I know I have created many of these threads: forget them. Seriously. They are no longer relevant. Today I have found THE product the clean my carpets: FOLEX! My story begins last week:
About a week ago, I decided that it would be good time to deep clean my bedroom. As usual, I used my Rubbermaid X-TRA and RugDoctor shampoo, which I considered the best at the time. The carpet did look better, but I was still unhappy. I decided that if I wanted a truly clean carpet, I would have to get some professional chemicals. Not extractor fluid that you put into the clean-water tank, I wanted real pre-spray that you apply with chemical sprayer.
So on Monday I ordered some natural pre-spray from a company named Biokleen. Now because this is real pre-spray, I had to get a chemical sprayer. The first opportunity I got to buy one of these was today, so this afternoon my dad and I headed over to Lowes.
While we were they there, I decided to see what other carpet cleaners they sold other that the terribly over priced Bissell junk. In the cleaning section I saw something called Folex that caught my eye.
Just yesterday I saw a video on YouTube of Folex. Some guy was able to remove a huge stain from his Toyota with just a mild mist of this cleaner. So when I saw it at Lowes for only $15, which is cheaper than my natural pre-spray, I had to get it. And I did.
Folex is not really a pre-spray. It's a stain remover and degreaser, which is actually exactly what I wanted. With all the Bissel soap(which is notorious for leaving a strong residue) still the carpet, a degreaser would really help.
I filled the gallon sprayer with about one-sixth Folex and the rest cold tap water. Tap water is really hard here, so cleaning carpets is difficult. I heavily sprayed part of our living room with my mix and thoroughly agitated it into the carpet.
You could see the carpet change from a light brown to a bright white within minutes. Next I filled my Rubbermaid(rebadged Bissell Big Green) with cold tap water. The Folex bottle says not to use hot water, so I didn't.
The carpet looks so so so much better! Keep in mind that the Rubbermaid has no brushes; it is simply a wand and a low-PSI pump. To tell you the truth, the Rug Doctor couldn't come even close to how well Folex cleaned my carpet. It is amazing. I once took about two hours to clean a fourth of a room with Rug Doctor shampoo, and it looked about half as clean as the Folex results.
I will take some pictures tomorrow. The Biokleen pre-spray is coming on Tuesday, so we will see if it can out clean the Folex. I doubt it.
Happy Cleaning,
Nathaniel
http://www.lowes.com/pd_238332-11298-FSR128_?PL=1&productId=1067403
About a week ago, I decided that it would be good time to deep clean my bedroom. As usual, I used my Rubbermaid X-TRA and RugDoctor shampoo, which I considered the best at the time. The carpet did look better, but I was still unhappy. I decided that if I wanted a truly clean carpet, I would have to get some professional chemicals. Not extractor fluid that you put into the clean-water tank, I wanted real pre-spray that you apply with chemical sprayer.
So on Monday I ordered some natural pre-spray from a company named Biokleen. Now because this is real pre-spray, I had to get a chemical sprayer. The first opportunity I got to buy one of these was today, so this afternoon my dad and I headed over to Lowes.
While we were they there, I decided to see what other carpet cleaners they sold other that the terribly over priced Bissell junk. In the cleaning section I saw something called Folex that caught my eye.
Just yesterday I saw a video on YouTube of Folex. Some guy was able to remove a huge stain from his Toyota with just a mild mist of this cleaner. So when I saw it at Lowes for only $15, which is cheaper than my natural pre-spray, I had to get it. And I did.
Folex is not really a pre-spray. It's a stain remover and degreaser, which is actually exactly what I wanted. With all the Bissel soap(which is notorious for leaving a strong residue) still the carpet, a degreaser would really help.
I filled the gallon sprayer with about one-sixth Folex and the rest cold tap water. Tap water is really hard here, so cleaning carpets is difficult. I heavily sprayed part of our living room with my mix and thoroughly agitated it into the carpet.
You could see the carpet change from a light brown to a bright white within minutes. Next I filled my Rubbermaid(rebadged Bissell Big Green) with cold tap water. The Folex bottle says not to use hot water, so I didn't.
The carpet looks so so so much better! Keep in mind that the Rubbermaid has no brushes; it is simply a wand and a low-PSI pump. To tell you the truth, the Rug Doctor couldn't come even close to how well Folex cleaned my carpet. It is amazing. I once took about two hours to clean a fourth of a room with Rug Doctor shampoo, and it looked about half as clean as the Folex results.
I will take some pictures tomorrow. The Biokleen pre-spray is coming on Tuesday, so we will see if it can out clean the Folex. I doubt it.
Happy Cleaning,
Nathaniel
http://www.lowes.com/pd_238332-11298-FSR128_?PL=1&productId=1067403
