Shampoo boat carpet?

[DewRonInc]

I also use a home carpet cleaner, but, I am taking mine to stanley steamer next week, he says he can make it look new for a hundred bucks, we will see.....

[Ron H 520]

I use a 3 gallon bucket, fill with water, put in a cup of liquid laundry detergent (Tide) and 2 cups of fabric softener (Downey). Not the HE shit either. Flood the deck, use a stiff bristle brush and just work out of the bucket. Laundry detergent is light on it's own, and the fabric softener helps to loosen the fibers of the carpet. The just flood the deck off again and wet vac.

I have noticed, when I at one time used fabric softener on my shop towels, it greatly reduced the wicking action on the towels, resulting in just moving, the moisture, instead of wicking it up. Is that a good thing or a bad thing when using it on boat carpet? I’m not being critical, just asking.