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- What's going on Chemical Guys family,
thanks so much for turning in for today's episode.
On this BMW, I'm gonna be showing you guys a common problem
that all of us have to deal with
and that is stubborn staining.
Now the owner of this car just picked this up
and we're not really sure what happened to the vehicle
before he got it but its got some staining in the carpet
and since it's a lighter interior,
it shows any kind of those deep stubborn stains
so what we're gonna do is break down the process
of one, how to detect what to use
or how to determine what to use
and also the steps of what to do and how to do it properly.
So let's get started.
So now first, let's take a look at the stains
that we're gonna be working with today.
As I mentioned, this car has very light interior
and we're not really sure what stain
the driver's floor pan here but it could have been
a spill from a drink or maybe something that was
(laughs)
So as I mentioned, this is where the stains were at.
We're not really sure what happened to the vehicle before
but obviously something spilled on the carpet
and since it's a lighter complexion and a lighter texture
it's gonna show you any kind of those deep stains.
So what we're gonna start by doing is showing you guys
the products we're gonna be using today.
And I've decided to go with Lightning Fast
which is one of my favorite interior cleaners
because this gently lifts up any of those
deep stubborn stains.
You can use it at full strength for those
really heavy staining or any kind of lingering odors
or dilute it ten to one for your mostly moderate jobs
or twenty to one for some lighter cleaning.
But for today we're using it at ten to one
which means it's ten parts water to one part product.
And what we'll do is we'll just start by spraying it
on to the surface, we can do it on the carpet,
you can use it on fabric or vinyl pieces as well.
(bottle spritzing)
And we'll give that a moment to just penetrate
and also dwell for a moment.
This way it'll lift up the staining
because as you see it's some
pretty bad grease maybe possibly some soda
or coffee stains.
And like I said you can also use it on plastic and vinyls
so there's some spills here.
This is an area where, as you're driving and you're eating,
you'll drop food in here or you'll spill drinks
and then it gets stuck in the crevice between the seat
or it'll get on the console and this will
stain very badly as well.
So you can use Lightning Fast on a variety
of different surfaces.
Again on your fabric surface obviously,
you can use it on plastics, rubber.
So now that that's had a chance to actually penetrate
the surface, we're gonna grab our brush.
And we'll be using a nifty brush
which has a very mild, plastic bristle.
And what I like to do is I'll wrap it around
a clean micro paper towel
or wrap a clean micro paper towel around it.
I'll just spray a little bit of extra Lightning Fast
(bottle spritzing) on to that as well.
And we'll gently start scrubbing.
And the reason for this is one, the towel gives you more
of a, not necessarily abrasive, but it gives you a
stronger clean
and also you can see what you're pulling off
of the surface.
(scrubbing)
- [Narrator] But you can see that foaming action.
This is what's lifting up the gross stuff
that's in the carpet, you can see that nastiness
that's already on the towel so we'll flip it over
to a cleaner side.
But you can just see the dirt that comes off the carpet
and I will mention that we already vacuumed it
so that removes the loose stuff
but what we're trying to focus on today
is just getting rid of the deep stains but as
already just from doing that light scrubbing,
basically brought back the look and that luster
of a, you know, a new newer car where it has very
bright and vibrant finish to it so upholstery.
Well we can use the same process on any kind
of other fabric or if you're working on some
really deep stains or let's say you have to cover
an entire carpet or an entire upholstery set,
what you can also use is a drill with
a light-duty bristle brush
and you'll do the same process where you'll spray
the cleaner onto the brush
(bottle spritzing) and onto whatever surface
that you're working on.
Just a very quick way to get through those
tough jobs or the bigger jobs since
you don't wanna necessarily sit all day scrubbing on
so this does most of the work for you.
What you wanna keep in mind is obviously
you don't wanna apply a lot of pressure
because that can also harm the fabric
or it'll lift it up in a weird way
but this is a great way to revive matted fibers
or again those really deep stains
that get kind of nasty odors.
What we'll do is we'll just slowly work it into the carpet
and again let that foaming action do all the work
and this will pull off and penetrate the surface
to get rid of any kind of those stains.
(high-pitched drilling)
So just like if you were polishing you wanna make sure
that the machine is constantly moving
because again, it's just like a rotary where
it's gonna build up a lot of heat in one area.
So if it sits that's obviously a bad idea
'cause it could damage the fibers of your carpet
or your upholstery.
(scrubbing)
Wipe away, you can also blot away (inaudible) product
I left a little section here just to show you guys
what we're actually removing.
So you can see here nice and clean,
this is removing any of those nasty odors and stains
but down here you still see that brown or grease,
whatever could have been left on the surface
because again, your floor is subject to things
that are obviously off of the ground,
it gets on your shoe and it gets on your car
and then just stains really badly.
The Lightning Fast does a really good job
at removing stains from all over the vehicle
whether it's on your steering wheel
or contact surfaces such as your door handle
because all these things get really dirty
and in today's day and age, especially with everything
that's going on, you wanna make sure that your car
is as clean as possible because a cleaner surface makes it
more noticeable when you're tracking any dirt
or any kind of grease so it's best to clean it
as often as necessary and also put a protectant on there
which is gonna make it harder for new dirt
or any kind of grease to stick to.
So like when this dries what we're gonna do
is we're gonna apply a fabric guard
and this is gonna repel any kind of spills
or staining and it also helps to let
the fibers kind of rejuvenate.
This way they're not getting crushed
or staining overtime.
So guys I'm gonna continue the same process on the rest
of the vehicle but we wanted to show you guys just
the easiest way to remove deep stubborn staining
or any kind of messes without using a extractor
and just a couple products
and again you can use this on any kind of vinyl, rubber,
plastic, fabric surfaces of any color, any design
and it's just a great way to revive it
and make it look as best for as long as possible.
So if you guys liked today's video be sure to give it
a thumbs up, drop your comments down below for future videos
and we'll see you guys next time
right here in the detail garage.
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