[Alex]

I'm hoping I can get a couple of pointers from people on here for a demo I want to complete.

A guy from the local car showroom called me the other day and asked if I can clean a tiled white hard surface floor as he'd just had it cleaned and it still looked a mess. I went over to see it and it's got a couple of acid stains and looks just generally dirty, I told him I'd do a demo, however, I'm not to sure if I should use my pressure washer or my carpet cleaning equipment with hard surface tool? I'd like to use my pressure washing because I think it would give better results but I need a pre-spray of some sort that would break down the acid.

Any suggestions?

Alex

[Len Gribble]

Alex

You have now got me totally confused

A couple of acid stains and looks just generally dirty! Then I need a pre-spray of some sort that would break down the acid! Would like to use p/w!

My suggestions don’t get involved unless you know what you are doing.

Showrooms normally have glazed tiles?

Len

[Alex]

Hi Lee,

Yes you're right the tiles are glazed, however, a company came to clean the floor a couple of weeks ago I used acid - thus leaving the stain. The tiles also look dirty and not cleaned, I believe the other company used a buffer and an acid stripper but I can only go off what I've been told.

I totally agree with you regarding the don't get involved, however, I really want to help this guy and that's why I offer a free demo.

[Alex]

sorry Len not lee - sorry fella

[Len Gribble]

Alex

Care should be taken when posting a company came to clean the floor a couple of weeks ago I used acid - thus leaving the stain.

Once again you have admitted liability no knowledge to rectify then admitting that you done it in the first place

Len

[Alex]

Len,

I just read my post and noticed what I wrote and it should have read "and" not "I", however, as the only bit of help you have offered is don't get involved then I suggest you don't reply to the post.

I maybe out of order here but I'm pretty peed off with your reply, I accept I mistyped but the first post surely offered information to the situation. I’d never take a job on if I didn’t know what I was doing; I surely pointed that out in my post by stating I’d offer a demo to the customer so I could see how well the chemicals worked on the floor before putting a proposal in.

Anyway, I was under the impression this board was here to help; I read posts all the time regarding people wanting to start up a different businesses so would your answer to them be “do get involved”.

I'm not writing this post to get your back up but I don't feel you've been in anyway helpful.

Alex

[Len Gribble]

Alex

Read 83 times and it was only me that replied what dose that tell you!

You keep contradicting your self your last post is a gem.

I’d never take a job on if I didn’t know what I was doing; then I read posts all the time regarding people wanting to start up a different businesses

I think I’ve been very helpfully are you still going to pressure wash the show room

Len

[Alex]

Len,

Really unsure what you're on about now and how I contradicted myself, anyway, completed the demo on Friday and the customer is very happy you maybe glad to hear

All the best and thanks again.

Best Regards
Alex

[Just a cleaner.]

I have been cleaning tiled floors for over 20 years and only once have I ever seen anyone clean a tiled floor with a pressure washer.  That was in a really filthy engineering factory.

I clean three car showrooms and I think my clients would be horrified if anyone went at their showroom floor with a pressure washer.

I'm gobsmacked!

[Musicman]

I have to agree with Norman and Len; the words sledgehammer and nut come to mind!

However if the client is happy...

[Fox]

I cleaned my local car show room with my pressure washer, while I was there I thought I'd do the office carpets too.

They were so impressed they asked me to come back and do it again - only this time not while they were all sitting at their desks.

[neil 47]

I think your all being a bit hard on alex all he asked for was some advice about which was the best way to clean a garage showroom floor.

1)  one member told him to leave it. Not very good advice if you want to do more,he,ll never make a living.Usall responce from len though.

2)Second member said he did 3 a week but didn,t explain how he did them.

3) Third member just took the p***

   I,ve always liked the Carpet Cleaners fourm because 99.9% of members help each other it,s obvious this dosn,t seem to happen on the cleaning section .
I think you all owe Alex a apology

                          Neil

 

[Musicman]

Interesting points Neil 47. Can I point out that:

1) Len (the first member) is a regular contributor to the carpet cleaners section ("where 99.9% of members help each other") and is extremely helpful if he can be.

2) Fox and myself bend over backwards to help others - even in the face of crass stupidity (Fox I do not know how you managed to keep a straight face on that recent one - you know which one I mean).

3) Have you checked out the CC section of late? It's like Iraq over there. Jason B comes across as the illegitimate offspring of Mike Halliday (no offence intended Mike) who, through genetics got into carpet cleaning and via this forum got to find his father. (Its all a bit like Star Wars.)

Those of us who have had the experience of cleaning car showroom floors understand that a pressure washer is  hardly the right piece of kit for the environment.

My foot-note that 'if the client is happy' still stands. I have never set out to take the p**s - until now...

[a55essor]

hello all
just to say RE: showroom floors I just spray buff the floor with a good floor cleaner and a victor machine that vac at same time, any stubbon mark then it's on your knees.

[dyson]

For all invloved in the possible cleaning of Car Show Room floors, I can provide a copy of a product tech data sheet for a microbial product from our range that is perfect for use on this type of surface!

Anyone wishing to receive this info please contact me direct at gary@scotmas.com

Gary

[Alex]

Cheers Neil for the heads up on this but don’t worry too much about it - Anyway, I did say the customer was happy, I used a flat surface cleaner with a wet and dry vac attached so no mess to the business and the results were very good.

In some situations I may now use a pre-spray and buffer but I learnt this from the p takers who didn’t ask how I cleaned the floor.

Thanks KL and Dyson too.

Regards
Alex

[tjs]

Hi Guys,

I know I've had a few cold drinks, but to clean a showroom floor with glazed tiles using a pressure washer!!!    Or to attempt the job with a pre-spray and buffer, do my eyes deceive me?
One uses a proprietory scrubber-drier with the correct ratio of detergent. Double scrub initially, to remove the acid somebody used earlier, presumably now ingrained into the grouting, and work diagonally to the tile pattern to prevent squeegee splats.
Job done.
www.sweepnscrub.co.uk