Category: In car odours

Steam Cleaning – The Facts Explained

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floor steam cleaning

What is steam cleaning?

We have all seen the steam cleaning adverts on TV and read about how steam is great at cleaning the kitchen floor, cooker and other hard surfaces. High temperature steam is also very good at killing germs and bacteria.

But is steam any good for cleaning carpets and upholstery?

The phrase “steam cleaning” is commonly used to describe the cleaning of:

  • Floors & hard surfaces
  • Plant & machinery
  • Carpets and upholstery

Steam cleaning actually only applies to the cleaning of floors and hard surfaces, lets take a look at why the term “steam cleaning” is incorrectly used to describe various methods of cleaning.

Floors & hard surfaces

Natural stone, tile and laminate flooring can all be cleaned using an upright steam cleaner. A domestic machine usually has a micro fibre mop head , the dry steam helps to loosen dirt, grease and food spillages from the flooring and is captured into the micro fibre head.

floor steam cleaning

This is a very Eco-friendly method of cleaning flooring, in some cases no detergents are required and minimal amounts of water are used!

Plant & machinery

The phrase “steam cleaning” is often used to describe the cleaning of engines, vehicles, plant and machinery. The correct term to describe this method of cleaning is actually “Hot water pressure washing”

Steam cleaning engine

Carpets & upholstery

A professional carpet cleaning company will be using very expensive equipment that actually heats a water supply to around 100 degrees centigrade. This water is then sometimes mixed with a cleaning chemical and pumped at high pressure through a hose to the operators cleaning tools.

Steam is created when the heated cleaning solution is sprayed onto the carpet, you can now see why people refer to “Hot water extraction” as steam cleaning!

carpet steam cleaning

Here is a video demonstrating how Car Cleanse UK use hot water extraction to clean car upholstery

 

 

Can a domestic steam cleaner clean carpets and upholstery?

The simple answer is no, dry steam has no way of flushing out the dirt buried deep in the carpet, you have to inject water into the carpet and immediately extract the water that has loosened the soils.

Dry steam can actually damage fabrics and destroy leather, the heat can melt fibres and de-laminate the carpet from its backing! 

Will steam cleaning my car interior remove odours?

Steam can be very good at cleaning the plastics in a vehicle especially around the cup holders where drinks may of spilt.

But when it comes to removing odours from a vehicle, steam has absolutely no benefit as a stand alone cleaner, other cleaning methods would have to be used as well as specialist chemicals and equipment to remove an odour.

 

So to sum up

Hopefully this bog post has explained the difference between the various cleaning methods. All three cleaning methods use hot water but only dry steam used for cleaning and sanitising hard surfaces should be referred to as “steam cleaning”

 

How to prevent your car interior from damage!

We contributed to a blog post for a US company “Hatchbag” who offer quality boot liners

https://www.hatchbag.co.uk/blog/why-car-interior-becomes-damaged-how-prevent/

 

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Steam Cleaning the Carpet, Floors, Your Home, and Car (TIPS & TRICKS)

How to remove car odours

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CarCleanseUK talk about how to remove car odours

What is that smell in my car?

We all spend a lot of time in the car driving to and from work, dropping the kids off to school we simply get used to that annoying odour lingering around- CarCleanseUK talk about how to remove car odours

But what if that odour is just too much to bear? this post will explain how to remove  car odours to make the vehicle a better place to be!

 

There is nothing worse than offering a lift to a friend only to hear “sorry i would rather walk, your car stinks!” so what can you do about this embarrassing situation?

Some customers will try all sorts of money saving, temporary remedies they read on the internet!

The correct way to remove any odour is to locate the source first!

With the source located, we can then decide exactly what to do next, for example:

  • Milk
  • Coffee
  • Smoothies
  • Vomit
  • Faeces

The above all contain proteins and bacteria, therefore we need to use a specific product and cleaning method to remove the spillage and the odour.

Failure to follow a strict method will simply not achieve the desired results, this is why so many car valeters and car wash people struggle to solve such problems.

Pet odours

Pet odours

Customers call us with questions relating to how to remove car odours caused by a family pet.

The pet dog travels in the rear of the car, the oily, damp fur and saliva transfers to the fabric, carpet, windows and plastics.

All these areas require deep cleaning to remove all traces of the animal, thus removing the odour.

Accidents and spillages

Some people travel better than others, we receive lots of customer enquires on how to remove odours in cars resulting from an accident.

faeces in car seat causing bad odour in car
faeces in car seat causing bad odour in car
faeces in car seat causing bad odour in car
faeces in car seat causing bad odour in car

Our eco safe  solution cleaned the fabric, removing the bacteria leaving the seat clean, fresh and safe to use again.

Here is a short video clip demonstrating part of the cleaning process

 

If you have an odour problem in your car, simply locate your nearest operator by tapping in your postcode on the main page!

www.carcleanseuk.com

 

How to prevent your car interior from damage!

We contributed to a blog post for a US company “Hatchbag” who offer quality boot liners

https://www.hatchbag.co.uk/blog/why-car-interior-becomes-damaged-how-prevent/

Car interior cleaning – cigarette smoke removal

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No one likes the smell of cigarettes!

CarCleanseUK offer a car interior cleaning service completely different to car valeting and detailing services… Cigarette smoke removal for example

We recently received a call from a customer who had just purchased a VW T4, the customer had purchased the van to convert into a day van so it was very important the main cab area was free of all the dirt, grime and cigarette smoke  left by the previous string of owners!

Apart from a very grubby cab, the van had unfortunately been smoked in and in need of our cigarette smoke removal service.

 

nicotine removal

In order to remove the smell of cigarettes we have to get to the source of the odour which is the nicotine, the above picture shows what happens when we apply our exclusive bio safe cleaning product to a piece of plastic roof trim above the drivers seat.

Cigarette smoke will rise up and what doesn’t escape into the rear of the vehicle, will be absorbed into the roof lining.

smoke odour removal

The above picture clearly shows how the headlining absorbs the nicotine from the cigarette smoke, our bio safe cleaning product cut through the greasy nicotine achieving a very impressive result!

car interior cleaning

Our full interior cleaning service will include the cleansing of all hard surfaces which include the dash, door panels, trim, glass and vinyl.

car interior cleaning

The above indicator stalk clearly shows how dirt and body oils are transferred, this is most likely a build up of all the contact made by the previous owners!

If you love your car or van then it deserves the very best in car interior cleaning, not every vehicle can warrant this amount of time and money spent in which case we then recommend a good car valet service to help improve the vehicles appearance.

CarCleanseUK are the only UK based network who can offer full interior Cleansing rather than a simple clean.

CLICK HERE NOW! to locate your nearest CarCleanseUK operator!

How to prevent your car interior from damage!

We contributed to a blog post for a US company “Hatchbag” who offer quality boot liners

https://www.hatchbag.co.uk/blog/why-car-interior-becomes-damaged-how-prevent/

 

Spilt milk in car? – How to remove the odour

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Milk spilt in car? CarCleanse to the rescue!

Don’t cry over spilt milk!

Your car hits a speed bump a little too fast and the carton of milk goes flying and we have spilt milk all over the boot carpet!

This video was shot by Russ Chadd of ProSteamUK who are based near Aldershot in Hampshire. The customer had been transporting her weekly shopping home when 4 pints of milk accidentally fell out of a plastic carrier bag and leaked all over the boot carpet.

Instead of panicking, the customer calmly removed the shopping bags from the car and called Russ who is part of the CarCleanseUK network.

removing spilt milk

Using specialist equipment and our bio-safe cleaning product, Russ managed to completely remove the spillage which had also leaked beneath the carpet all over the metal flooring and spare wheel compartment.

odour from milk

The spilt milk was flushed from the carpet and the carpet was saturated with our exclusive cleaning product which kills bacteria on contact eliminating the odour almost immediately!

Whilst the cleaning product was left to work its magic, the sub floor and removable items were also treated and thoroughly rinsed to kill bacteria.

Once all the items which had come in to contact with the spilt milk had been cleaned, they were left to dry and then replaced back into the car. The customer was overjoyed with the results, before Russ arrived she was worried about the odour effecting her baby in the car and the obvious bacteria.

CarCleanseUK are a dedicated network of professionals who deal specifically with the removal of:

  • Milk spillages
  • Vomit
  • Urine
  • Cigarette smoke odour

CarCleanseUK - Interior cleansing and odour removal specialists

We also offer the best upholstery cleaning service for your cars fabric or leather seats!

Our exclusive cleaning product will remove stains, dirt and body oils (sweat) plus it will kill bacteria, viruses and mould without harming pets or people!

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