Bissel Little Green Machine
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SuperBee364
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There's not doubt that Folex is good stuff, but...
Autopian Grouse has a few really good carpet cleaning threads around here, and in a couple of them he recommends using Prochem Ultrapac Trafficlean as a pre-spray, and then Liquid Slurry as an extraction detergent, followed by All Fiber Rinse to finish up. That sounds like a lot of steps, but the chemicals work so well and so fast that it doesn't take much time to use all three chemicals. And the chemicals are *cheap*, too. One gallon of Liquid Slurry will make over 600 gallons of highly concentrated extraction liquid.
The Prochem chemicals blew the doors off Folex in cleaning the nasty carpets in my parent's rental house. One of the renters (there was a total of four college boys renting the house) was an auto mechanic, and he had no problem with walking all through the house with car grease/oil/etc on his shoes. The prochem stuff made quick work of all of it.
Qucik summary of an effective method (again, huge thanks to Grouse!)
1. Apply Prochem Ultrapac Traficlean using a sprayer. Agitate with a brush. A PC with the brush attachments would work really well.
2. Extract with your LGM and the Liquid Slurry. Repeat until extraction water is clean.
3. Extract once more with LGM and All Fiber Rinse. This will neutralize the detergents, help prevent resoiling, and the carpet will dry soft instead of stiff.
Autopian Grouse has a few really good carpet cleaning threads around here, and in a couple of them he recommends using Prochem Ultrapac Trafficlean as a pre-spray, and then Liquid Slurry as an extraction detergent, followed by All Fiber Rinse to finish up. That sounds like a lot of steps, but the chemicals work so well and so fast that it doesn't take much time to use all three chemicals. And the chemicals are *cheap*, too. One gallon of Liquid Slurry will make over 600 gallons of highly concentrated extraction liquid.
The Prochem chemicals blew the doors off Folex in cleaning the nasty carpets in my parent's rental house. One of the renters (there was a total of four college boys renting the house) was an auto mechanic, and he had no problem with walking all through the house with car grease/oil/etc on his shoes. The prochem stuff made quick work of all of it.
Qucik summary of an effective method (again, huge thanks to Grouse!)
1. Apply Prochem Ultrapac Traficlean using a sprayer. Agitate with a brush. A PC with the brush attachments would work really well.
2. Extract with your LGM and the Liquid Slurry. Repeat until extraction water is clean.
3. Extract once more with LGM and All Fiber Rinse. This will neutralize the detergents, help prevent resoiling, and the carpet will dry soft instead of stiff.
imported_nickc0844
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mrclrider said:
I've bought replacements at my local vacuum service center for around $10.
SuperBee364
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Byk said:
I got my initial shipment by ordering from prochem.com, but they send the order to one of their distributors that is close to you and ship it from there. I'm not sure if they have any distributors in Canada. But if you want to work out some sort of trade like Prochem for Riccardo clay, we could probably work something out....
DetailnByDustn
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Byk said:
Ive got the same machine auto pro heat and the suction is okay, but I think the heater on the machine restricts the vacumming because the heater needs some of the voltage to work thus causing less voltage for suction.
DetailnByDustn
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Thanks everyone for the posts, Ill try folex when I go to asheville to get something, I rinsed them off and most of all the dirty came out, but the car had been heavily neglected, the paint was getting oxidation occuring in certain spots had to break out the compound and finished with a polish looks brand new, 5 hours later haha, Ill post some of the pictures under Oxidaized Mustang when I get them uploaded
Showroom Shine
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The LGM is okay for little jobs. When you get some car mats or interior carpet that has not been vacumed or cleaned for a few years. This will sometime clog the machine. It does not have enough lift. If you can't afford to step up to an extractor. You may have to pressure wash the really dirt filled mats. For interiors, you will spend alot of time vacuming.
DetailnByDustn
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Showroom Shine said:
Yeah I should of just invested in the extraction vac instead of the little green machine, saved me 130 dollars
tom p.
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The LGM is a toy. I've got the heated version and gotten a bunch of use out of it around the homestead. It does OK, but really doesn't have quite enough suction. I found I've got to heat the water to get it hot enough.
I think a real machine will be $500 and up. I could never justify the $$$$, I'd rarely use it. I know there are a bunch of threads going on this topic already.
I think a real machine will be $500 and up. I could never justify the $$$$, I'd rarely use it. I know there are a bunch of threads going on this topic already.