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Yesterday, I wrote a bit about using Fulsol on flooring. Today I will relate my experience on using it on wall to wall carpeting. Let me start by saying I have a major brand carpet cleaner. Also I will state up front you should test Fulsol in an inconspicuous area of your carpeting to check for color fastness.

Removing Stains: My son had spilled a can of cola on our beige carpeting. I was out of town at the time and he threw a towel over the spot and forgot about it. When I returned a couple weeks later, there was a dried cola stain on the carpet. I wet the area with water, then poured full strenth Fulsol on the center of the stain. Using a scrub brush I worked the Fulsol into the stain from the center out. I then let it sit for 10 minutes while I got out the carpet shampooer and filled it with water only (no detergent). I then worked over the area in a zig zag pattern with the carpet shampooer until the water was coming back clean (no suds). When it dried the stain had been completely removed.

General Carpet Shampooing: My carpet shampoo machine uses a detergent cup which holds 10oz of detergent. I have used a 50/50 mix of Fulsol & water instead with great results. This reduces the cost per detergent cup by 50% in my machine. The way to figure out the best mix for your machine is, unfortunately, trial & error. I started using Fulsol full strength and at a 75/25 Fulsol/water mixture and found that was too strong (the carpet needed an additional run with just water and was stiff from soap residue after drying). At 50/50 it cleans well and rinses well. I do think a 25/75 Fulsol/Water mix will do just as well and will be trying that next time.

Using Fulsol on your floors and carpets will also leave your room with a fresh lemon scent. :-)

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Labels: Carpets, Cleaning, Floors, Fuller Brush, Fulsol

Today I want to talk about using Fulsol to clean floors. First of all, do not use Fulsol on wood flooring. You can use it if the wood is sealed, however any unsealed spots would have the Fulsol pulling the natural oils out of the wood. On vinyl, tile and laminate floors, Fulsol is fine. In another post, I'll talk about using Fulsol to clean carpets.

First of all, unless the flooring is extremely dirty, you will need a lighter than normal dilution of Fulsol. I use 1oz to make a gallon of floor cleaner. Spray it on the the area to be cleaned and let it sit for a few minutes. I have found that the Microfiber Wet Mop is best for larger areas (kitchens, living rooms, etc) and the sponge mop is good for smaller areas (bathrooms, laundry areas, etc). If your flooring is sticky after it dries, you need to make the dilution lighter. If you are cleaning flooring that has been neglected and is very dirty, you may need to use the regular dilution of 2oz of Fulsol to make a gallon of cleaner and use a scrub brush for the initial cleaning, then use the lighter dilution of Fulsol for maintenance.

For wood floors, go to the Floor Care section of my Fuller Direct website and check out the Wood Floor EZ Mist Cleaner, currently on sale. You will also find a complete selection of Mops, Brushes and Brooms for you floors there.

Labels: Cleaning, Floors, Fuller Brush, Fulsol

Today is the first in a random series about how I've used Fulsol, Fuller Brush's #1 selling cleaner/degreaser.

I had white laminate countertops in my kitchen. A coffee spill had made a stain about 2" in diameter. This was before I became a Fuller Brush distributor. I bought some stuff at the store, and following the directions placed it on the stain and let it soak for about 10 minutes, if I recall correctly. As it sat there, it spread out where the "puddle" of cleaner was about 8" in diameter. When I came back and cleaned it off, instead of a dark coffee stain about 2" in diameter, I had a lighter mocha colored stain about 8" in diameter. I left it alone while I continued to look for a product to clean it. During this time I became a Fuller Brush distributor. One day while mixing a quart of Fulsol (see yesterday's post) the full strength product spilled on the countertop. Before I could clean it I was interrupted by a phone call. When I went back to clean up the spill, about 20 minutes later, the area of the stain where the Fulsol had spilled looked like new! It was totally white! Needless to say I spread full strength Fulsol all over the stain area and let it soak. The stain was totally gone! To get more info about Fulsol, click here.
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Today I am going to start a random series of comments about Fuller Brush's #1 selling product, Fulsol Degreaser. When you purchase Fulsol, you are getting a concentrated cleaner. At it's most basic use, you can mix it at 2oz per gallon of cleaner to make a cleaner similar to those you buy at the store for $1.84 (Wal-Mart, 12/06) and up. If you purchased a quart of Fulsol at it's regular price ($7.89 - on special through February at $5.99), a dispensing pump for $2.39 and a spray bottle for $2.99, you would have a total of $11.37. Add to that a shipping charge of $5.95 (when you order online through my Fuller Direct website, a free product is included to offset shipping costs.) and you have an investment of $17.32 + your local tax (if any). The concentrate will make 64 gallons of cleaner, or 256 quarts! Those 256 quarts bought for $1.84 would cost you $471.04 (at $1.84 quart), so you save $453.72! Best of all, since you have a quart of the concentrate, if you have a particularly greasy, dirty job you can make the solution a little stronger for faster clean up!

I will be writing more here in the coming days about how I've used Fulsol around my home.

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