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EXTRACTOR SHAMPOO vs CARPET SHAMPOO
Posted by Bud Abraham
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EXTRACTOR SHAMPOO vs CARPET SHAMPOO June 10, 2004 12:37AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,550 |
<HTML>Awhile back someone asked me the difference between extractor shampoo and normal carpet and upholstery shampoo.
After some discussions with chemists on the subject what I found, simply put is the following:
EXTRACTOR SHAMPOOS typically are very high dilution products and they contain a glycol ether solvent; detergent builders and a low foaming surfactant. The glycol ether solvent helps to cut and/or rinse away the oily soils left in the carpet fibers from the friction shampooing process. While there is no question a hot water rinse would work, the cleaning capabilities of the extractor shampoo will produce an ultimately cleaner carpet.
CARPET/UPHOLSTERY SHAMPOOS typically contain detergent builders, but higher foaming surfactants and little, if any glycol ether solvents because these will cut the foaml.
As for why one product is 7 to 1 dilution and another is 64 to 1 is simply a matter of how much water the original formulation contains. If a product is 64 to 1 dilution then the original formula has very little water in it.
Hope that helps to clarify in some way the difference without getting into heavy chemical differences with ingredients.
Regards
Bud Abraham
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buda
After some discussions with chemists on the subject what I found, simply put is the following:
EXTRACTOR SHAMPOOS typically are very high dilution products and they contain a glycol ether solvent; detergent builders and a low foaming surfactant. The glycol ether solvent helps to cut and/or rinse away the oily soils left in the carpet fibers from the friction shampooing process. While there is no question a hot water rinse would work, the cleaning capabilities of the extractor shampoo will produce an ultimately cleaner carpet.
CARPET/UPHOLSTERY SHAMPOOS typically contain detergent builders, but higher foaming surfactants and little, if any glycol ether solvents because these will cut the foaml.
As for why one product is 7 to 1 dilution and another is 64 to 1 is simply a matter of how much water the original formulation contains. If a product is 64 to 1 dilution then the original formula has very little water in it.
Hope that helps to clarify in some way the difference without getting into heavy chemical differences with ingredients.
Regards
Bud Abraham
DETAIL PLUS SYSTEMS</HTML>
buda
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Re: EXTRACTOR SHAMPOO vs CARPET SHAMPOO June 17, 2004 03:49PM |
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Re: EXTRACTOR SHAMPOO vs CARPET SHAMPOO June 18, 2004 04:21PM |
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Re: EXTRACTOR SHAMPOO vs CARPET SHAMPOO June 18, 2004 04:56PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,550 |
<HTML>What you need to do is the following:
1. Vacuum thoroughly to remove the dry soil (85%, typically)
2. Apply stain/spot removers as necessary and remove by hand
3. Pre spray with a good upholstery cleaner to emulsify the oily soil (15% typically).
4. Apply friction with a brush or rotary shampooer
5. Extract
6. Vacuum.
You could have one or a combination of problems:
1. Not a good enough vacuuming
2. Chemical not good
3. No friction shampooing before extraction
Hope this helps.
Bud Abraham
DETAIL PLUS SYSTEMS</HTML>
buda
1. Vacuum thoroughly to remove the dry soil (85%, typically)
2. Apply stain/spot removers as necessary and remove by hand
3. Pre spray with a good upholstery cleaner to emulsify the oily soil (15% typically).
4. Apply friction with a brush or rotary shampooer
5. Extract
6. Vacuum.
You could have one or a combination of problems:
1. Not a good enough vacuuming
2. Chemical not good
3. No friction shampooing before extraction
Hope this helps.
Bud Abraham
DETAIL PLUS SYSTEMS</HTML>
buda
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