Lightman

Ya it's got a turbo, but for the sake of the forum I stripped all the Banks stickers off of it because I wanted people to believe it was a quality product

I actually didn't try the turbo brush since I used a nylon brush to do the shampooing but it looks pretty interesting. Now that I've gotten the machine i'm looking around for anything in the house that's fabric I might need to try it on. No stains in the carpet but I may try cleaning my office deskchair.

Bearwhiz

What time do you want my truck. I can leave it for the day.

bearwhiz

smokindog

Hah! I'm first and I have 200K+! The headliner is almost as dark as the carpet, well not really I'm being a little dramatic, but it is definitely nasty.

Lightman

Bearwhiz if you're in Cleveland, let me know and we can set up a detail date

SmokinNick, bring that white beast over whenever and we'll get it done from head to toe no charge..still owe you several man-hours after all your help throwing the super b in my truck

signature600

Can I come??? Mine will be easy, unless I bring the 95

Chris

barttly

Hello,
I had an earlier revision of the Bissell with the hot water and two tanks. That thing cleaned any carpet or rug stain great. Only problem is when I put it away and went to use it again I couldn't get it to work again. Sorry can't remember the details, but I was upset that I didn't get to use it again.

I cleaned it as instructed (I believe), I would suggest using the hell out of one you buy before putting it away for a year.

They do clean carpet very well though.

Lightman

Barttly, I hope I have better luck than you did. I checked with several members on a detailing forum I belong to that have had their LGPH's for a few years with no issues before I bought the thing..seemed people were very satisfied with the purchase so I went for it. As cheap as the thing is, it paid for itself already considering how much a pro detail shop would have charged to do that much cleaning work to the interior of my truck.. I'll re-check the manual though and see if there are any special instructions for long term storage. As far as I remember from reading it the other day, all it needs is a good rinse..

carl20320

Lightman,
Thanks for the excellent writeup. I have been lcearing some land and building a house so my carpet has been taking some serious abuse. So have my seats (cloth).

Any good ideas/tips on cleaning them?

TIA!
Carl

Lightman

Carl - All you need to do is follow the steps I outlined above..be sure to vacuum heavily before you start pretreating or brushing with the solution.

fozzy777

Great write up. The only tip I have is: If you get oil or grease on anything, ether gets it right out. Just spray on and wipe off.

Lightman

Fozzy, I'd be pretty hesitant to use ether on carpet, I'd be afraid it might alter the color of the carpet..there are several types of carpet spot cleaners, some specifically for petroleum stains, some for pet/organic stains, etc. I'm more of the opinion to use the right tool for the job, but hey what do I know, it might work great.