Carpet Extracting (@Tuck91)

[Tuck91]

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My shop vac has 6.5hp, it does a really nice job.

[JoeDirt]

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Usually anything over 5hp is adequate...

[Jprix82]

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Thanks for the post, Nick!

You mentioned using a shop vac to extract. Is there a recommended minimum HP for the shop vac to do a good job?

Bump,I have this same question.

[ClearlyCoated]

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Slight aside, but Quick Out is just simply amazing at cleaning carpets. I keep a can inside my house as my dog will on occasion get an upset stomach and he might upchuck on the carpet...usually bright orange bile.

I found a spot he did behind a dresser that was there for an unknown amount of time, but clearly a while, and in a single application it 100% removed the stain.

100%....

Stuff blows me away how easy it is.

And you can find the 22 oz pump spray bottles of Quik Out selling for only $2 at Big Lots!

[cnfowler]

Re: Carpet Extracting (@Tuck91)

Slight aside, but Quick Out is just simply amazing at cleaning carpets. I keep a can inside my house as my dog will on occasion get an upset stomach and he might upchuck on the carpet...usually bright orange bile.

I found a spot he did behind a dresser that was there for an unknown amount of time, but clearly a while, and in a single application it 100% removed the stain.

100%....

Stuff blows me away how easy it is.

Really Mark? I could have done without reading that.


Quik Out is awesome. I always have a bottle or two on hand. I use the trigger spray bottle instead of the aerosol. Great stuff!!!!


Colin

[Mary S]

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Thanks for the post, Nick!

You mentioned using a shop vac to extract. Is there a recommended minimum HP for the shop vac to do a good job?

[aris]

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THanks for the tip Nick

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Carpet Extracting (@Tuck91)

Slight aside, but Quick Out is just simply amazing at cleaning carpets. I keep a can inside my house as my dog will on occasion get an upset stomach and he might upchuck on the carpet...usually bright orange bile.

I found a spot he did behind a dresser that was there for an unknown amount of time, but clearly a while, and in a single application it 100% removed the stain.

100%....

Stuff blows me away how easy it is.

[Andy M.]

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Hey Nick,

Great post!!!

Thanks for taking the time to map it all out for us. Khudddoooos brother!!

Very helpful post for new guys trying to get carpets clean. Interiors aren't one of my favorite things to do but it seem you have it nailed down. I do like your work.

Andy

[Tuck91]

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What ratio do you use, 10:1 or 4:1? Does it really just depend on the dirt/stain? I think I've tried both. I can't remember.

For spot treatments I use APC at 10:1.

I then use an ADS carpet brush and agitate the spot, I then clean out the solution with a damp microfiber to check the spot to see if it is still there or if I removed it.

I have had a couple stains that would not come out but at least would look a bit better after.

[CieraSL]

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What ratio do you use, 10:1 or 4:1? Does it really just depend on the dirt/stain? I think I've tried both. I can't remember.

[CieraSL]

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What have you tried already?

APC, APC+ (I think), Quik Out (aerosol and trigger spray), and the Detailer Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner. Not really a big deal, as the floor mat covers them up for the most part, just bugs me whenever I lift up the floor mat to vacuum. I just spray on, agitate, and then go over it with a terry towel. If your method doesn't work I may just spray some carpet dye on there and leave it at that. I mean it is a 15 year old car. Can't be too fussy, right?

[Tuck91]

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stupid question here, but do you have a hot water tank with you? i am a "mobile detailer" that goes to the customers house and uses their water (i bring a hose in case they dont have one), would this work with cool water from the hose? is the answer you posted more directed at the carpet of the car that can not be removed as apposed to the mats? with the mats can you just hose them down? i have not yet added a "stain remover" package to my list, i only offer "full" exterior (not nearly as good as most on here )and light interior such as vac the carpets, wipe down everything else and protectant added, nothing for stained carpets.

Should work okay with cold water, I just like using hot water.

I try not to get the interior carpet very wet,

but the carpet floor mats that I can take out of the car I do not mind getting a little more wet. I just follow my usual drying process and then let them sit out in the sun to make sure they are completly dry.

Interesting. Gonna have to try this - there's some spots on my driver's side carpet I can never get clean.

What have you tried already?

[CieraSL]

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Interesting. Gonna have to try this - there's some spots on my driver's side carpet I can never get clean.

[Tuck91]

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Speaking as a carpet cleaner, if you are detailing for a living, get a carpet extractor. If it's just for yourself perhaps a spotting machine will do. But soaking the carpet and trying to **** it up with a shop vac is a good way to promote mould growth and deterioration of the carpet because the carpet cannot dry if it gets wet underneath.

Carpet extractors with an upholstery tool only get the top part of the carpet wet and leave it dry underneath.

I am not soaking the carpet, I do not like to get it too wet.