A.J. Simpson
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- Oct 2, 2010
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Hello all,
My name is A.J. Simpson and I just stumbled upon this site.
I'm not a professional like most of you, but I do have an interest in learning for my own self interest.
About 15 years ago I did own a small one man band auto detail shop in North Jersey. At the time I had to be one of the few guys around that actually owned a portable carpet extractor. I believe it was a Castex machine, and the only reason I remember that is because today I saw one on Ebay that looks exactly like the one I use to own. Back in the day I paid $2,500 for it new with all the attachments.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself.
The shop eventually folded, and my beloved machine some how got lost. I've always missed it because in my view, having a personal extractor is invaluable, and I'd like to get another one.
A lot has happened in the world over the past decade with most things coming out of China and the quality of everything has diminished greatly. Ask me how I know. I spend the majority of the year living in China & sourcing product for different companies.
I'd really appreciate any guidance that I could get from this community in terms of buying a good quality machine for personal use. Maybe I should qualify that question. I'm looking for a commercial grade machine that won't break the bank. Used is fine as long as it's a quality unit.
like I said, I had a machine which I believe was at least commercial grade entry level.
Do you guys have any favorites to recommend?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, A.J.
My name is A.J. Simpson and I just stumbled upon this site.
I'm not a professional like most of you, but I do have an interest in learning for my own self interest.
About 15 years ago I did own a small one man band auto detail shop in North Jersey. At the time I had to be one of the few guys around that actually owned a portable carpet extractor. I believe it was a Castex machine, and the only reason I remember that is because today I saw one on Ebay that looks exactly like the one I use to own. Back in the day I paid $2,500 for it new with all the attachments.
Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself.
The shop eventually folded, and my beloved machine some how got lost. I've always missed it because in my view, having a personal extractor is invaluable, and I'd like to get another one.
A lot has happened in the world over the past decade with most things coming out of China and the quality of everything has diminished greatly. Ask me how I know. I spend the majority of the year living in China & sourcing product for different companies.
I'd really appreciate any guidance that I could get from this community in terms of buying a good quality machine for personal use. Maybe I should qualify that question. I'm looking for a commercial grade machine that won't break the bank. Used is fine as long as it's a quality unit.
like I said, I had a machine which I believe was at least commercial grade entry level.
Do you guys have any favorites to recommend?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, A.J.