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Jimmy5
13-04-2011, 11:17
Hi all,anyone recomend the best way of cleaning a red gt carpet? Not sure weather id need a vax or a steam cleaner?
djinuk
13-04-2011, 11:32
personally i use washing up liquid and water in a bucket (hot), i soak the carpet and scrub it pretty hard, then i use an OLD hoover to suck it out, this seems to work quite well but may kill the hoover.
Jimmy5
13-04-2011, 12:38
Cheers will give that a try.

Carpet is pretty dirty so hopefully it will clean up nice!
markey b
13-04-2011, 12:39
look in my 'barn find' thread in projects....

we took mine out, steam cleaned it with G101 (a detergent) and left to dry

looks good as new now :)
Jimmy5
13-04-2011, 12:49
Markey, what type of steam cleaner did you use? As if I steam clean the carpet I will have to hire one, or have seen this one at screwfix

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-1800w-steam-cleaner-230v/64640

would that be any good?
markey b
13-04-2011, 13:17
big on at my brothers work (mazda main dealer)

have u got any mates that do valeting?
Jimmy5
13-04-2011, 13:42
Unfortunately not locally, so looks like I will have to hire one or go round one of these hand carwashes and ask how much theyd charge.

Can you at all clean a carpet with a standard pressure washer and detergent or would that just go straight through the carpet? As ive got a kersher
philg
13-04-2011, 14:29
Use a jet wash with some cleaning products, soak it, scrub it, then jet wash, hang it up for a day then use an old hoover to suck out water or go to an arc car wash at night and use theres, every fecker has tried that here :mad:
benj88
13-04-2011, 15:50
personally i use washing up liquid and water in a bucket (hot), i soak the carpet and scrub it pretty hard, then i use an OLD hoover to suck it out, this seems to work quite well but may kill the hoover.

Yeh iv done that it works well, also a damp microfibre is good with shampoo or washing liquid, wen u ring it out you can see all the dirt that comes out
Jimmy5
13-04-2011, 19:55
Cheers for advise looks like this carpet is getting a good scrub then pressure wash/shampoo

Will chuck a pic up when ive sorted it!
Jimmy5
14-04-2011, 20:17
Carpet has come up a treat after the soap and water scrub, will give it another go before pressure washing at the weekend!

cheers again for advice!