Anyone used rug doctor on their interior?

copeyhagen · 15-10-2013 02:46PM #1

have an 03 almera, bought few months ago from a family that must have let the kids have wars on the back seats, theyre manky!

anyways, has anyone ever rented one of the rug doctor machines - theyre 26e from woodies for 24 hours, not including the solutions.

if so, what solution did you use, their own one or a cheaper alternative? think the upholstery cleaner is 12e a litre.

any tips to using them?

heres mighty car mods using one on their cars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNMAmhGrxR8

cheers.

Ded_Zebra · 15-10-2013 08:54PM

I haven't but someone on toyota owners club did a long time ago and said it was fantastic.

RandomAccess · 15-10-2013 09:18PM

when I saw title I was going to send you to mighty car mods.
Impressive alright. Have a load of cars at home that could do with it.

Scortho · 15-10-2013 09:29PM

I'm very tempted to get the parents to do the house and then <borrow> the rug doctor for the evening!:D

copeyhagen · 16-10-2013 09:23AM

Im gonna go ahead and rent the unit this weekend or next, but im wondering should i use their own 'upholstery cleaner' at 14e a litre or soemthing, or try find an interior cleaner, or a cheaper alternative.. looked like mighty car mods used a different brand product too..

vectra · 16-10-2013 12:25PM

Never used a rug doctor but my son bought one of these and it did an excellent job on the interior of his car

http://www.cleancar.ie/draper-wet-and-dry-vacuum-cleaner.html

Used it with this but seems to be out of stock presently

http://www.cleancar.ie/bilt-hamber-surfex-hd.html

You could try this instead

http://www.cleancar.ie/valetpro-heavy-duty-carpet-cleaner.html

biko · 16-10-2013 03:05PM

I've used it ages ago (the one from B&Q I think) when I did my house anyway and it was good. Seats weren't particularly dirty and were a bit damp after so air out car after.

richardsheil · 17-10-2013 12:10AM

Use hot water from the kettle and washing powder. Tell them you have some detergent left over from the last time you used it.

I have cleaned a few car interiors with it and it is great.

Mint Aero · 17-10-2013 12:15AM

Thread title is sexy

copeyhagen · 17-10-2013 10:01AM

ha, well pointed out...

might just use the washing powder so, cheers.

TestTransmission · 17-10-2013 02:57PM

I used it before on the interior of a fiesta and did a smashing job, just used some of the liquid washing detergent

demoreino · 17-10-2013 09:55PM

We used it this year to do all the upholstery on our campers .
Found it very good once we got used to it using it .
All the cushions are easily removable in our campers so it was much easier to clean these than fixed seats / cushions in a car .
Chemicals we used were the Rug Doctor Upholstery cleaner . This must be used with a foam buster , also from Rug doctor . This stops the build up of foam in the waste tank which can be a pain in the ass if you have to keep emptying it.
I would highly reccommend the spray on Rug Doctor stain remover. This is the best stain remover we have used in our 5 years in business.

After doing all the campers I rushed through my own car . Definitely not as impressed . I think they should supply a smaller hand tool to help you get into the awkward places. The part supplied has a 6 inch hand tool , id much prefer if they also had a 2 or 3 inch head to get the whole area done.

Overall , I would reccommend this .
Has any tried the Karcher Puzzi ? Some campervan rental companies swear by this machine and its about half the price of the Rug Doctor if bought new .

Anyone used rug doctor on their interior?

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