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Velocity Vac attachment for Tornador professional car detailer? Anyone try this?

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  1. don2222

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    Hello
    Just got it in the mail today!
    Anyone try this?
    The reviews are very, very good!
     

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    A friend had one, seems to work well for him
     
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    Sounds good.
    I just got an SS DeWalt 16 Gal 6.5 HP shop vac to go with it. :)
     

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    Anyone try the TC enzyme for it to remove stains and orders?
     

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    Sounds pretty neat. With my lifestyle, I'd be using it for 10 hours a day. I think it would be pretty handy for other things as well.
     
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    Yes it may be good for the sofa other furniture. :)
     
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    Hello
    Great vid of the entire Tornador line of professional detailing auto tools. :)
     
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    Final Comparison video with Tornador and Velocity Vac and without!
     
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    I use a leaf blower to clean out my truck!;)
     
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    Summary
    This is what I learned from the detailer vids.
    The older manual steps to clean the auto carpets.
    1. Vacuum the carpet with a wet dry vac,
    2. Using a spray bottle with all purpose cleaner or the enzyme for any stains, spray the carpet.
    3. Using a nylon scrub brush and scrub the carpet.
    4. Spray rinse water with another bottle.
    5. Using micro fiber to soak up the liquids.
    6. Put the vacuum on blow to dry it further.
    The steps above are not set in stone each detailer does it according to the situation for best results.

    The purpose of the Tornador is to speed up this lengthy process by combining some of the steps and cut down on alot of the scrubbing and do a better job.
    Therefore if you using the vac attachment and fill the Tornador liquid container with the cleaner you can do all of the above in one step!
    This is also not set in stone and every detailer has their on process as conditions may vary.
    However they all agree this device is a real time saver and does a wry good job!
    Here is an example of one variation where the Tornador is taken on a professional detailing job
     
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    Hello
    So after digesting all this information, this is what I want to try.
    I got a spray bottle at Home Depot for the Blackfire all purpose cleaner. See instructions in Pic.
    It is 4 to 1 mix so pour cleaner to 5 fl oz mark and water to the 20 fl oz Mark.

    1. - Vacuum the area of carpet to be cleaned with our new powerful DeWalt 6.5 HP SS vacuum.

    2. - Spray on the area of carpet to clean with the cleaner spray bottle

    3. - Use the 4” yellow medium drill brush to loosen the dirt and dog hair. (Important to use the right size 4” and stiffness designated by color for the job - see chart below)
    Auto Stiffness Application
    Red - Stiff - Rubber Mats - WeatherTech
    Yellow or Green - Medium - Car Carpet
    White - Soft - Car seats

    4, Use the Tornador and with velocity vac to pull up all the ground in dirt and dog hair.

    4a. Use water in the Tornador to help rinse.

    4.b Use just air in the Tornador to help dry.

    5. Use micro fiber cloth to also help dry if needed.

    How does this sound?
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    Just got 2 more application charts for the detailing brushes!
     

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