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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 10:12:07 pm

Title: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 10:12:07 pm
company name is stapro they do chemicals in my local shop think it was called something like double shot its a 3kg tub its a preclean chemical like prochems powerburst but has anyone tried it as its half the price of prochems power burst and wondering if its any good i dont want to try it without knowing bit more about it
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 20, 2011, 10:17:52 pm
stapro i believe are the manufacturer for a lot of the own brands sold by chemical suppliers.

they are a quality company.... but if its half the price of powerburst then it won't cost a lot to buy 3kg of it

Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Colin Day on October 20, 2011, 10:19:02 pm
Prochem do a product named that...

http://www.prochem.com/ViewCategories.aspx?Pid=824

If there's one thing you should never scrimp and save on in our profession, it's the chemicals. Buy the best you can and never worry about the cost.

The rest will fall into place ;)
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 10:19:54 pm
its only like £13 a tub of it but its a risk to use on customers property as dont know the out come of the finishing product
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 10:21:46 pm
sorry dont hold me to its name on the tub as cant fully remeber the name of it but the suplier said it use to or sometimes has double shot on it. i know the power burst does really well but if i can get product for less for same results il swap over
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on October 20, 2011, 10:25:26 pm
Is this the one you mean, Double Hit ?

http://www.carpet-cleaning-equipment.co.uk/stapro-double-hit-enzyme-prespray-protein-stain-remover-3-kg-p-333.html
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 10:26:22 pm
lol ye thats the one
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: homenclean on October 20, 2011, 10:38:59 pm
i have tried it and would say i wasnt that impressed, in general my rule  is if aproduct works stick with it. Everybody claims their product is better and more ecomomical but time has told me this is very rarely true, something that is cheap is cheap for a reason.

I tend to stick to power burst and champion as top line pre sprays and craftex ph7 pre spray on  wool carpets along with premium clean or top grade powder for bad jobs and fibre safe gold as my general tank cleaner.

Served me well why change.

John
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: robert meldrum on October 20, 2011, 10:55:22 pm
Stapro have been around for a long time and their products do what it says on the tin.
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: homenclean on October 20, 2011, 11:00:33 pm
So does Tesco value coffee but it dont taste great!

If it`s cheap and works well, all fine but in general it`s cheap for a reason.

If it`s cheap and worked well we`d all be using it and suppliers would stock this insead of prochem, chemspec etc.

john
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on October 20, 2011, 11:02:38 pm
Double hit is an enzyme product, i think powerburst is enzyme free,
so 2 different products
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 20, 2011, 11:06:04 pm
Solutions sell a nice little enzyme product worth a try.

Shaun
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: garyfindlay on October 20, 2011, 11:10:34 pm
hold your hand up mr ashmore, blatent advertising ;D
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: robert meldrum on October 20, 2011, 11:11:57 pm
John / Homeclean

Stapro became known to me about 30 years ago before Prochem or many others and they have a pretty comprehensive range. Not only that thay will make a product to your requirements.

Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 20, 2011, 11:21:09 pm
I must be on a Solutions mission, right I shall redress the balance

Alltec, Big Clean, Cleansmart, Ashbys, Chemspec, Prochem, Restormate....

Shaun
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 20, 2011, 11:24:53 pm
so the finishing product isnt so good with this stuff so i think i will just stay with what i know customers are happy with
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Colin Day on October 21, 2011, 12:04:55 am
I must be on a Solutions mission, right I shall redress the balance

Alltec, Big Clean, Cleansmart, Ashbys, Chemspec, Prochem, Restormate....

Shaun

You forgot extracta.... :D
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: andy east sussex on October 21, 2011, 07:46:35 am
sorry for this silly question and yes laugh but as someone said stapro is a enzime cleaner and prochem powerburst doesnt have it so when would you use enzime and is it strong than not using enzime ? sorry
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 21, 2011, 09:28:56 am
We used to use Stapro Upholstery Cleaner no.2 for years on viscose velours.

It was awesome stuff (early 90s) not sure if its still available or not. It was a water & solvent based product that you had to shake to mix prior to use as it separated in the bottle.
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: PaulKing on October 21, 2011, 09:32:34 am
oh yes that was good stuff, would love to get some in.

Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 21, 2011, 09:59:14 am
Craftex used to supply us with it. Not seen it on their line up for years.
Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: robert meldrum on October 21, 2011, 10:47:50 am
There were changes at Stapro a few years ago including them taking over Bio Productions who sold a fantastic concentrate which I believe was enzymatic. Brilliant product.

Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: Phil Taylor on October 21, 2011, 10:55:55 am
Stapro is owned by Bio Productions. This company manufacturers most cleaning chemicals in the UK. Ashbys, Alltec, Extracta etc all buy their powder (or get it made) from Bio Prodcutions.

Stapro range for CC is excellent, expecially StaKill as a Urine Bacteria Deodoriser, we use this all the time in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, very strong 'hospital ant-bacteria smell'!!

Title: Re: anyone tried this product
Post by: fitz2kleen on October 21, 2011, 03:03:00 pm
sorry for this silly question and yes laugh but as someone said stapro is a enzime cleaner and prochem powerburst doesnt have it so when would you use enzime and is it strong than not using enzime ? sorry

your website says over 10 years experience and you dont know when you would use an enzyme product?  :o