How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

[Mark McGuire]

Hey guys, bought a LGM non heated model today. Tried it out but not real sure what the process is. Do I just use hot water, put in cleaner, use APC+ and **** it out?

What are your processes, and how do you use yours.
TIA Mark

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Need help with LGM

A lot of people use the LGM just for the rinse and (partially) dry portions of the cleaning cycle. Vacuum the carpets fully first. Add hot water to the LGM canister then spray your APC or QuikOut directly onto the carpet and agitate with a brush. Now use the LGM as a rinse and extract unit until you're satisfied with the amount of moisture you've pulled out of the carpets.

[FHerrera]

Re: Need help with LGM

i did it exactly as mike told you,

here is litle quick video of my process


c' ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjoBIRBxew

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Need help with LGM

I just got the Pro-heat Pet model...can't wait to try it out! Woohoo

[benhui86]

Re: Need help with LGM

has anyone tried to use the machine with the little green formula or the little green pet stain/odor formula? if so, what was your procedure?

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Need help with LGM

i did it exactly as mike told you,

here is litle quick video of my process


c' ya


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjoBIRBxew

your seat looks good,

[InfiniteDetail]

Re: Need help with LGM

has anyone tried to use the machine with the little green formula or the little green pet stain/odor formula? if so, what was your procedure?

I tried using the cleaner that came with the LGM. I diluted it with water as instructed in the tank. It worked reasonably well, but I felt like I needed to go back over it with plain water to make sure all of the soapy residue was removed.

I've done some reading on carpet cleaning and the consensus seems to be it's better to pre-treat the carpet with cleaner, allowing the cleaner molecules to attach to the dirt for about 15 minutes, and then extracting with hot water. The cleaner is made up of molecules that are shaped like a dog bone - one end attaches to dirt and the other end to water, so when you rinse with water it's pulling all (or most) of the cleaner attached to dirt out of the carpet.

[Mark McGuire]

Re: Need help with LGM

Thanks for the replys guys. I used the formula that came with the machine. It just felt like I was never getting all the soap out. So now I know how to do it. Pre treat, and rinse with hot water.
Thanks again, everyone

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Need help with LGM

Great read, especially since I inherited one of these but have yet to use it.

We're going to modify the title and place this in the "How To Articles" forum.

[FHerrera]

Re: How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

here is he pics that i posted on my local forum, hope that helps giving you an idea of this great toy


here, filling it w/APC



the seat that will be cleaned



starting



50/50



finished but wet



finished, 1 hr later, almost dry




incredible, that all that was on my seat






Before............................. After






Great Machine, very useful for a weekend detailer like me hehe


my 2 cents

[Funkster]

Re: How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

Well, I know what my next purchase will be!

[Hemin8r]

Re: How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

here is he pics that i posted on my local forum, hope that helps giving you an idea of this great toy


here, filling it w/APC



the seat that will be cleaned



starting



50/50



finished but wet



finished, 1 hr later, almost dry




incredible, that all that was on my seat






Before............................. After






Great Machine, very useful for a weekend detailer like me hehe


my 2 cents

Great demonstration FHerrera. for the price of the LGM it works rather well. I use mine all the time and have thought about investingin a professional model. But at $600.00 starting and not too many interiors to do I just didn't think it was worth it. So yeah this is a great alternative to an expensive extractor.

[Bert31]

Re: Need help with LGM

I just got the Pro-heat Pet model...can't wait to try it out! Woohoo

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?

[Megafast13]

Re: Need help with LGM

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?

Yeah i have looked on amazon and there are two different models?

Which do you guys recommend???

Thanks.

[Steward]

Re: How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?

Yeah i have looked on amazon and there are two different models?

Which do you guys recommend???

Thanks.

I just brought the pro-heat turbo it works well..just clean half of a melted chocolate candy in the backseat...

The different between pro heat and pro heat turbo is a turbo brush that's the only different...!!!