How to use the Little Green Machine was: Need help with LGM

[Mark McGuire]

Hey guys, bought a LGM non heated model today. Tried it out but not real sure what the process is. Do I just use hot water, put in cleaner, use APC+ and **** it out?

What are your processes, and how do you use yours.
TIA Mark

[Michael Stoops]

A lot of people use the LGM just for the rinse and (partially) dry portions of the cleaning cycle. Vacuum the carpets fully first. Add hot water to the LGM canister then spray your APC or QuikOut directly onto the carpet and agitate with a brush. Now use the LGM as a rinse and extract unit until you're satisfied with the amount of moisture you've pulled out of the carpets.

[FHerrera]

i did it exactly as mike told you,

here is litle quick video of my process


c' ya


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjoBIRBxew

[Mark Kleis]

I just got the Pro-heat Pet model...can't wait to try it out! Woohoo

[benhui86]

has anyone tried to use the machine with the little green formula or the little green pet stain/odor formula? if so, what was your procedure?

[J. A. Michaels]

i did it exactly as mike told you,

here is litle quick video of my process


c' ya


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjoBIRBxew

your seat looks good,

[kerrinjeff]

has anyone tried to use the machine with the little green formula or the little green pet stain/odor formula? if so, what was your procedure?

I tried using the cleaner that came with the LGM. I diluted it with water as instructed in the tank. It worked reasonably well, but I felt like I needed to go back over it with plain water to make sure all of the soapy residue was removed.

I've done some reading on carpet cleaning and the consensus seems to be it's better to pre-treat the carpet with cleaner, allowing the cleaner molecules to attach to the dirt for about 15 minutes, and then extracting with hot water. The cleaner is made up of molecules that are shaped like a dog bone - one end attaches to dirt and the other end to water, so when you rinse with water it's pulling all (or most) of the cleaner attached to dirt out of the carpet.

[Mark McGuire]

Thanks for the replys guys. I used the formula that came with the machine. It just felt like I was never getting all the soap out. So now I know how to do it. Pre treat, and rinse with hot water.
Thanks again, everyone

[Mike Phillips]

Great read, especially since I inherited one of these but have yet to use it.

We're going to modify the title and place this in the "How To Articles" forum.

:xyxthumbs

[FHerrera]

here is he pics that i posted on my local forum, hope that helps giving you an idea of this great toy


here, filling it w/APC

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3065/img0871hp1.jpg

the seat that will be cleaned

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6613/img0872bm5.jpg

starting

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3315/img0873xi9.jpg

50/50

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6497/img0874tb4.jpg

finished but wet

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7113/img0877he3.jpg

finished, 1 hr later, almost dry

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4776/img0880hc2.jpg


incredible, that all that was on my seat

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6411/img0878vc8.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/139/img0879le3.jpg


Before............................. After

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6613/img0872bm5.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0872bm5.jpg)http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4776/img0880hc2.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0880hc2.jpg)




Great Machine, very useful for a weekend detailer like me hehe


my 2 cents :xyxthumbs

[Funkster]

Well, I know what my next purchase will be!

[Hemin8r]

here is he pics that i posted on my local forum, hope that helps giving you an idea of this great toy


here, filling it w/APC

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3065/img0871hp1.jpg

the seat that will be cleaned

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6613/img0872bm5.jpg

starting

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3315/img0873xi9.jpg

50/50

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6497/img0874tb4.jpg

finished but wet

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7113/img0877he3.jpg

finished, 1 hr later, almost dry

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4776/img0880hc2.jpg


incredible, that all that was on my seat

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6411/img0878vc8.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/139/img0879le3.jpg


Before............................. After

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6613/img0872bm5.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0872bm5.jpg)http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4776/img0880hc2.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0880hc2.jpg)




Great Machine, very useful for a weekend detailer like me hehe


my 2 cents :xyxthumbs


Great demonstration FHerrera. for the price of the LGM it works rather well. I use mine all the time and have thought about investingin a professional model. But at $600.00 starting and not too many interiors to do I just didn't think it was worth it. So yeah this is a great alternative to an expensive extractor.

[Bert31]

I just got the Pro-heat Pet model...can't wait to try it out! Woohoo

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?

[Megafast13]

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?


Yeah i have looked on amazon and there are two different models?

Which do you guys recommend???

Thanks.

[Steward]

There is a Bissell Little Green Machine Pro-Heat and Little Green Machine Pro-Heat Turbo. Anyone know the difference between the two?

Yeah i have looked on amazon and there are two different models?

Which do you guys recommend???

Thanks.

I just brought the pro-heat turbo it works well..just clean half of a melted chocolate candy in the backseat...:D

The different between pro heat and pro heat turbo is a turbo brush that's the only different...!!!

[Mr Mustang]

I fill mine with hot water...vaccuum the carpet first, spray on quickout, agitate, allow to sit in for a minute or two, then spray with the hot water, agitate some more, then go over it until the carpet is mostly dry


http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/S5032267.JPG
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/S5032268.JPG
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/S5032271.JPG
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/S5032272.JPG
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/S5032273.JPG

[MDetail]

Here is what I was able to accomplish with the LGCM (non-heated) a pre-cleaner, some soap, warm water, elbow grease, and about 2.5 hours.

http://www.schotography.com/photos/albums/uploads/Auto%20Detailing/Detail_DCinterior/DCinterior0005.jpg

And a few hours later (before I was fully finished)
http://www.schotography.com/photos/albums/uploads/Auto%20Detailing/Detail_DCinterior/DCinterior0001.jpg

I think between the different LGCM machines its more about the time and effort you put into it, not the model machine you are using.

[J. A. Michaels]

I picked up one with the turbo brush back in November. They do a great job. IMHO for the price you can't beat them.

[Mr Mustang]

I still need to take my seats out and clean all the carpet! That's going to be quite a job, maybe spring break?:scratchhead1

[wyseilmykkar]

incredible, that all that was on my seat

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6411/img0878vc8.jpg



It wasn't just ON your seat, it was also IN your seat :-)

[irf@n]

Nice job... :)