Better way to grow my business: Carpet Extractor or Steam Cleaner?

Hawaii!!! Maybe I should deliver any equipment to you personally....that will give me a reason to go lay on the beach for a week!!!! :getdown :woot: Hey, a fellow can dream can't he. I'm in Ohio...it's the cabin fever talking! :lol
 
SilverLine said:
Hawaii!!! Maybe I should deliver any equipment to you personally....that will give me a reason to go lay on the beach for a week!!!! :getdown :woot: Hey, a fellow can dream can't he. I'm in Ohio...it's the cabin fever talking! :lol





That's a deal to me. Everybody wins. :D



Accumulator, no free shipping does not apply to Hawaii or Alaska. I guess that's the price of Paradise. I wish they would at least offer to pay a deductable for ground shipping, and Hawaii consumers pay the offset... but they don't even do that. We pay dollar for dollar... and a lot of dollar at that... for shipping.
 
I feel you about shipping. I live on Guam and everybody wants to charge me INTERNATIONAL rates because they think Guam is another country. Everytime I call someone to order something, they always ask me what country is Guam in and do they have post offices. :angry :argue
 
Extractor.....TOL Mytee 100 psi, 212 degree heat, love it. And you can clean leather, plastic parts and it sucks a tennis ball through a garden hose.
 
Does the use of a steamer mean not as much interior chemical use.



I have a little crappy bissel steamer that i tried to use on one of my details but i have a feeling it didnt get hot enough. I'm guessing the steam loosens the dirt grease etc., then you wipe everything down, right?



How much time would you say you guys save from using the steamer on interiors vs. using the good old brush and leather and plastic cleaner?



Thanks,

Jordan Reynolds
 
Well, I don't have enough experience with them to comment on saving time, but yeah, you can often get by without any chemicals as the steam emulsifies the [stuff] you're trying to clean up pretty well by itself (though some steamers have chemical injection too).



I had two of the Bissell steamers. Not very powerful IMO. One of 'em burned me but *GOOD* when it came apart, so be careful with it. I'm kinda negative on tools that go bad in a painful way...at least the second one just died without causing any injuries.
 
How much time a steamer can save you really just depends on the condition of the vehicle. For instance, you probably won't save very much time on a vehicle that is only 6 months old and is in good shape. While a know "good shape" is a relative term, I mean a vehicle that has very little visible stains in carpets, very little "gunk" in the nooks and crannies ect. You know the kind of vehicle I'm talking about...the creme puff details as I like to call them. On the other hand, a steamer can reduce times by 25%-45% on interiors that are in average or below average condition. A majority of my details fall within this category with vehicles being everyday drivers that are anywhere from 2-5 years old, only detailed maybe once or twice a year, and that also have kids and pets that ride in the vehicles. In other words, your typical dare I say "run of the mill" type of car or SUV. And not only will the steamer save you time on these type of jobs, but it makes it much easier work to complete while giving you very high quality results.
 
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