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Thread Number: 23862
Kirby shampoo system review (with pics) |
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| Post# 267267 , Reply# 1 2/12/2014 at 06:30 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Secondly I have the carpet mats from the front of my car 
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| Post# 267268 , Reply# 2 2/12/2014 at 06:32 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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The passenger side mat has a greasy mark left by a bottle of car trim dressing 
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| Post# 267269 , Reply# 3 2/12/2014 at 06:35 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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The drivers mat is generally filthy and worn from the rubbing of heels in the pedal area. I AM NOT EXPECTING THIS AT TO CLEAN UP A GREAT DEAL. NOT LONG AGO I SPENT SOME TIME CLEANING IT WITH A DEDICATED EXTRACTION MACHINE USING A PREMIUM SHAMPOO AND IT DIDNT LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT ONCE IT WAS DRY 
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| Post# 267270 , Reply# 4 2/12/2014 at 06:36 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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So firstly we give everything a good vacuum with the Kirby. Note that I've also got a second rug from another doorway from my grandparents 
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| Post# 267271 , Reply# 5 2/12/2014 at 06:37 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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The machine is easy to set up for carpet shampooing 
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| Post# 267272 , Reply# 6 2/12/2014 at 06:38 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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| Post# 267273 , Reply# 7 2/12/2014 at 06:40 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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I'll be using the sample Kirby shampoo that came with the machine. It is Lavender scented and smells very nice, although once the wool carpet is damp from the foam all you can smell is damp wool. This is normal with any machine and any product 
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| Post# 267274 , Reply# 8 2/12/2014 at 06:42 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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So first we apply the foam. Two passes, let it sit for a few minutes and then pass over again to really work it in and groom the pile of the carpet 
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| Post# 267275 , Reply# 9 2/12/2014 at 06:44 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Car mats too. I could of probably turned the shampoo flow down slightly, although this is my first attempt at using the Kirby shampoo system 
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| Post# 267276 , Reply# 10 2/12/2014 at 06:45 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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The foam is very thick and not overly wet or drippy 
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| Post# 267277 , Reply# 11 2/12/2014 at 06:47 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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So... Results.... Before... 
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| Post# 267278 , Reply# 12 2/12/2014 at 06:48 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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After... 
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| Post# 267279 , Reply# 13 2/12/2014 at 06:49 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Before... 
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| Post# 267281 , Reply# 15 2/12/2014 at 06:54 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Both together... 
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| Post# 267282 , Reply# 16 2/12/2014 at 06:54 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Back in the car and looking great 
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| Post# 267283 , Reply# 17 2/12/2014 at 06:56 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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OOPS! Wrong pic in last post! 
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| Post# 267284 , Reply# 18 2/12/2014 at 06:57 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Before... 
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| Post# 267285 , Reply# 19 2/12/2014 at 06:58 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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After... 
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| Post# 267286 , Reply# 20 2/12/2014 at 06:59 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Looking brighter and cleaner... 
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| Post# 267294 , Reply# 22 2/12/2014 at 08:29 (3,724 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
Matt: Excellent photo's and review of the Kirby Shampoo system!
My carpet was heavily soiled from tracking in mud and road salt. We live in Massachusetts and have had a very snowy winter so far. Also had some pretty bad coffee stains as well. My Sentria shampoo system did an excellent job of getting my carpet looking like brand new again. I was amazed that the coffee stains were completely removed. | ||
| Post# 267310 , Reply# 23 2/12/2014 at 10:33 (3,724 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi, Hi Matt very good. Also I think the key here is "prevention is better than cure" regular vacuuming and shampooing keeps carpets looking great rather than waiting for the carpet to become bad before cleaning. Also we use to recommend vacuuming with a Kirby "regular" for 5 to 6 weeks before shampooing a carpet that has been down a while to remove as much of the embedded dirt as possible before shampooing. This gave better results and was better for the carpet.
I also love the smell of the Kirby shampoo. I wish they did a Home Fresh in the same scent.
James
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| Post# 267322 , Reply# 24 2/12/2014 at 12:22 (3,724 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Good idea about using the Kirby for a few weeks before using it to shampoo James! Another shot of my grandparents rugs before I returned them... 
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| Post# 267372 , Reply# 25 2/12/2014 at 21:08 (3,723 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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Post# 267443 , Reply# 26 2/13/2014 at 11:25 (3,723 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Hi Matt, | ||
| Post# 267451 , Reply# 27 2/13/2014 at 12:04 (3,723 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Wow that's great! I regret not getting some solution and trying my g5 shampoo system out now! Those car mats came up astonishingly well! I normally hang them on an external wall (using the clip holes as yours had), run the pressure washer over them then extract the water. That would have got the flat spots out of yours but I doubt the rest would have looked any better! | ||
| Post# 267491 , Reply# 28 2/13/2014 at 16:33 (3,723 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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Thanks for the kind comments guys :) Beko - A little off topic but do you have a video on youtube showing how a car wax performs and showing the water beading off your car? I think the car was a dark coloured Vectra? | ||
| Post# 267544 , Reply# 29 2/13/2014 at 19:50 (3,722 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
I used my mom's G4
on her carpet, came out looking great BUT after the bearings on the vacuum started screaming a couple weeks later. I called Kirby & they said that I set it up wrong.. took the machine in, showed them how I set it up, they said that wouldn't do it so he tried it, & the smart azz found out that water was being pulled in some how so now the vacuum just sits in the closet & she uses the Sentria I got her. Once I get back there, have to tear it apart to check the bearings. Hopefully this won't happen to your machines. CHEERS!!
Mark D. | ||
| Post# 267554 , Reply# 30 2/13/2014 at 21:00 (3,722 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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Ah yes, I have many water beading videos on YouTube, they get slotted into detailing world threads! That would be Swmbo's Meriva, but there will be lots of my old puma on there too. Would be Natty's Blue paste wax and Farcela G3 that I got a free pot of to review once! Then I had children and don't get the time to spend all weekend washing polishing and waxing... | ||
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Post# 267583 , Reply# 32 2/14/2014 at 00:45 (3,722 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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WOW!!
Very impressive!!! Looks great. I've heard remarks of the Kirby not being so great at carpet cleaning on Facebook pages. But seeing is believing!! Those rugs look great.
Thanks for being so thorough and sharing with us all of the detail every step of the way. Glad you're enjoying your Kirby Home Cleaning System!! Quick Question: Does the foam dry up completely or do you have to scrub it in more with the Kirby so it's not so visible? | ||
| Post# 267584 , Reply# 33 2/14/2014 at 00:50 (3,722 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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I applied the foam, let it sit for a few mins and then went over again with the foam turned off to groom the existing foam into the carpet and give the pile a good fluffing. I think if the foam was just left sat on top of the pile the results wouldn't be so great | ||
| Post# 267594 , Reply# 34 2/14/2014 at 03:03 (3,722 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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I have a friend who has a pot of collonite who keeps offering me a lend, looking at that video I might take him up on it this year! Lovely sheeting! Sorry for the thread drift! Although I used to use my g5 to blow water out of the right work so there's a tenuous link there! | ||
| Post# 273985 , Reply# 36 3/29/2014 at 14:45 (3,679 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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Lori, | ||
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