Clean vs Sanitary

[WAXOFF]

You my friend need a Tornador Black.

[Andr3wilson]

Man I would've passed. Brave soul.

[Mizzoutiger]

"aint nobody got time for that"

[SANTA3013]

Man I would've passed. Brave soul.

I guess many would but I like a challenge. When I finished the cleaning process I used my ozone generator and that helped to get rid of the odor. Of course I would never detail an interior like this without protective gloves, mask and eye protection.

[PiPUK]

Cleaning is known in detailing, sanitising is not. If you were to post about how to deal with mould or similar, chances are that the majority would recommend APC. I have read lots on this on the UK forum and there is a big misunderstanding with regards to cleaning what you can see and killing the cause.

Quite simply, APCs in the automotive sector rarely ever are bactericidal/fungicidal. So many people use them, clean off the visible stuff and then find the problem re-occurs. The reason is that the spores, bacteria or whatever are tiny and embedded so you will almost never 'clean' them all away. Since the APC is not bactericidal, a few will be left alive and then will grow again. If you use steam, the chances are that the steam will do the killing. However, if not, you should be looking to get a cleaner which will kill the bacteria or similar but you may need to go to specialised fabric products, not something sold on the detailing market.

[SANTA3013]

Cleaning is known in detailing, sanitising is not. If you were to post about how to deal with mould or similar, chances are that the majority would recommend APC. I have read lots on this on the UK forum and there is a big misunderstanding with regards to cleaning what you can see and killing the cause.

Quite simply, APCs in the automotive sector rarely ever are bactericidal/fungicidal. So many people use them, clean off the visible stuff and then find the problem re-occurs. The reason is that the spores, bacteria or whatever are tiny and embedded so you will almost never 'clean' them all away. Since the APC is not bactericidal, a few will be left alive and then will grow again. If you use steam, the chances are that the steam will do the killing. However, if not, you should be looking to get a cleaner which will kill the bacteria or similar but you may need to go to specialised fabric products, not something sold on the detailing market.

This is the kind of information I was looking for, thanks. I suppose I should be considering a steam cleaner if I'm going to take on jobs like this.

[MattPersman]

If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?

[BillE]

If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?

"Steam" NOT under pressure, will be no greater than 212°F. Once it hits the atmosphere, the temps drop rapidly.

Bill

[SANTA3013]

If you went over the clean seat after with steam would it sanitize it? I have no idea, and how hot does steam need to be like is the McCulluogh from HF good enough for tasks like this ?

I am wondering the same thing. I am considering the McCulloch, item#8823, you mentioned from HF or the Vapamore MR-100 steam cleaning system with lifetime warranty. Maybe those who have used either of these will offer their results.

[crumbgrabber]

We see this stuff ALL the time! I'm considering steamers and Tornador and the customers are going to have to pay for it!