Upolstery/Carpet cleaning formula for Bissell

[LC5F]

Just picked up a Bissell spotclean pro
I am looking forward to finally cleaning the Gti fabric upholstery and carpet - only had it 8 months!

Normally Bissell expect a cleaning formula to added to the water tank or I could use a sprayed cleaner and use warm water from the tank - what product and usage  recommendations do people have?

[chimp400]

I’d probably use the household type stuff in the tank to be honest, maybe give the carpets a spray of some Autoglym interior shampoo cleaner I had on the shelf for a few minutes beforehand.

[pudding]

I spray the fabric and carpets with 1001 carpet/upholstery cleaner, agitate it with a drill brush, and then bissell them with just hot water.  Great results 

The problem I've found with using a cleaner chemical in the bissell tank is it generates a lot of foam, which can p1ss out of the bottom of the machine.  Or maybe I just put too much chemical in     Keep the filter clear as well (blocks up super fast) otherwise that also causes leaks out of the bottom.

[LC5F]

Thanks for the replies - I was waiting for a set of drill brushes from China & for Halfords to open

I went for Meguiars carpet & interior cleaner -
seems to have worked well, this is the human slime from just one pass on rear seat base and drivers seat 

[bobby_fodge]

I have a Vax wet and dry thing and it's terrifying how much muddy water you get out of just one seat even after 3 or 4 passes.

I'd say it's an annual job especially if you have little people who sit in the back of the car.

[pudding]

Thanks for the replies - I was waiting for a set of drill brushes from China & for Halfords to open

I went for Meguiars carpet & interior cleaner -
seems to have worked well, this is the human slime from just one pass on rear seat base and drivers seat 

Yup     It's just general grime mate.  Dirt/dust coming in through the windows, air vents and sunroof.  Wouldn't be surprised if some of that blackness is diesel soot as well tbh.

[Dsuarez22]

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[Dsuarez22]

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[akbarirfan]

I spray the fabric and carpets with 1001 carpet/upholstery cleaner, agitate it with a drill brush, and then bissell them with just hot water.  Great results 

The problem I've found with using a cleaner chemical in the bissell tank is it generates a lot of foam, which can p1ss out of the bottom of the machine.  Or maybe I just put too much chemical in     Keep the filter clear as well (blocks up super fast) otherwise that also causes leaks out of the bottom.

Which drill brush attachment do you use?

Thanks

[Octoparrot]

I got one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Scrubber-Surfaces-Upholstery-Furniture/dp/B07V6WHK3K?ref_=ast_sto_dp
 I found it worked really well. Don't be tempted to use a stiffer one on the seats, it will tear them apart!

[pudding]

After a bout of choice paralysis, I just got this set, although it was a fiver cheaper last year! - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HT7W7FB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As above, be careful on cloth seats.  Those ones didn't shred my ED30 cloth.  The brushes did 'rough up' the fibres on the driver's seat a little though, being the more worn seat, but I just ran my fabric shaver over it afterwards and it came up almost new 

TBH you don't really need the brushes on the seats.  Just microfibre some 1001 upholstery cleaner into them, that's good enough.  The brushes are mainly for the carpets and that's where 90% of the filth lives in cars......and the headliner.....but defo don't use a drill brush on that!

[annykidsman]

I do not think that dry cleaning is much more effective, although with its help you can achieve amazing results. My friend used a professional cleaning service for carpets and rugs, as he constantly orders carpets for himself and for sale, and I often see him doing this - he runs back and forth and makes sure that the carpet is not spoiled)) Scream. I cannot imagine if someone would start cleaning his car like his carpets, although he is much calmer about washing a car, but after dry cleaning in a small town (I regretted it three hundred times), the headliner began to fall off. Now I think why in different areas of cleaning services https://www.thecarparkman.co.uk/service/jet-washing/ they use different substances, and someone is doing well, but something strange is going on with me.

[JakorSen]

Hmm... well, you can clean it yourself with any formula, but when a professional does it, it's a big difference. For example, I was thinking about cleaning my carpets right after I had a flood problem in my apartment. Still, when I called the guys from https://premierfloodrestoration.com.au/carpet-drying-rockingham-wa/ to help me with the water extraction, they said it would be better to have the carpets professionally cleaned since they were so old and dusty. We did so, and we are very pleased with the results, so I recommend anyone to do so. It's just much more manageable, and you can be sure that they will clean them very well.