Spring cleaning ???????? by KC

[miguelgf]

Dunno if anyone else here uses laundry detergent on their carpets, but I mixed myself a bucket, using some OxiClean stuff that my wife uses in the laundry.



Results were pretty good - but I don't know what the long term effects would be, so I figured I'd ask around and see if anyone else is using this combination (or something close).



This is my wife's car (well, was my wife's - with the baby, she gets the good car, I get the clunker) - a poorly cared for 94 Honda Accord. The carpets were in *hideous* condition, so I went for broke and used Tide.



Method - I vacuumed really well, using my shop vac, and started to use a spray bottle (generously) and a brush to apply the mixture to the carpets. With a decent amount of effort, I got the carpets pretty clean, and the smell of the car is great! Occasionally, there was a stain that the stuff couldn't get out - since I was fresh out of dry cleaning solvent, I went for broke and used some EFHI - sparingly, concentrating it only on the spot. I then used the handle of the brush to push as much of the solution to one side, and vacuumed it up. I sprayed some water, rubbed again, and vacuumed again. Then, finally, I blotted as much of the water out of the carpet with a towel.



The results were pretty good - car smells great, and the carpets are a thousand times cleaner than when I started. My question - should I expect my carpets to start unraveling any time soon?

 

[mx5]

I found Oxiclean and detergent whitens socks noticeably. I have been using it on my socks for a while now and they have not fallen apart yet. You should be okay. A guy told me someone used it on the carpet in their home and it really got the oil and dirt out of the carpet in front of the door from the previous owner.

 

[Cybercowboy]

I really like it. Haven't used in on my cars yet, but it takes stains out of cloth furniture great. A friend of mine spilled red wine on my white cloth arm chair. Oxiclean took it right out, not stain left at all.

 

[Steve @ Guru]

How are you guys using the OxiClean? Are you spraying it or just saturating the area?



Curious, because I saw some at the hardware store and would like to try it on our carpets. Just looking for some tips.



Thanks in advance!

 

[Pats300zx]

I have used Oxi-Clean on my house carpets to clean up some of the messes that my dogs have made. I have had no problems at all with the carpets and it did a pretty good job..:up

 

[miguelgf]

I came across a review of Prestone's Interior Cleaner, and was going to pick myself up some, when I decided to just stick with some Tide and Oxiclean mixed together.



Went home, and in a large (~5 gallons?) bucket, mixed together a measuring cup of Tide, and a scoop of Oxiclean (as my wife uses it in the laundry). Didn't want to glop water all over the carpets, so I kept refilling a spray bottle, saturating the carpet (but not soaking it) and brushing it. Once I had sufficiently brushed it, I vacuumed it and let it air out.



On the mats, I used a more concentrated solution - a spray bottle, with half a measuring cup of tide, and a capful of Oxiclean. It wouldn't get out the tougher stains (which, I went haywire on, and decided to use EFHI, which worked really well - but I wouldn't get that harsh with too much carpet). It did work fairly well on mild-medium stains, and worked great as far as cleaning the carpet.



Considering the cost of all this (wife picks up Oxiclean for ~$10 at Costco) - this was one very useful combination. My question was am I doing something harmful to the carpets - because if not - this is going to join my detailing regimen.



BTW: smell - the next day, it's still pretty damn good. I used Leatherique the day before, and the combination of the Tide and the Leatherique makes the car smell half-new car, half-laundry (which is better than it sounds, now that I write it out..)

 

[Cybercowboy]

So is Tide. Don't worry about hurting your carpet or anything.



When I got rid of the red wine stain on the chair I just mixed up about 1/4 cup Oxiclean in about 16oz of hot water and sprayed it on the area until it was saturated. I blotted off the excess with a clean towel. That was it.

 

[Scottwax]

Just a couple easy hints for cleaning carpeted mats:



1) clean them at a spray car wash-once you scrub them down well with whatever carpet cleaner you are using, rinse them out with the high pressure hose until the water runs clean, squeegee out as much water as you can, then take them home and put them in the dryer.



2) go to your local laundry mat and wash them in the big industial washers (the side loaders without the agitator), then dry them in the dryer.



In both instances, the mats will be very clean and well rinsed (no soap residue), and the dryer will fluff up the carpet fibers and make them look new again.

 

[miguelgf]

Scott-



Thanks for the tips - actually, I did some of that - but didn't think of using the pressure washer that someone got me for Christmas... Next time around, it's a go!

 

[buldog]

So this oxiclean is for real. I thought for sure watching the commercials that it was a big scam. I'll have to see if its available in Canada.

 

[miguelgf]

Buldog-



I'm with you - when I first saw it, I thought 'oh, no - she was taken again'... but when I saw the results in the laundry, they were pretty good, so I figured it wasn't a bad buy. The work on the carpets was pretty good - although I can't tell how much was the Tide, and how much was the Oxiclean.

 

[riprath]

we have useing the pressure washer to clean floor mats for years now. works better than any extractor ever thought about. we useally just spray them down with all purpose let them sit for a few then blast away. work side to side you can see the color of the water change from dark to clear to let you know when to move down the mat. iv never seen a better way or easier way to clean a floor mat.



just my .02, sean

 

[kc's]

Another time Festive celebrations - means lot of preparations AKA lot of hard work - of sweat

Spring cleaning time ? upon arrival of my buddy ride, he explained that he has been sending this 2 years ride to be detail every time when there is a festive season ?( once yearly????)...but is it necessarily for the car paint to be polish & corrected every time - will our clear coat 2 mil of an micron last with stand against these harshness ???? wrong hands

I questions why there is the need of paint correction every year ?
He reply ? I thought it is necessarily, just like spring cleaning !!!!!! I say ?What?!!!!!

Great looking black stallion

far away look

eh...some stains from yesterday rain

But closer look

rainy season la

wow.. the stains mark - def at the speed he is driving

this is the most contaminated area - dirt grime & dust pick up

3 micro fiber wash

begins

Lesson begins - DIY please - things can be done within our means
clay

this is what we picked

contamination - such as Dirt, Grime, tars, acid rains, brake dust & Insect Deposits - on the paint above surface

Dirt, Grime & Insect Deposits

look at how ONR traps changes the water behaviour & tensions to hold up these dirt sands & dust beneath -

such contaminant will definitely hurt yr paint

++++++++++ Moving on to the wheels cleaning - the most important area to clean +++++++++
where contaminations create from here

ta da

before

ta da

just a quick wash aka wipe with ONR - most owners or detailer would like an instant gratifications - so harsh chemicals or acids use to create this transformations but after a prolong time - our wheels clear coat begin to chips & peels
what we need is just a quick effective wash to remove these dust
if u do have some tar stains - try claying them

as for me i usually use the balance ONR solution with a separate MF to wash these contaminated ares



tire cleanning

OPT neat use

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++stains cleanning

Petrol cap area

my favourite tools - soft bristle brushes (RM 8 - aka USD 2.50) & OPT Power clean - diluted in 1:5

_++++++++++++++++++ paint condition

what u do not see

remember this Great looking black stallion

now with proper lighting

ta da paint defect - such as swirls, blur- ness, lack of defination & plenty cloudiness

more

twice detail & polish - ended with these

more

more at the side arch

 

[kc's]

more

more

side door

more

side

need brick to built a house - ladies finger nails decorative

more

side door

more

side

I questions why there is the need of paint correction every year ? He reply ? I thought it is necessarily !!!!!! I say ?What?!!!!!


He has not been with his ride while the correction is being done for the past 2 times but this time different story , as I want him to knowe what is the damage & how to restore it

Empowering - lesson begins

a 50 / 50 % area set at the engine hood

before & after compound

before

after

look at what i collect from the roof

before
with proper lighting

now

close up

I cant resist - but to stop & shoot this mirror shines

before
side door

now

the roof now

after compound before polish & finish

ta da

do u remember this pics

the truth

the way

the life

 

[kc's]

the owners laid his hand

roof

bigger picture

paint redefine again

dont just take this pic at surface value as it is JUST ANOTHER reflection shots

after 8 hours of sweat & hard work

more

ta da

more

another side view

ta da

top

the depth

the detail

ta da

for once

to this

from these

some reflections pics

deflect

so do i use an slr or semi pro camera
nope all of my pics uses a RM 300 camera - when a well correct & detail car - details is redefine again

of such

to

now it is ready

my buddy has not seen his paint in these condition in fact after detail twice


as most of these detailer - asked him to be excuse - where I invite him to witness the whole proses



what we did was
ONR wash - 3 micro fibers

clay with oNR as lube (2 ounces in 500 ML)

wheels Onr wash

tire - OPC & brushes

OPC dilutes 1 :5 water for external cleanning


Paint correction

Megs M 105 wit double sided LC wool X 2 passes - spread speed 1 & polish at speed 3 - 2nd pass with ONR as lube ? to rework again

Megs M 105 with LC cutting pad X 2 passes with ONR sprayed as Qd lube - gently & slowly to correct this soft paint

M80 polishing with Megs W8027 polishing pads X 2 passes - spread speed 1 & polish at speed 3 - 2nd pass with ONR as lube ? to rework again

finishing M 80 with LC finishing pads ? blue X 2 passes - spread speed 1 & polish at speed 3 - 2nd pass with ONR as lube ? to rework again

lastly protected by Opti seal (3-4 times yearly) a bottle will last 4 applications & 10 years

strengthen with - Optimum Car wax in 10 minutes\\\so simple tht we can do it regularly without effort
Megs


Before he left I gave him a bottle of ONr + 3 plushy microfibers

handling him back the baton to care for his own car

no more excuse - no more road side as well

EMPOWERING OTHERS -

do u remember this pic too

look again - carefully

the truth is

EMPOWERING OTHERS

 

[bmw5541]

Great work once again KC.

Your continued efforts to educate the Asian Rim on proper detailing techniques is an inspiration!!:thumbup:

 

[Old Pirate]

Great write KC, the Toyota looks great now!

 

[kc's]

Great write KC, the Toyota looks great now!

Thanks zoom zoom mazda

for your great words of encouragement

Great work once again KC.

Your continued efforts to educate the Asian Rim on proper detailing techniques is an inspiration!!:thumbup:

Thank Buddy for your kind words

 

[imported_Sal329]

What a great turn around. I do have a question, you say that you ONR was used as lube during polishing? Do you spray the panel once the product breaks down and then continue to polish? Thanks

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Mamma- MIA!

Great work KC