Member Since: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Guildford
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Cleaning carpet
Not really a tip, but more a confession of stupidity.
Dont use shake'n'vac in your Disco!! It never all comes out
Hoovered it 4 times and still tonnes of the bloody stuff!!!No darling I do not want a VW Sharan!!!!
24th Dec 2011 5:13 pm
disco_steve
Member Since: 25 Aug 2009
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I used swmbo's VAX, work a treat, took a week for the carpet to dry afterwards Never get mad - get even !!
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24th Dec 2011 6:51 pm
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Spent 2 hours with a Dyson (as you do ) - still couldn't get all the bits out of the carpets etc. Now SWMBO thinks I've b*ggered her machine.
Going to have to look out for something else, any ideas anyone
Steve
9th Oct 2012 8:52 am
crews control
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maplecottage wrote:
Going to have to look out for something else, any ideas anyone
For the Dyson, the wife or the carpet?
9th Oct 2012 12:28 pm
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9th Oct 2012 12:34 pm
kp
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A henry or such like with a long flexible hose and just use the pipe end a crevice tool and a brush tool also work well.
Brush tool for door panels, dash and any panels inside as it picks the dust up and away, the crevice for between and under seats and door pockets and vents, and the normal hose for most of the floor. Works great in my Fattie and the boot is the hardest part. But i tend to stick to a rigid load liner where loads allow or big pieces of old blankets to cover the rest of the interior if the seats are folded down.
The first line of defense is the rubber mats Pull em out shake off and a quick hoover and back in with minimal carpet hoovering and job done.
If really muddy pull them out and do a 2 stage clean. autoglym car shampoo first, then dry off with microfibre, then use the handwash stuff that leaves your hands soft or has some softening stuff in it as it helps keep the dirt off the mats longer Dont use tyre shine or rubber care stuff as they end up slippy and a nightmare!FFRR Owner, very nearly became a D3 owner
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9th Oct 2012 1:11 pm
davesharp12
Member Since: 14 Nov 2012
Location: Kent
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The Polish lads at my local car wash place do a cracking job for a tenner. Not sure what hoover they use though.
13th Dec 2012 2:32 pm
2DISCO3ORNOT
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Whilst its not the machine for the spring clean, I have to confess to buying one of the handheld Dyson vacs for round the house spillages, but it now comes on all the trips as its great in the car for all the crisp biscuit and chocolate droppings that come out of kids, dont leave home without it
....found is the Scotch Guard stuff you gat in B&Q...comes in a big aerosoll & is quite low cost
spray it on.....
rub it in....
vac it off...
you can also get a same make stain / dirt proctector...
this I have found to work well on the really silly colour the carpets are in my XKBREXIT - done properly.
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13th Dec 2012 3:50 pm
MarkOne
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Location: County Antrim
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Get a wee Henry Hoover for the garage just for yourself, leave swmbo with her Dyson or Miele, the wee Henry sucks like a pro.
13th Dec 2012 7:08 pm
maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Henry now added to the family but he is confined to the garage
Steve
PS. On offer in Makro - £75 + Osborne.
18th Mar 2013 9:51 am
Robbie
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MarkOne wrote:
Get a wee Henry Hoover for the garage just for yourself, leave swmbo with her Dyson or Miele, the wee Henry sucks like a pro.
Every D3 / D4 garage needs a Henry and it beats dragging the wife's Dyson out of the house:
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) - still couldn't get all the bits out of the carpets etc. Now SWMBO thinks I've b*ggered her machine.
a crevice tool and a brush tool also work well.
