Looking at a wet vac but kind of bamboozled

 

Should I go for a carpet shampooer say a vax that will detergent for me 

 

Or go for a bog Standard wet vac and a chemical and stiff brush and hoover up afterwards say like a karcher etc 

 

What product is everyone getting good results with 

For seats and carpet 

I can’t compare your two options as I’ve only used what I have, which is the Vax. Owned it for several years to keep my annoying light grey seats looking good. 

 

I give them a scrub down with the scotch guard then Vax it off. The detergent is about £7 a bottle and will do several full cleans, the machine cost me £50 and it’s fairly easy to use. 

Thank you 

The Vax seems like a good choice 

Does it come.with a small shampoo head as well as a big one 

Yeah, which is all I’ve ever used tbh 

Personally I'd never use anything that emits water/cleaner to clean car seats.

 

The reason being as you really want to keep the amount of water/cleaner to a minimum as it gets absorbed by the foam underneath and then causes water marks on the upholstery as it dries.

 

I got myself a cheap little wet & dry vac from B&Q years ago but only used it to extract moisture i.e. spray the seat with Meguiars APC, agitate/clean with a damp sponge/brush then run the hoover over it to draw out any moisture.  Repeat as necessary but keep the use of liquid to a minimum

The amount of water the Vax puts out is very minimal and the suction is very good. 

 

Obviously, if used incorrectly there will be the risk of soaking the foam, but I’ve never had that issue. Probably also helps I have heated seats to aid drying 

I’m leaning more towards a karcher as it will be primarily for car use and don’t won’t to over soak everything 

 

The vax is more expensive than I can pick a karcher up for 

the George is another option but the cost of that is more than the vax 

I have megs apc what ratio 4:1or 10:1

any other products rated 

Edited 31 March, 20188 yr by malcster

I went for a DEWALT DWV901L...

 

 

Fantastic suction but a little noisy if its close to your ear.

Decided on numatic George 

 

Just waiting to see if any discount codes for ao for bank holiday 

I use a Nilfisk 30T Wet & Dry hoover. There are loads of deals on and parts are pretty easy to get hold of. 

 

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/65239/nilfisk-multi-30t

 

 For upholstery and carpet cleaning I use Angelwax Absolution Interior Cleaner at least once a year for an interior deep clean and finish off with their Shield  upholstery protection products. 

 

https://angelwax.co.uk/retail-shop/interior-car-care-products/