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A little Vax :)
I had bought this little scamp a few weeks ago
Vax V-020 Carpet & Upholstery Washer Shampooer £99 N/R on eBay, also Other Vacuum Cleaners, Vacuum Cleaners, Cleaning, Laundry Vacuuming, Home Garden (end time 06-Jun-08 21:30:00 BST) and was wondering when I could have a go at it. well today was nice and sunny so out I went. Now the guys on DW and in here like before and after shots and 50/50 ones, but to be honest it was quite difficult to say the seats were dirty by just looking at them, but the proof is in the bucket as they say !! Hoovered the whole car and brushed down the seats, back and front to make sure they were clean and free of dust and muck. Then vaxed the interior , making sure I did all the back of the front seats and bolsters. The finished article http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...DSCF0052-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...s/DSCF0053.jpg Now to the proof of what a complete dirty bugger I am :D The inside of the vax machine after being emptied http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...DSCF0054-3.jpg And the bucket !! :eek: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...DSCF0056-2.jpg My girlfriend saw what a good job I had done on my scoob, so demanded that I do hers as well :) And she is a complete minger..look at the state of her car !! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...s/DSCF0063.jpg Not a bad result I think :thumb: |
Sweet work :thumb:
how long did the seat take to dry my mums bought one of the expensive ones and I am interested to give it a go some time. Nice pink wheels :norty: |
Originally Posted by F1 CJE UK
(Post 7924844)
Sweet work :thumb:
how long did the seat take to dry my mums bought one of the expensive ones and I am interested to give it a go some time. Nice pink wheels :norty: Do you like my new rims :D I did the whole car and by the time I had finished the last seat, the first seat was dry. All doors were left open and it helped with the weather being nice. Estimate from start to finish about 4 hours for drying :thumb: |
Scary when you see the dirty water eh!!!! So did you just use the shampoo that came with the Vax? Is it safe for the Suede/Alcantara? Looking good mate. :thumb:
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It is quite shocking to think that I had been driving around in the car when all that muck was underneath me :eek:
I used the shampoo that came with the Vax. One bottle did 2 cars. You can use any low foaming shampoo TBH, such as the Rug Doctor stuff etc. And yes it is safe on the Alcantara, as most of my seats are done in that. Suede...you may have to take professional advice on that as suede has different wet/dry properties to alcantara. For instance I did not do my Girlfriends door cards on her 95 WRX as they are a suede material, but I could do mine as my MY00 scoob is trimmed in normal fabric in the door cards. HTH :thumb: |
Am I right and saying your seats are from a Newage STI to therefore the same material as my 05 STI?
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Great result. Your bucket looks like a pint of Guinness......:)
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Originally Posted by COLZO
(Post 7926770)
Am I right and saying your seats are from a Newage STI to therefore the same material as my 05 STI?
Black material is the same as found in most 02 onwards. Alcantara again common on most of the new ages. |
Saw your post on DW and was suitably impressed :thumb:
I`m only going to have to buy one myself now :lol1: |
go for it.....a great little tool :thumb:
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Come on then what is that pink thing you have got me intrigued I need to know! Haha those pink wheels look clean:norty:
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This is the vehicle that has the pink wheels and the driver :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...DSCF0048-1.jpg |
Ha-ha hope you are teaching her the two bucket method when she cleans that mean machine…
does she get her good looks from you then ? :thumb: |
swiss, can i ask how the little bugger works? the vax i mean. a simple how to, as im trying to clean the interior of the scoob due to it being up for sale.
all ive bought is some turtle wax stuff from halfords to get the surface dirt off the seats thats accumulated over the last 18 months. sweat grime etc. |
Andy
No problems mate. The Vax works on the principle of shoving in warm water to a controlled depth and then as you drag the upholstery tool back, it sucks the same water back up through the head whilst lifting and dragging the dirt upwards. So once you know that, then you can guess that the forward stroke lays the water down and the backwards (towards you) stroke brings the dirt out. Simple :) With me so far :) Vax has a water tank in it that is round and looks like a rubber ring. This is where the soap (Vax own or something like Rug Doctor detergent) and warm water sits. There is a hose going into it from the top which sucks the clean soapy water up and then deposists the dirty water in the big blue tank. This can you can see in the picture. One big hose with a smaller clear hose that wraps along the length of the big hose and ends up at the head. This small hose carries the clean water and the big hose carries the dirty water back to the tank. So the steps are 1. Hoover (dry ) first 2. Use the wax in forwards and backwards motion over the seats. 3. Dont linger too long on a section as it will soak it and take too long to dry 4. Keep your doors open for a few hours after 5. Do it on a sunny warm day if possible |
Originally Posted by F1 CJE UK
(Post 7927529)
Ha-ha hope you are teaching her the two bucket method when she cleans that mean machine…
does she get her good looks from you then ? :thumb: Her looks are all her mother's.... My two boys also get their good looks from their mother ... I, for one, cannot take any credit :Suspiciou :cry: |
Originally Posted by SwissTony
(Post 7927705)
Andy
No problems mate. The Vax works on the principle of shoving in warm water to a controlled depth and then as you drag the upholstery tool back, it sucks the same water back up through the head whilst lifting and dragging the dirt upwards. So once you know that, then you can guess that the forward stroke lays the water down and the backwards (towards you) stroke brings the dirt out. Simple :) With me so far :) Vax has a water tank in it that is round and looks like a rubber ring. This is where the soap (Vax own or something like Rug Doctor detergent) and warm water sits. There is a hose going into it from the top which sucks the clean soapy water up and then deposists the dirty water in the big blue tank. This can you can see in the picture. One big hose with a smaller clear hose that wraps along the length of the big hose and ends up at the head. This small hose carries the clean water and the big hose carries the dirty water back to the tank. So the steps are 1. Hoover (dry ) first 2. Use the wax in forwards and backwards motion over the seats. 3. Dont linger too long on a section as it will soak it and take too long to dry 4. Keep your doors open for a few hours after 5. Do it on a sunny warm day if possible |
It was my pleasure....
Good luck on the sale mate and I hope you get things sorted workwise as well :thumb: |
I'm not surprised the dirt was compacted in you dirty fat fecker :p :D
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Originally Posted by BOB.T
(Post 7928527)
I'm not surprised the dirt was compacted in you dirty fat fecker :p :D
;) Dirty......guilty Fecker.... yup :smug: Fat........... not so much now ;) Unilke you will be when you come back from United States of Fat :p |
What do you mean when I get back :D
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Another brilliant post! Great work, and great info for everyone - nice one. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
(Post 7933346)
Another brilliant post! Great work, and great info for everyone - nice one. :thumb:
Thanks guys...just keeping the unwashed masses informed :D |
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