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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david knowles on November 26, 2013, 04:08:11 pm

Title: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: david knowles on November 26, 2013, 04:08:11 pm
I have been offered a von schrader upholstery machine working and complete what are these like any idea and what are they worth it looks like a good age thanks
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: BDCS on November 26, 2013, 05:26:17 pm
I thought von schrader was how you pump up merc van tyres  ;)
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Griffus on November 26, 2013, 08:30:28 pm
I have been offered a von schrader upholstery machine working and complete what are these like any idea and what are they worth it looks like a good age thanks

How much?

Used one on the NCCA course a few years back, not sure which one, I think the Espirit. To be honest it seemed like it was offering a solution that wasn't required. Certainly at the price they are new it is overkill, at the right price, if you do loads of upholstery it mat be worth a punt, if only for it's marketing value.

It basically does what a wrung out, frothed up sponge does, at well over 1000 x the cost.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Kevin OBrien on November 27, 2013, 11:38:20 am
I was going to buy one of these kits very heavy Looks the part but I declined to use. The person who was selling also did not use it much either. alot of money for what it is IMO a foam spray bottle & Scrub mitt I also use a DA polisher with cyclo pads (White).
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: creighton foyle on November 27, 2013, 11:50:57 am
birchmeier sprayer £50 incl vat, nice hand brush and some terry towels and a decent foaming shampoo, why pay all that money for a gimmick, I had an upholstery machine and sold it after using it once.

If I want mechanical agitation I have a cyclo and a rotowash.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Kevin OBrien on November 27, 2013, 02:38:02 pm
birchmeier sprayer £50 incl vat, nice hand brush and some terry towels and a decent foaming shampoo, why pay all that money for a gimmick, I had an upholstery machine and sold it after using it once.

If I want mechanical agitation I have a cyclo and a rotowash.
Total agreement I have the same.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: DB on November 27, 2013, 04:29:01 pm
At the right price it is an excellent CRB agitation machine...in addition to the foam cleaning
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Kevin OBrien on November 27, 2013, 06:27:57 pm
David Have you checked this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf_7Y9rGZ0g
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Jamie Pearson on November 27, 2013, 06:44:11 pm
Just update this with a Birchmeier Foamer sprayer and save yourself a few grand.

http://goo.gl/tIkO4L (http://goo.gl/tIkO4L)
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Kevin OBrien on November 27, 2013, 06:54:30 pm
What Jamie has just shown is all you need.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Barry Livingstone on November 27, 2013, 08:51:23 pm
Its Great for Leather cleaning Thats it! I had one for years.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: garybristow on November 28, 2013, 05:50:21 pm
what chemical is being used in that video ?
gary
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Jamie Pearson on November 28, 2013, 06:04:29 pm
Either Chemspec Fast Drying Upholstery Shampoo or Releasit Hydrox.

I cant remember which I used.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Russ Chadd on November 29, 2013, 10:50:04 am
http://youtu.be/Ustx3vXBdcg

There you go...
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: david knowles on November 29, 2013, 09:27:20 pm
not sure which it was but he was selling it for £50 it seemed a lot of kit for the price no use to me though.
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: Kevin OBrien on November 29, 2013, 10:11:45 pm
The last one I saw on the forum was going for £600???
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: from edge2edge on November 30, 2013, 10:16:47 am
David i would buy it at £50 mate as you could put it on your website telling your customers how you have invested in this machine to care for their fine fabrics/sofas etc  I had one for a few years but dont do much upholstery nowadays although most come up very well indeed with a good .vac/pretreat soiled areas with pureclean /brush in/wait 5 mins then towel off/apply prochem shampoo by sponge and work in using no machine at all as per the videos shown on here...Regards Alan(sunny swindon)
Title: Re: hello ive been offered a von schrader
Post by: garyfindlay on December 03, 2013, 08:17:06 pm
i`d pay £75  ;)