Folex - Whats the Hoopla?!?!

[B&B Tennessee]

Originally Posted by rwright

No hard feelings here!

LOL - I never feel like that (except with drywash lol).... I was wondering why I started this thread to begin with when I woke up this morning lol...... then checked it tonight and surprisingly saw a bunch of responses. Im not much to get technical with products, just seems that Folex is overrated for some reason in this forum. Again, I switched to it because of the hoopla on this forum.... but have now realized many vehicle's later that it is no greater than an APC IMO.

[slickooz]

I used very diluted APC+ and didn't have any problem with mats today. I have used woolite and it has changed color of the carpets before. I was working on a beige interior and it changed the carpet green.

Good thing it was done at the dealership where I used to work. I learned a lot of what not to do there.

[B&B Tennessee]

Originally Posted by slickooz

I used very diluted APC+ and didn't have any problem with mats today. I have used woolite and it has changed color of the carpets before. I was working on a beige interior and it changed the carpet green.

Good thing it was done at the dealership where I used to work. I learned a lot of what not to do there.

Beige to green! Ouch..... thats a massive color change!

[davidc11291]

Originally Posted by B&B Tennessee

If Im not mistaken, isn't the purpose of a stain remover such as Folex is to pull up the stain or dirt to be removed? If this is the case, doesn't that mean that if it is not rinsed, more dirt and crud will be attracted in a short period of time after the detail because the product is now attracting dirt and crud from daily usage?

Folex's website says that it doesn't need to be rinsed out and won't attract dust and dirt. The reason they give is because it's non-ionic. I'm always skeptical of manufacturer claims, but since so many people here use it without rinsing, that's what I've started doing on headliners and seats and it's worked for me. Here's the info from their website-

FOLEX is Non-Ionic (it has neither a positive or negative electrical charge) so FOLEX will not attract dust or dirt back to the cleaned area. And because FOLEX does not contain oily solvents, or leave a soapy residue, the spots will not come back.

FOLEX does not contain hazardous chemicals, or leave a sticky residue, so No Rinsing Or Vacuuming Is Necessary!

[Armenakadino]

The reason I like folex so much is every stain I have thrown at folex it has not let me down. Also I just feel safer knowing folex is not going to damage whatever I use it on.

[statusdetailing]

Originally Posted by davidc11291

For me, the biggest selling point of Folex is that it doesn't need to be rinsed out. I like to use it mainly on seats and headliners- 2 areas where keeping water/liquid to a minimum is important. I like to flood carpets (then use an extractor). I feel like this is important for removing the dried up dirt/mud, so I usually use an APC in the carpets.

I mostly use Folex for headliners. I just lightly mist and then use my vapor steamer with the diapering method. Works incredibly.

[doctordon]

Originally Posted by BobbyG

You'd be surprised at how many "specialty" products are not needed especially for the additional costs...

[davidc11291]

Originally Posted by statusdetailing

I mostly use Folex for headliners. I just lightly mist and then use my vapor steamer with the diapering method. Works incredibly.

What's the diapering method?

[ScubaCougr]

FWIW, I've noticed that Folex seems to work really well on organic stains and dirt. For grease and other inorganics, APC seems to have the edge.

Both have their place in my arsenal.

[B&B Tennessee]

Originally Posted by statusdetailing

I mostly use Folex for headliners. I just lightly mist and then use my vapor steamer with the diapering method. Works incredibly.

Be careful using the steam on headliners man - it can and will loosen the glue that holds the headliner up :/ I learned this after steaming the headliner in my truck to bring my son home from the hospital (newborn) - 6 months later..... the headliner is drooping everywhere :/