I got this spotter compliments of Steve at Vacaway.

Great volatile solvent. I had a couple pieces of gum and it took it right out. Also grease spots. I didn't find the odor objectionable but you know its a solvent. The best part of volatiles is no rinsing. 

I still use Cyclone as my main spotter but there are just times when you need a volatile solvent. This one is as good as any I've used.

will it remove old girlfriends?

I can do both

I can also do this:

aggitated heat

Regarding old girl friends, depends on what they left behind.

Eric

You are absolutely right about starting with Cyclone. As a "green" cleaner you would want to start with that or Helgel anyway and not break out a solvent unless you need to.

Before Cyclone we used solvents for spotting so I guess volatile might be considered old technology. The best thing about Volatiles is that they don't need rinsing. As a for instance, you get done with the job and see a spot on the carpet. In the old days the first spotter we would get out is the volatile because it doesn't need rinsing. With most spotters on the market you would have to rinse out some how. Volatiles are the one spotter in most kits that don't need rinsing.

This spotter works fine for gum. You need to apply, let dwell a bit then agitate with a Gum Getter or similar tool. If I have a pile of gum to get out I go with a solvent of some sort. Most of the volatile solvents out there today take a bit to evaporate so they almost act like the old wet solvent. The old dry solvents we had would evaporate very quickly so they had "wet" solvents that didn't evaporate. Those had to be followed by "dry" solvent to remove the "wet" solvent from the carpet.


There are certain things that only really react to a solvent. I guess with the Vacaway line try your other vlm spotters first then go to the volatile. This is just the opposite of what we used to do.

I have found it is easier to remove a pig, than to teach him to sing. But either way, the pig will get annoyed.

I have also found one cannot remove goat urine. Unless there is a GU remover I have over looked.

Joe, I ordered a 16 oz bottle of pig out when it first came out. They have also sent me sample bottles of it, and another bottle of it came with the spotting kit when I got it.  Out of all that I've used about 3 ounces of it in 6 months?? I know that's not much but everything I've put it on didn't do much except for a few small ink spots.  So the last two month I don't even think I've touched it.  Maybe I'm missing out. I was thinking about taking it out of my spotting kit before this thread. The smell is a bit strong.  Probably needed to cover up all the chemical odors so had to make it that way?  I know the ink removers I tried before vacaway stank really really bad.

I dont have an a palm or anything like that on the van.
I printed out his sheet so I have that as a reference and its very good.
But I like to know the reasons why x is used first, y is used 2nd and so on...

I've not heard of the electric spotter program, unless you're just talking about the download?

I use this as a quick reference and keep a printed copy nearby. As you can see by most of the types of spots, the general rule is "when in doubt, cyclone".

http://vacaway.com/spotting_guide/Spotting%20Chart.pdf

I'm still trying to figure out the difference between Catchup and Ketchup   ...

I have had it for months and have never really used it. It's on my desktop, I might have to mess around with it. Guess we are both special.

no clue how to get the rest of the spots out

When the spots won't come out, they're called stains.


Don't assume ownership of the problem. If you do your best, then you did your best. We promise clean, not resurrection.


Classes are a good idea, tho.

Used Pig Out to remove red marker on upholstery today. Wiped it right out!