If you only had one spotter

[Able 1]

What would it be?

I would have to say mine would be power gel from pro's choice.

 

[Ron Lippold]

judson juice straight out of the bottle, I call it leche de tigre

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

Fells napathan

 

[Rex Tyus]

That is like choosing between air and water. You can last longer with air BUT YOUR STILL GONNA DIE. :shock:

 

[Dolly Llama]

pro's choice d'lime gels don't rinse worth two dead flies

I s'pose I could hack along with just 2 spotters if forced, but not just one.

have to have a quality citrus gel AND a rust remover

currently we're using BP's GumGel

..L.T.A.

 

[Jack May]

Like Rex I couldn't decide between my citrus gel from VacAway and Releasit Encapclean DS at a 1:10 ratio.

John

 

[joey895]

If I had to pick one, it would be helgel from vacaway. People around here have been conditioned to think that rust and koolaide stains are always permanent. :roll:

 

[XTREME1]

hel-gel

 

[Able 1]

I'm just saying!

Rust remover is only good for one thing right?

i'm talking all around spotter.

i would choose air, you could last at least a week w/o water so choose

 

[TimP]

I like Judson O2 as a spotter myself. Does really well with gum and grease. I like it better than a citrus gel especially at the price. Bridgepoint avenge is a good all around basic spotter, and you should also carry a good vds solvent also IMO.

I like Vacaway's rust remover. It's pretty much a no aggitation required spotter for rust...pour dwell and rinse. But I wouldn't be able to pick just 1 or 2. It's kinda like working without all the tools, it just takes longer without tools and in this case you end up doing hack work. I really need to find a good paint remover. I have bridgepoint PIG but it doesn't do all that great. The vacaway product didn't impress me either, nor chemspec so I'm still in search....maybe it's because of some regulations I read in another thread.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I'm just saying!

Rust remover is only good for one thing right?

i'm talking all around spotter.

i would choose air, you could last at least a week w/o water so choose

ALL RIGHT ALREADY

citrus gel

..L.T.A.

 

[Jim Martin]

citric gel...............

 

[Rex Tyus]

I'm just saying!

Rust remover is only good for one thing right?

i'm talking all around spotter.

i would choose air, you could last at least a week w/o water so choose

Ok then. My general spotter would be a citra solve mixed with alchohol. So there.

 

[Jay D]

Can you say: Duckbill?

 

[Jeremy]

Hel Gel or Cyclone... Tough call...

 

[Larry Cobb]

Able 1;

I would want a spotter product containing an oxidizer with a compatible actual enzyme.

The prespray should be able to take care of normal soil and light grease if it has a good solvent included.

The oxidizer/enzyme would take care of many stains that did not respond to the prespray.

Larry

 

[vincent]

brake parts cleaner

 

[Able 1]

what's that one called, and who makes it

Able 1;

I would want a spotter product containing an oxidizer with a compatible actual enzyme.

The prespray should be able to take care of normal soil and light grease if it has a good solvent included.

The oxidizer/enzyme would take care of many stains that did not respond to the prespray.

Larry

 

[Larry Cobb]

Able 1;

Odor Attack is the name of our product.

It was originally designed for pet urine spotting,,,

but the combination works very well on coffee, tea, cokes and other stains.

Larry

 

[Jim Morrison]

Renovate mixed 1:20 is the bomb (Hope Jose isn't listening). It works great on protein, will take out 100% of some rust spots and will loosen up latex paint.

Citrus or Renovate take out 75% of the spots I come across.

 

[Blue Monarch]

Fels Naptha

 

[RC Eden Carpet Cleaning]

Avenge has always been good to me as a general spotter.

 

[Aaron Richards]

Avenge here. Hey you guys using 02 for spotting, are you using it straight or diluted w/water?

 

[Ron Lippold]

straight out of the bottle I pulled some out during one of Shermans spotting classes and everyone wanted some. Sherman said what is it and I told leche de tigre he said he never heard of it, I would not tell him what it was.

 

[tim]

Fels Naptha is a good choice. May be cheating here but, since I use a citrus and oxy as a boost for presprays in tough situations, I would have both of those covered so maybe a reducer. Just finished Jeff Cross' Spot Seminar. Did not have my spot kit and most of my favorites. We were forced to take out everything from mustand to ink off a carpet sample that had been soiled 2 months prior and no info on what the spots were. It reminded me that almost anything can be removed with a citrus solvent, oxidizer or a reducer. It was a little more work, but very doable. I do very little spotting as a great prespray, boosted if need, will take out most spots without dropping to a knee

 

[Scott S.]

Tim,
what else is there. doesnt that cover all of the types of stain removers?

 

[tim]

no, there are alkaline and acide spotters, rust removers, products geared for protein stains, enzymes, rust removers, filtration soil, pogs...all different spotters formulated with a variety of PH's, surfactants, solvents, etc... to accomplish a specific result. Take Fels Naptha for example. Dial doesnt say exactly what is in it, but it removes filtration soil when nothing else in the spot kit can touch it, including cyclone. Although spots can be removed with 3 products, it is quicker and easier to use products more specifically designed for that particular soil type

 

[Curtis Pennington]

Citrus gel


never tried fels naptha..Odin told me about a long time ago where do u get it?..was it walmart,what section?

 

[tim]

I bought a case online, made by dial. Beat driving around all over town, it is cheap, shipping not bad

 

[joey895]

Citrus gel


never tried fels naptha..Odin told me about a long time ago where do u get it?..was it walmart,what section?

I've seen it at the Publix on 23rd St. It's been a while but maybe they still carry it.