backing and the ability to relocate them to a warm place for quick drying aids their cleaning. After mats are clean and dried apply stain guard (303 High Tech Fabric Guard) to repel grease, dirt and oil based stains and provide UV protection against fabric fading.





~ Hope this helps ~



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justadumbarchitect / so I question everything/ Jon
 
Intel486 said:
First vacuum the vehicle out well. You can lightly friction scrub the area to break loose some of the dirt.



Then work on one area. Spray soap down and friction scrub, then vac up as much of the suds as you can. You can then spray a small area with water and vac it up as best you can to get as much of the soap suds out as possible.

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This is what I do I think it works fine. I use a pump up bug sprayer to spray water
 
Intel486 said:
First vacuum the vehicle out well. You can lightly friction scrub the area to break loose some of the dirt.



Then work on one area. Spray soap down and friction scrub, then vac up as much of the suds as you can. You can then spray a small area with water and vac it up as best you can to get as much of the soap suds out as possible.



That's what I use to do before I got an extractor. Works alright but takes a lot of time and leaves the carpets pretty damp.
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That's how I do it, although sometimes I do soak the mat in water to get rid of all the dirt. It gets them extremely clean, but you'll have a slightly damp mat after extracting the water.
 
thanks guys, thats what i thought just clarifying. what kind of brush(es) should i use for scrubbing? just some semi-stiff nylon ones?



thanks
 
NorCalZ71, just check out some nylon brushes. Check out what places like pepboys, autozone, and wal-mart has available.



I like a stiff nylon bristled brush for carpets and a softer bristled brush for cleaning tight weave fabrics like seats and headliners so I don't accidentally snag the fabric.



properautocare.com also has a good selection of brushes. I have their wooden handled carpet brush... smells like BO though but works well.
 
"(Vapour Clean Products T5 Extractor / Spotter®) the extraction system process is the choice of professional detailers due to its efficiency and time saving over conventional methods."



Jon, where do buy one of these and for how much?



Thanks.
 
rookie what I believe the vapor cleaner is it uses steam to clean the fibers. However I hear the extractor gets deeper and cleans better. You can take out stains better with steam I think. I see alot more extractors then vapor cleaners.



Glad I could help Lexus:D
 
Don't think so, I haven't looked into that field, but it would be pretty advanced to have 2 plants doing water heating and steam
 
I believe steam / vapor are same. Try contacting the Vapor Clean people. I know a little about the system. :nixweiss
 
Is there a budget option for all this? The Vapor Clean looks serious but has a corresponding serious price tag.



...anyone know if the Eureka steamer at Big Lots can do the same job or close to?
 
Steam/vapor cleaning is for helping stain removal.



Extractors are for removing the soap residue and dirt from the carpet.



Get an extractor before a steam cleaner. It's great to be able to remove the stains but it's better to be able to rinse all the dirt/soap out of the carpets.
 
Intel,



Hypothetically, would you try cleaning and extracting first, and then if the stain didn't come out you would steam it?



Then extract again to get that water out?



Do you steam it with soap?
 
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