Two NASTY interior detials today

Yeah, Red Relief works very well. It is what I use and it comes in a 2 seperate bottles that need to be mixed, a small amount per application, then sprayed onto the stain, let dwell for several minutes then place a "white" damp cotton terry towel onto the stain and then use a hot iron and iron over the wet towel. This draws or transfers the red dye into the towel.



Do NOT use the same iron again for your clothes though as the chemical smell of the product will be then transfered to whatever you are ironing. I know this because I used our iron the first time I tried it and my wife then ironed a blouse and.........well it wasn't pretty!!



Go to Target or Wal-Mart and buy an el cheapo iron just for this task.



You can get Red Relief from www.topoftheline.com or from some janitorial supply places.



Take care,

Anthony
 
Anthony Orosco said:
Knowing what "stained" the carpet is the key to removing it. In other words if it is a red dye, like from a soda pop or punch, you need a cleaner specially designed to remove the red dyes. Most other carpet cleaners will only set the stain.



The majority of carpet crud is oil or grease based, from walking through oil stains on the street and parking surfaces, and just good ol dirt. Many detailers use a de-greaser for carpets but this is not what they were designed for. I use a dedicated carpet cleaner/spot remover and then for the dirt a carpet shampoo.



Coffee stains and such require a "tannin" (sp?) remover. Many coffee stains and tea stains look as if they are removed but many times within 24 hours they 'wick" back up from the carpet pad back up through the fibers. This is where a carpet extractor is the ideal tool. It wets the stain and sucks it up it away. I did a test one day where I cleaned a mat with a carpet shampoo, brush and wiped it dry with a towel. Lots of dirt came up and it looked good, so I then used an extractor on it and I pulled up tons of underlying dirt that really made a huge difference in the mats appearance:xyxthumbs



I highly recommend a steam vapor cleaner. This one little tool can act as your carpet steamer and your wet/dry vac as your extractor PLUS you can clean wheels, engines, windows, door jambs and hundreds of other areas. You can get a nice one for about $120.



One last thing, when I get some real dirty carpets and mats I let my pre-cleaners dwell for about 10 to 15 minutes before I scrub them and then extract. This is key to clean carpets.



Anthony
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Thanks, any specific recommendations? She had everything in the Contour, from dirt, to grease to red stains, to who knows what.



Ranney: Thanks! There was so much change between the two, they could have bought another car! :lol
 
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