Go ahead & do the upholstery - you won't believe how cruddy you are & how much effluvia we all slough off (someday I'm gonna do a pillow or mattress & get really sick!). BTW, this is best done on a breezy day. Austin At 10:49 PM 12/6/98 -0600, you wrote: >I don't have a big ol 200 psi compressor, but I do have a 120 psi >compressor and I'll vouch for this method of cleaning carpet. I'll >usually put a box fan or something in there too to help blow out the >really fine airborn particles... > >> I know this isn't common, but after you try it once, you won't be >> satisfied with less. With eye protection and maybe a dust mask. >> Take a 200 psi air hose with short nozzle into the dirty vehicle >> with all the doors and hatch open. You'll need air exchanges. >> Put the tip of that nozzle right down against the carpet at about >> 45 degree angle POINTING TOWARD AN OPEN DOOR. Make >> sure nobody and no pets are standing there when you start, >> because they would get sand blasted. It is incredible what you >> can blow out of your average car / van carpet and other areas >> in short order. |
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