This is why I did not win the grammar award in high school. Is there any way that a normal carpet cleaning owner produce a citrus based booster?
There is a least one citrus based product - Citrus Solv - that is 100% solvent. So you can't make one stronger or more concentrated. The R & D guys and chemists and formulators spend a lot of time tweaking and testing products. There are not only many variations of a formula to test, but they get tested on many types of carpets, different fibers and constructions, different conditions (new carpet, slightly used carpet, trashed carpet, etc.) Then there is learning about all the different grades and qualities of citrus solvents. Which raw ingredients do you choose? It would really be time consuming to try and make your own product. Sure it can be done if you want to spend enough time or settle for something less than professional grade formula. But the possible savings would be small compared to the effort required. Scott Warrington
That is not quite the answer I was looking for but it did settle my question. I will continue to buy Citra Solv because it works very wel. Thank you very much for answering it.
I think it would be more difficult and costly to try to make a D-Limonine product yourself than to just buy it at a local cleaning supply store. You cant just squeeze a bunch of oranges and blend up lemon peels. We buy our Citrus Solv for 11 dollars a gallon. Carpet cleaning supply stores charge around $40 a gallon. Same stuff.
Unless you have at least a PHD in organic chemistry, it is not a good idea to formulate your own stuff. The chemical supply companies do have PHD chemists on staff, who know their stuff. you, who failed or did not take high school chemistry do not have an idea of what the pH is, whether it is cationic, nonionic or anionic, and whether what you put together will help or hinder what you are trying to do, and whether what you mix may be toxic or give off fumes that may be toxic, or simply negate each other when mixed. For instance, and this is fairly common- my brother-in-law was cleaning his tile shower stall with ammonia. It did not work well enough. so, he added some bleach to the ammonia for more power. Good. More cleaning power. The mix gave off toxic fumes, he collapsed, and was rushed to the hospital, spent 4 days there, his lungs badly burnt, and nearly died, and would have but for his wife discovering him in time. So, I say- if you do not know what you are doing- don't do it. Gary
locko-fabara; I don't think you can buy 100% d-Limonene in small quantities for $11/gallon. There are some 100% d-Limonene products available @ ~$20/gallon. :hi: Larry
I took my mom and her boyfriend out in the middle of no where and showed them what ammonia and bleach mixed will do. Its basically mustard gas. Liquid Draino(sodium hydroxide) and Aluminum, except that mix gives you a big boom.
