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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Roberts on September 01, 2010, 10:09:40 pm

Title: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Dave Roberts on September 01, 2010, 10:09:40 pm

What's the thing in your carpet cleaners toolkit that you value most?

Not financial value, just the things that never let you down and have given you great service and value.

For all the toys and gizmos I have, my list is very humble;-

- Chemspec Spotting Spatula. Used on every job and brilliant at removing solvent-softened spots.
- RX Dry Solvent. use this every day and so reliable and effective.
- Chemspec Professional Spotter.  Tried a lot of general spotters before I settled with this. Never let's me down.
- Red Tampico Brush. Get's used on upholster, stairs, spots.
- M-Power.  Wow, some of the results this has given me have blown me away.  Obliterates organic soils and amazing on wee!

All the other machines and toys are fun but expensive and can't compete with the value and results of the above.

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on September 01, 2010, 10:17:51 pm

Sorry to disappoint but I'd have to say Common Sense, a spatula can be a key or a screwdriver if need be a brush can be used gently or vigorously and with all chemicals there's more than one way to skin a cat.

Keeping your wits about you and having a plan B can enhance the clean or get you out of the mire far more than the exact tooling.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Dave Roberts on September 02, 2010, 03:59:48 pm

Mmm, think you've missed the spirit of the post Shaun  ;)   it wasn't the usual heavy argument or debate on 'tooling', just a vein attempt at a light thread on the things we learn to love in our van.

I'll get my coat.

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: gwrightson on September 02, 2010, 05:18:46 pm

M-Power.  Wow, some of the results this has given me have blown me away.  Obliterates organic soils and amazing on wee!


Please come and show me how ?   ::)

Personaly,  my fav is my wd40 ;)
second thoughts it may be mycaustic soda ;D
Geoff

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on September 02, 2010, 05:43:42 pm

My Truck Mount wouldn't leave home without it.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: richy27 on September 02, 2010, 05:47:24 pm

my pack lunch never leave home without oh and the trucky

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Colin Day on September 02, 2010, 07:44:43 pm

A cat slicker brush.... Great for getting the black sock  bobbles from carpets.... (Providing the carpet isn't berber etc!!!)

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: Dave Roberts on September 02, 2010, 10:20:21 pm

Quote from: gwrightson on September 02, 2010, 05:18:46 pm

M-Power.  Wow, some of the results this has given me have blown me away.  Obliterates organic soils and amazing on wee!


Please come and show me how ?   ::)

What dillution are you using?   M-Power penalises you if you try to make it 'stronger' by going above 1:60.     I use it at between 1:80 and 1:60.    It's removed bad urine stains from mattresses, old vomit stains off wool berbers and lot's of dog stains.   Best mixed hot, agitated immediately and thoroughly.

Title: Re: What do you most value in your toolkit?
Post by: mark_roberts on September 02, 2010, 10:37:19 pm

Air con in the van
Helper in the van
TM in the van

Mark