Chemical Guys Fabric Clean

[BradsDetailing]

I've seen a couple threads on members asking for a good carpet/upholstery cleaner.

I've been using Chemical Guys Fabric Clean for about a month now and it has been the only carpet and upholstery cleaner I have used (I'm newer to detailing).

Folex
I researched a bit on what to use for carpet and upholstery and a lot of member recommended folex with great results. Although at ~$20 a gallon and having to be used straight it can get pricey fast. Although it does work great for tough stains.

Fabric Clean
After doing a chemical guys search I found their fabric clean. The specs say it's biodegradable, contains an enzymatic odor eliminator, has naturally occuring microbes which degrade organic compounds that cause odor which eradicates them completely and leaves behind a fresh scent. No toxic chemical, ammonia, bleach, color damaging detergent or solvents. So, all science aside, it's an environmentally friendly cleaner, stain remover and deodorizer.

After using this stuff just a couple times I can tell you it works. It suds up nicely and cleans overall very well.

Lightning Fast
I know chemical guys has another carpet and upholstery cleaner called lightning fast which I don't believe is environmentally friendly or has any odor eliminating properties but does a better cleaning job. That's what I get when I read the quick specs when comparing them.

Deodorizer
Anyways, this stuff does a great job and eliminating odors too. It has a lemon scent and leaves the car smelling that way but not too overwhelming or anything.

Consistency
The consistency is like a medium gel. A tad bit thicker than hand soap.

Cost
It dilutes 20:1 and costs ~$22 a gallon. So it makes 80 spray bottles full of solution at a cost of a whopping $.28 a bottle.

At 20:1 it does clean very well, for tougher spots a touch of folex or a stronger ratio can be used, although I find 20:1 to be fine. But this stuff is dirt cheap and should be in your garage unless you like something else. I haven't seen another review of it so I thought I would post it here. I don't have very many pics of results but what I do have give you a good idea what it can do.

Only things I haven't been able to remove from carpet so far is sharpie marler spots and red wine/Juice as seen below. Although it did lighten the juice stain very well.






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[stemyx]

Have you tried All Clean+ ?? And what's your technique for cleaning carpets?

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[BradsDetailing]

I have not, who makes it?

[rjd598]

I have not, who makes it?

Chemical guys

[stemyx]

Yeah chemical guys does and it can also be used on exterior

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[BradsDetailing]

Looks like the same stuff, has anyone used both?

[RhetoricMixes]

I have both but never used All Clean + on carpets. I currently don't have any stains to test on either.

[BradsDetailing]

Is the consistency and color the same?

[stemyx]

Well I think its green and the lather brings up all the dirt and stains and I think the runny liquid is green. It's highly concentrated. Check out their video on their engine detail they use it and its pretty effective!

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[CamaroSS27]

All Clean + is an APC which can be used for multiple things, Fabric clean is just for carpets and such.