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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Multi-task1 on September 06, 2008, 02:44:46 pm

Title: Carpet in cars
Post by: Multi-task1 on September 06, 2008, 02:44:46 pm

Hi,
    Can anyone give any good ideas to get the dirt out between the car seats.
 thanks in advance,
Jackie

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: markpowell on September 06, 2008, 03:12:38 pm

Vaccum cleaner ???
Mark

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Joe H on September 06, 2008, 04:13:14 pm

One reason I dont/wont do cars is that very point Jackie.
I have the machine to do the job but not the tools.
There must be something thats long and slim to get in the gap but never seen anything.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: garyj on September 06, 2008, 04:16:30 pm

I saw a crevice tool for cars at Solutions a few years back, wonder if they still do them. It was very expensive though.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Jim_77 on September 06, 2008, 05:25:10 pm

There's a fair few suppliers who do a crevice extraction tool, they either have internal or external jets.

www.images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=crevice+external+jet&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

www.images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=crevice+internal+jet&btnG=Search+Images

I've improvised in the past by having my upholstery tool connected to the solution line and spraying with that whilst having a vacuum cleaner's crevice tool wedged in my vac hose cuff and extracting like that.

Last time I did my own car I took the seats out, much simpler :)

Suppose on more modern cars now taking the seats out might not be practical/possible and might even have safety/warranty implications, due to sensors and airbags etc

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: cleaningmaster on September 06, 2008, 08:04:37 pm

Hydramaster sell a crevis tool, with internal spray jet

Daryl

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on September 07, 2008, 08:07:59 am

So do Ashbys in Dartford/Sittingbourne

Paul

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Multi-task1 on September 07, 2008, 09:29:26 am

thanks everyone for your good advise ill have a look at the links,
thanks again,
jackie ;)

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: dan roberts on September 07, 2008, 10:21:42 am

take the seats out, easy.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: garyfindlay on September 07, 2008, 04:23:11 pm

With all the electronics of a modern car, do you want to be spraying water near them? if not your car. just a thought.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: rob fryer on September 07, 2008, 06:48:28 pm

 I think numatic make a long crevice tool for about £18.00 plus vat its s/s and has no spray

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Bill Robinson on September 07, 2008, 08:58:18 pm

i do cars most weeks. i just use crevice tool useing a numatic george, the garage i do work for brings some manky cars but i have no problems i use formular 90 most times sometimes put a bit of enz all then suck it up with the george useing a plastic crevise tool

bill

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: John Kelly on September 07, 2008, 08:59:16 pm

Take any old length of steel tube from a vacuum cleaner. Find a peice of wood about 1/4 inch thick and wide enough to fit in the end of the tube. Place wood in tube and flatten it with a hammer. Extract wood and you have a perfectly shaped tool for tight crevices. Can be cut at an angle if required.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Jim_77 on September 07, 2008, 09:07:46 pm

Do you have a Blue Peter badge John? :)

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Multi-task1 on September 07, 2008, 09:11:14 pm

I had a look on ebay got the numatic crevice attachment so see how i get on .
With the previous post using a piece of hoover tube and wood dont u need a brush on the end?

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Multi-task1 on September 07, 2008, 09:13:19 pm

lol john ;D

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: dan roberts on September 07, 2008, 09:32:27 pm

Unbolt the  seats, easy.

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: rob fryer on September 08, 2008, 08:47:14 pm

LIKE TO SEE YOU UNBOLT THE SEATS ON A RENULT SPORT THEY UNBOLT FROM UNDER THE CAR WITH ABOUT 3 INCHES OF CLEARANCE AND ALSO YOU SHOULD DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE ON THE SEAT BELT WHICH ON SOME CARS CAN SET THE AIR BAGS OFF COSTING THOUSANDS AND DANGER TO ANYBODY IN THE CAR .

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: spindle on September 08, 2008, 09:34:00 pm

no need to shout ;)  :-X

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 09, 2008, 02:30:06 am

my old vaccuum cleaner tube is thinner than my extractas hose what do i do next?

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: Jim_77 on September 09, 2008, 10:30:01 am

Buy a new machine to fit the old tube :)

Title: Re: Carpet in cars
Post by: derek west on September 09, 2008, 10:48:43 am

or better still ian, start a new thread so this one still fits carpets in cars.
derek