Date:         Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:35:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Tool to Clean the Westy Interior
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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.