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Envious Eric

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Need a recommendation for interior cleanings.

One for use with an extractor, and one for use without an extractor.

While I liked the 3D upholstery cleaner in the aerosol can, its way too expensive for how much use you get out of it. I got 5 mats from it, thats it.

APC alone doesnt work here, Im looking for something better and more for carpets and cloth seats. Something sold in the gallon preferred as I am about to get into more interior cleanings I have a feeling

Thanks
 
A great all around cleaner of carpeting and cloth seats has always been Meguiars APC+..
Comes in Gallon jugs, you dilute it to the strength you want and it works..
I use it with my VX5000 Steamer and Mytee HP60 Spyder Extractor all the time and have no problems..
I even use it at 10:1 to spot clean and go over entire headliners and visors..
It is very low foaming ( a plus), cleans really good, and leaves a nice clean scent..
Now, how you use it will determine what results you get.. :)
Dan F
 
I would rec. Folex. I use it as a spot cleaner for carpets, seats and headliners. It doesn't foam so it doesn't require rinsing. Its always my first go to product on tough stains. You can buy it at Home Depot for about $15 per gallon. I use it diluted at 4:1 or straight if I really have a stubborn stain. You can't go wrong with Folex.
 
Stokdgs said:
A great all around cleaner of carpeting and cloth seats has always been Meguiars APC+..
Comes in Gallon jugs, you dilute it to the strength you want and it works..
I use it with my VX5000 Steamer and Mytee HP60 Spyder Extractor all the time and have no problems..
I even use it at 10:1 to spot clean and go over entire headliners and visors..
It is very low foaming ( a plus), cleans really good, and leaves a nice clean scent..
Now, how you use it will determine what results you get.. :)
Dan F
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I thought you couldn't get megs APC+ anymore.

I'm also looking for suggestions for what to use to clean upholstery and carpets so I'll be following this.
 
Right, I don't think APC+ is available any more. The regular APC does foam. I'd recommend Folex or CG Lightning Fast for low foaming upholstery and carpet cleaning. I don't use cleaner directly in the extractor (I have one of the small Bissell units). I mist with water, spray with cleaner, agitate with upholstery brush, then rinse/extract with just hot water in the soap tank.
 
I tested Folex against Sam's Club carpet cleaner and Sam's is my goto. It's inexpensive as well. For certain other jobs, where I need/want a foaming cleaner I use Woolite Heavy Traffic Foam, which many times is on sale 2 for one.
 
I have a few gallons of Meguiars D103 APC+, so didnt ever need to go shopping for it - sorry if its been taken off the Market..

Googled it and saw it here perhaps its still there.. - Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner Plus D103, APC plus, Meguiars APC+, all purpose cleaner concentrate, car cleaner, Meguiars D10301 All Purpose Cleaner Plus, Meguiars D10301 APC Plus

Too bad if its no longer being made because it really works great... I dont need anything else..

Good luck with your search... Even if they discontinued it whenever that was, there may still be product out there that has not been sold...
Dan F
 
Stokdgs said:
A great all around cleaner of carpeting and cloth seats has always been Meguiars APC+..
Comes in Gallon jugs, you dilute it to the strength you want and it works..
I use it with my VX5000 Steamer and Mytee HP60 Spyder Extractor all the time and have no problems..
I even use it at 10:1 to spot clean and go over entire headliners and visors..
It is very low foaming ( a plus), cleans really good, and leaves a nice clean scent..
Now, how you use it will determine what results you get.. :)
Dan F
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I believe that APC+ is discontinued item from Meguiars. This has been "replaced" by a Carpet Cleaning can (Of which the original poster is trying to avoid or find a cost-effective substitute for).

I know that Optimum Polymer Technologies has come out with a carpet cleaner, but you will not find it on their regular website. It is listed on the opti-coat.net website, according to the reply from their Customer Service Department to me from my email inquiry about this product.


I currently use DSC Products, Inc. Muskegon, MI 49442 (www.dscprod.com) products Steam-Plus liquid detergent and Sure-Pass Heavy-Duty traffic spotter. These came recommended from a local carpet wholesaler who also sells commercial carpet extractors. I do not have a true extractor, by I do use a Bissell Little Green Machine. What I like about DSC's products is that they are extractor compatible, BUT also work very well by hand using a carpet brush and absorbent microfiber to draw out embedded dirt and stains. I use the David Fermani method of dry-brushing and vacuuming first (several times, if needed) before wetting the carpet if carpet-cleaning by hand.
The local carpet wholesaler sells Persian and wool carpets, and if DSC's products are good enough to use on those materials, it's good enough for my daily vehicles.

If you are looking for an over-the-counter carpet cleaning product, consider Bissell's Fiber Cleansing (now Deep Cleaning) Formula available at Wal-Mart or Target for about $20.00/USA. It's OK, as far as a OTC product goes.

One thing I will tell you to avoid is Optimum's Power Clean. While great for hard surfaces, on fabrics the industrial-chemical fragrance tends to linger and it is NOT pleasant to my nose. Just a heads up from personal experience.
 
I usually use/recommend Pro carpet cleaning chemicals or APCs (you know...fancy detailer's stuff ;) ), but for an OTC option I was utterly amazed by how well Woolite's stuff (the one with OxiClean in it) works. I had zero expectations that a consumer product like that would be any good, but !oh man! was I wrong. When I do (usually pet-related) spot-cleanings in the house, that's what I reach for these days.
 
What are the pro carpet cleaning chemicals people are using for detailing? I have thought about going that route but was unsure what's good or not in their world
 
A good approach is to buy an expensive bottle of carpet/upholstery cleaner/pre-treater, e.g. Wolfgang, DP, Folex, etc.and use it for spots, then use cheaper general carpet cleaner, e.g. Zeps Carpet Detergent, or a laundry soap for the larger areas to be cleaned. Make sense?
 
ShaneB said:
What are the pro carpet cleaning chemicals people are using for detailing? I have thought about going that route but was unsure what's good or not in their world
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I have Hi-Temp products from Top of the Line, and also stuff from Chemspec. A bottle of concentrate from lines like those will last a long, long time.
 
For most interiors I've never needed more than some Folex, a good hot water extractor, and sometimes I used a Vapor Steamer.

The thing I like about Folex is that you can find it at every HD/Lowes immediately. Most of this other stuff you have to order or go to a detailing store -- and that's if you have one near you.


I've found a lot of other cleaners that work, but Folex is still very effective and very easy to find / get close by.
 
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