How can I get super dirty carpet clean?

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BradUF

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I have some really really dirty carpet so dirty that it has changed colors. Anyone know of some really strong stuff I can use on it? I have tried oxy clean and it hardly did anything. It is so dirty at this point I don't care if it bleaches the carpet white. Just tell me the strongest stuff you guys know of.
 
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Hit it with a strong degreaser, scrub the shiz out of it a pressure washit until you run out of water. David Fermani had a great post on shampooing the carpets floating around on this site.
 
BradUF said:
Is degrease stronger than that spot cleaner like Spot Magic and what not?
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Yes, very much so. I've used Simple Green degreaser + pressure washer to clean light beige floor mats that had turned black.
 
Pressure washer followed by vacuuming works best for me.

Use a non foaming detergent, degreaser, or cleaner. If not, it'll never stop foaming, expecially if you have a low GPM Pressure washer.
 
The extra dirty ones is what I run into ever once in awhile. (Beige or Light gray turned yellow brown is pretty typical) Don't have an extractor yet. Still debating whether I want to go that route. Will it be the answer with a strong degreaser?
 
For really nasty carpets I have the best luck using a good traffic lane cleaner, work into the pile with a nylon brush, let dwell recommended times, followed by a extraction with a rinse agent.
 
I'm thinking a steamer in addition to a pre-treatment APC mixture could be another option but I'm not quite sure how that would hold up against pressure washing and straight degreaser.
 
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