Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AshWhite on November 23, 2011, 08:58:01 pm
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What does everyone use to apply protector? Do you have a dedicated sprayer with a specific jet, or do you just use your prespray sprayer after giving it a rinse?
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I would get a new sprayer to avoid contamination with presprays etc.
Get a fan jet tip and off you go.
Mark
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I carry a 5L gloria on the van with me all the time. It's only ever used with m-power or microsplitter in it for suites, so have no worries using that, just needs a quick rinse out. I have a brass extension lance for it for use on carpet.
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What about jet sizes, or is that over emphasised?
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I use an 8002
Used to use an '01 but found them too temperamental. Once you've used a pin to unblock such a small jet a few times, it knackers the fan pattern
If you use big jets you'll probably over-use product by a considerable degree.
My technique is to hold the jet further above the carpet than for pre-spraying when cleaning. I go quite a bit faster as well. I use the method of north-south then east-west - this gets it nice and evenly applied. It's best to find yourself with a little left over and quickly whizz over it again to use up the last bit, rather than run out after 3/4 of the carpet and then either be in trouble or use more protector than you thought.
On a new, dry carpet it needs to feel damp but not sodden. On just-cleaned carpets it will obviously mean the carpet is wetter than you'd normally leave it after cleaning. I always try to speed dry carpets I'm cleaning as much as possible before protecting.
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Cheers for that Jim
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8)
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Ive only used protector twice - what do you tell clients about the curing times and do you recommend complete non use of thew carpet for a certain length of time after protecting.
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i recommend 12 hours Wayne
Mark