Stain removal

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Anthony O.

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Did a interior detail on a black Honda (I already posted the exterior pics) which was pretty nasty with spilled coffee and gunk in general.

The passenger side had the worst of it as the red stain is 2 year old Gatorade and then we also had some coffee mixed in on the sides.

I first tackled the red dye with Red Dye Relief. Let it sit for about 5 minutes then layed down a damp cotton (white) towel and applied a hot iron until the sides started to boil up. Removed the iron and repositioned the towel and layed it down again and applied the hot iron and steam for a few more minutes.

I had to do this procedure several times until I was satisfied.....somewhat:( I then tackled the coffee stains with ChenSpecs Coffee and Tea stain remover. Stuff works nice but smells to high heaven...phew!

I then hit the area with my steam vapor cleaner and extracted.

Here is a BEFORE
 
Now for the AFTER

There is some faint red left and also some faint coffee stains but for 2 year old red dye and 6 month old coffee it came out OK.

Thanks,
Anthony

(I still smell coffee:lmfao )
 
WOW,
I had the same stain on one truck, except it was much larger, I used almost everything I have with my heated Mytee Hp100 but the stain was there like nothing was happening to it.
Great result Anthony as always, and thanks for introdusing to us all this new stuff.
Will definately give it a try.
 
Nice work.

Why does the area around the gatorade stain look cleaner the the rest of the carpet? Probably, cleaned previously or pre-treated if I were to guess.

Eric
 
dimedrol said:
is this a right link?
http://www.baneclene.com/catalog/redrelief.html
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You can also get it here http://www.topoftheline.com/reddyeremover.html

I recommend that you go to WallyMart and buy a "dedicated" steam iron and use it just for the Red Dye Relief as it will be ruined after your first use and no longer any good for clothes. I know this because some years ago my wife used the iron to iron her dress after I did a stain removal and.......well it wasn't pretty:wait

I bought one for $13 @ WallyMart.......it has to be a steam iron though.

Anthony
 
edschwab1 said:
Nice work.

Why does the area around the gatorade stain look cleaner the the rest of the carpet? Probably, cleaned previously or pre-treated if I were to guess.

Eric
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The red dye did not literally dye the fibers while coffee and tea do literally re-color the carpet fibers.......unless of course you can get to the stain fairly early. I used heat, high heat, on both stains and my extractor pulled up tons of coffee color but I wasn't able to get it completely out......which really ticks me off!:mad:

Thanks for the compliments.
Anthony
 
Anthony- Did you try your 303 cleaner/spot remover on the coffee stains? That stuff is great, and continues to impress me.
 
How do you like your vapor cleaner? I've been thinking of getting one of those but just need a final reason why. How are they on engines? I got a connection with a classic Mustang club and really don't like the idea of hosing down an engine on something that's worth that much.
 
brwill2004 said:
Anthony- Did you try your 303 cleaner/spot remover on the coffee stains? That stuff is great, and continues to impress me.
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Yep, I used that after the initial stain treatment but the coffee was just a bit too old and set in.

You are right though, the 303 stuff is some hard working cleaner for sure!

Anthony
 
shotime said:
How do you like your vapor cleaner? I've been thinking of getting one of those but just need a final reason why. How are they on engines? I got a connection with a classic Mustang club and really don't like the idea of hosing down an engine on something that's worth that much.
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Vapor cleaner is an awesome tool but then again at $800 it better be!!

It works great for cleaning just about anything you would regularly clean with say soap and water or de-greaser and water.

I am detailing a Porsche Boxster right now and will be using my vapor cleaner on it and post pictures.

Anthony
 
Thanks Anthony...

Great results with great products !!!

I guess now I have incentive to spend more $$$ on detailing chemicals, iron and a steam machine... Thanks Again...I guess :( :lmfao
 
shotime said:
I don't know much about them so here's the one I'd like to get....the T-5- http://www.vaporcleanproducts.com/vapor.htm How does that compare to yours? It's about half the price but if one that's $800 works that much better, I'll pay the extra.
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According to the specs they both seem just about the same. I could not find a price for the TR5 but the first model was under $300.

The website has a good reputation at providing good service.

Anthony
 
Clean Dean said:
Great results with great products !!!

I guess now I have incentive to spend more $$$ on detailing chemicals, iron and a steam machine... Thanks Again...I guess :( :lmfao
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Er....sorry about that Dean :) I also hear that you migt be trying a Cyclo over the weekend eh?

You can blame me for that purchase also if you want....hee hee



groebuck said:
Hmmm . I would just get a big pot of coffe and die they rest of the carpet to match the stain! :lol
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:lmfao Dude that is funny :) and also a darn good idea!

Anthony
 
So what is the difference between a steam vapor cleaner and an extractor. Does the steam vapor cleaner also vacuum up?
 
OI812 said:
So what is the difference between a steam vapor cleaner and an extractor. Does the steam vapor cleaner also vacuum up?
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A steam vapor cleaner does not vacuum nor does it inject cleaning fluid into fabrics but rather it cleans via steam which is feed out at about 65 psi and at about 220F.

Since it cleans with steam there is very little water left behind in the fabric or on whatever material you happen to be cleaning. An extractor injects either hot or cold water (sometimes mixed with a carpet shampoo) into the carpet or fabric and is then extracted right out again. Some extractors have the ability to be both an extractor and a vacuum.

Hope that helps,
Anthony
 
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