Ive moved into a new place .... the Carpets are vile ! can anyone recommend a good carpet shampoo for the use in an industrial rented machine. Also if you guys have any tips on carpet shampooing that would be great also !!!thanks !!!
I use Simple Green in my carpet shampoo machines. Simple Green is a highly concentrated all purpose cleaner you can buy in hardware, automotive, grocery and discount stores. It's also non-toxic and biodegradable and has a nice clean, light scent. I also mix a spray bottle with 50/50 Simple Green to water for treating really soiled areas before using the machine. Allow this stuff to work for a good 15 minutes before running the machine over. I only put enough Simple Green in the cleaning solution tank to barely change the color of the water; it is that concentrated! And using more will mean you have to rinse more! And you should make a final pass over the carpet with nothing more than clean water regardless of what product you use. If you get into a foaming issue in the recovery tank (the tank that collects the dirty water) just put a couple tablespoons of white vinegar in the empty tank. The vinegar will knock down the foam. You don't know what was used to clean the carpets with before and the residue from the previous cleaner sometimes foams. Fabric softener works too but the white vinegar is cheaper! And for stubborn spots that the Simple Green might not take out (it will take out most of them!) try a laundry stain remover product. My son's tan carpet was a nightmare and the Simple Green did take 90% of the stains and spots out. The ones that were left I used Spray and Wash on. I sprayed the stuff on, left it work a bit and gave the spot a good scrub with a scrub brush then ran the shampoo machine over it. Always, always do a really serious vacuuming job before shampooing the carpets. The more dry dirt you get out the less you will have to shampoo out. Use a new sweeper bag if your sweeper takes bags. Then after the carpet is thoroughly dry, do another thorough sweeping to remove any dried dirt that the shampoo machine pulled up to the surface.
Wisk laundry detergent is the best and it smells good. It's not real expensive either.
Rent a rug Dr. and a bottle of steam cleaner solution. Put some(1/4 cup) Dawn Dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle with water and pretreat all the heavily soiled areas first. You can even try isopropyl alcohol on tougher stains. Use steam cleaner solution and the hottest water and clean. You might have to do it twice. Do it one more time with 2 cups white vinegar and hot water. Lift up on the handle as you move backwards to get the best pickup possible. You will be surprised at what comes out of the carpet! The vinegar will remove any soap residue which actually attracts more dirt.
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