Steamer Users

boehljed said:
The steamer in the ebay link is the same one the Harbor Freight carries. It works very well.
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Well I got mine and have tried it a few times around the house and on the car in the limited weather and dont really think much of it. It doesnt seem very powerful, the only thing I see a use for is interiors blasting out junk and targeting spots on carpet.
 
I have a question even though I haven't picked my steamer out yet.



Where are the no-no's with a steamer? Any vapor steam clean users do something regretable with the machine?
 
charlesu said:
Hey reflections, I just ordered a daimer Kleen Jet 300 CS. Would you elaborate more on your unit and how it has been working for you.

Thanks
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Hey. My Daimer has been awesome. I keep it and all its attachments in an addidas mid-size duffle bag and it's really easy to carry around. It's still working great, and I was amazed at the kind of crap it removed from seats and carpets. I detailed a car the other day that the owner had put cheap vinyl protectant all over the dash. It was really shiny and oily. I went over it quickly with my steamer + mf towel and it removed it instantly, leaving the vinyl dry and clean. I followed with a low-gloss protectant and it looked great. Fast too! I no longer use my steamer on wheels-- it just doesn't really add any benefit. For dashes, seats, carpets, headliners, and doors its the way to go!
 
What makes a steamer more efficient is presoaking the area with soap for about 10 minutes.

Be careful using a steamer on dashboards, colored plastic, anything that is glued together in a car



Cup of Espresso anyone?

Try this with your steamer grind up coffee into espresso and ball it up in a MF and steam it to a nice cup of espresso and enjoy
 
I played around with the Daimer a little yesterday on a pretty nasty interior ('89 Benz loaner from my mechanic, 231K apparently hard miles). Stuff that scoffed at Griot's Interior Cleaner and EFHI (with vigorous scrubbing) came clean quite easily with the steam. Compared to using brushes, the steamer was especially good on tight spots- it literally blasted them clean. You do have to work slowly in some cases, but this thing worked very well. Left the interior smelling nice and clean too, much more so than I'd expected. I left the doors open, and in the fairly warm shop the interior was dry in short order.



I also used it on a few things under the hood and in the doorjambs, made quick work of that stuff too. Had to be careful around decals lest it steam them off.



NO issues with it compromising adhesives/interior materials/etc. but I used common sense about what to point it at too ;) And I wear rubber gloves so I don't have to be too careful about steaming my hands.



Still used the extractor on the floormats (and man did it suck up some thick black stuff!) but the steamer helped me do a much better job (easily and quickly too) than I ever could've done without it.
 
Accumulator said:
Stuff that scoffed at Griot's Interior Cleaner and EFHI (with vigorous scrubbing) came clean quite easily with the steam. Compared to using brushes, the steamer was especially good on tight spots- it literally blasted them clean. ......I also used it on a few things under the hood and in the doorjambs, made quick work of that stuff too.
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My experience exactly. Isn't it cool watching the crud disappear on a door jamb, or come flying out of a nook or cranny you could never get well before?



May not be the "be all, end all" tool, but man, when you have one, it is cool!



Sam
 
SamIam- Yeah, it *is* neat to watch things get cleaned so dramatically with such little effort on my part! Makes a could-be-crappy job much more enjoyable.



joburnet- I was using THIS
 
I love Accumulator's steamer. It's the nicest looking one I've seen. I don't think they'll ship to Hawaii though.



I've decided on this one and will buy it after a couple more detail jobs.



http://todayshealthyhome.com/steamvapor/vs_vsc.htm



I know about the advice to buy the best you can buy, but I need a steamer within my budget for now. I really need to cut down detailing time, and would like to do more thorough engine details. My justification for buying this is to use it now, and when I upgrade, I'll use the VS 2000 for the house.



On another note, I noticed from this same site that the TR5 and TR6 have problems and were pulled off the shelf because of the high number of returns and servicing under warranty. You can buy them without warranty for much cheaper than other places. If I remember right, there are a few TR owners here. Any problems with your machine?
 
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