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Title: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: heritagecleaning on March 20, 2012, 09:13:10 pm: When I started out, not too long ago, I bought quite a few different chemicals. Some I've never used and they don't get much of a mention on here either -

Multi Pro

Anyone still using it?

Trafficlean

Strikes me as evil stuff. I'd imagine it's good on carpet tiles, but I don't suppose it'd get on well with bitumen. So what's it for?

Double Clean

Got a whole tub, never used it. Strikes me it would leave anything it touched similar to the inside of a car battery. Again, what's it for?

M Power

Seemed to be all the rage a year ago. Now barely get's a mention. Why's that?

One step

I inherited loads of this with my machine. Never used it. I don't know what it is or if it's any good

'Zap It' spotter

Anyone ever used it?

So that's what's bothering me tonight :-\
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Robert Watson on March 20, 2012, 09:15:54 pm: ;D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 20, 2012, 09:28:58 pm: Quote from: heritagecleaning on March 20, 2012, 09:13:10 pm
'Zap It' spotter

Awesome stuff.

Chemicals I miss are 111-trichloroethane & Stapro Upholstery Cleaner No.2
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 20, 2012, 09:35:59 pm: Stapro heavy duty cleaner ph15 ;D

Urine x

Oblit

Shaun
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Neil Williams on March 20, 2012, 09:54:07 pm: Multi Pro

Think I used it in the early days when it came with the machine..... 12 years ago but can't remember ever buying any... so that must have been good ;D

Trafficlean

Still use that on draught marks.

Double Clean

Still believe that stuff screwed up my machine at the time, so never bought it again.

M Power

Bought it once on the back of 'rave reviews' by a few. Failed to live up to all the hype so never bought again.

One step

Never used it

'Zap It' spotter

Never used it but remember reading that many did rave about it

And now for mine! Chrystal Green. I've been carrying around for years a small container of the stuff but have never used it.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on March 20, 2012, 10:16:05 pm: Use Crystal Green & Clensan alot in care homes.

Cheers Tony
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: wynne jones on March 20, 2012, 10:27:53 pm: Ultimate Master :-\
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Post by: Warren Aldridge on March 20, 2012, 10:56:49 pm: Trafficlean

This stuff is very good but its not economical.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Neil Williams on March 20, 2012, 11:17:04 pm: Quote from: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on March 20, 2012, 10:16:05 pm
Use Crystal Green & Clensan alot in care homes.

Cheers Tony

But hopefully not together going by the latest instructions
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Derek_Walker on March 20, 2012, 11:49:15 pm: fairy liquid

Daz

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on March 21, 2012, 07:35:15 am: Neil
Wonder why they have done that after all this time strange ??? ??? :-\
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: John Kelly on March 21, 2012, 07:40:09 am: Still sell a fair amount of those Prochem products so someone is using them.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 21, 2012, 08:23:07 am: Quote from: Neil Williams on March 20, 2012, 11:17:04 pm
Quote from: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on March 20, 2012, 10:16:05 pm
Use Crystal Green & Clensan alot in care homes.

Cheers Tony

But hopefully not together going by the latest instructions

How old is your bottle?

The stock we received week before last still says to mix with S777 (Crystal Green) or B109 Fibre & Fabric Rinse.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Jamie Pearson on March 21, 2012, 08:23:17 am: Quote from: John Kelly on March 21, 2012, 07:40:09 am
Still sell a fair amount of those Prochem products so someone is using them.

Same
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Colin Day on March 21, 2012, 08:29:05 am: Vax AAA ;D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Steve Rothwell on March 21, 2012, 09:05:30 am: Still use M power a lot

especially on residential homes
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: M.Acorn on March 21, 2012, 05:29:22 pm: Quote
Double Clean

Still believe that stuff screwed up my machine at the time, so never bought it again.

2nd that also,stopped using it ages ago.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Ricky M on March 21, 2012, 05:33:53 pm: my fav is Daz , really gets those whites, white again !!

and its right eco on price ;D

PL & comfy office type space is where its at !!
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on March 21, 2012, 09:23:42 pm: went to salvage carpets yesterday where customer had used Ariel wash powder in a rug Doctor. My van smelt lovely afterwards.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 21, 2012, 09:47:19 pm: Hello Mick went to an old customer of yours out in Stanfree nice new build with black draft marks all over and they were pretty 'bum hole' about them aswell.

Shaun
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: markpowell on March 21, 2012, 09:53:05 pm: formula 90, ultimate master, Prochem ultraprep tlc.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Fintan_Coll on March 21, 2012, 10:50:30 pm: I use m power every day. When I first began cleaning I used only Extracta stuff. They never seem to have changed their products vey much since. I wonder are many people using their chemicals now.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: peter maybury on March 21, 2012, 11:22:30 pm: How old is your machine? May be a good idea to get some up to date training.
Multipro bought once 20 odd years ago. Use cristal green very occasionally.
Thing have moved on as regard the rest.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com (http://www.carpetcleanercardiff.com)
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Carpet Dawg on March 22, 2012, 12:32:06 am: use formula90 pretty much everyday. great product.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: William Sharpe on March 22, 2012, 07:48:36 am: Ultimate Master for me for most of the time, Cleared out loads of chemical a few weeks ago that have had but never used, dropped them off at a waste depot for disposal.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on March 22, 2012, 01:37:52 pm: Quote from: Shaun_Ashmore on March 21, 2012, 09:47:19 pm
Hello Mick went to an old customer of yours out in Stanfree nice new build with black draft marks all over and they were pretty 'bum hole' about them aswell.

Shaun

?????????????? What are you implying here Shaun?
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: craignozza on March 22, 2012, 06:14:45 pm: I use a brilliant chemical ... I thinks its called h2o ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 23, 2012, 07:58:01 am: Nothing at all, you've left the area I'm not pinching your customer I was stating that I was cleaning the carpets for one of your ex customers and she had bad draft marks and she was quite anal about them!

Shaun
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on March 23, 2012, 09:11:41 am: If it's the one down in the corner with the stairs (beige) immediatly to the left as you go through the front door, she was the same with us; however we did explain all about them, what causes them and what to expect (i.e. they will come back) and did remove them using Ultrapak Renovate spray/ aggitate/rinse with hand tool and towel after. She seemed to be obsessed with the draft marks. She was happy when we left. Did she go round and check them ALL? She did with us.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Neil Williams on March 23, 2012, 07:57:07 pm: Solubac? What ever happened to that?
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Paul Moss on March 23, 2012, 08:07:26 pm: I think you will find that brown marks and anal and Shaun all go together ;D ;D Just your sort of customer :D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 24, 2012, 10:11:40 am: Yep she and her husband checked them all quite a funny couple.

Shaun
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on March 24, 2012, 10:32:37 pm: Have to agree with you on that one Shaun but it was me that advised then as to a yearly clean so you should have a yearly job from them. :)
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 25, 2012, 10:09:24 am: Thanks......I think ;D

Shaun
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on March 25, 2012, 09:27:55 pm: If you want ... when they book next year I will come and give you a hand.
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Neil Williams on March 25, 2012, 09:33:06 pm: Alternatively if this is an ongoing problem, next time lift the carpet and place some membrane under the problem area.
Silly me that would prevent a guarenteed yearly job ;D
Title: Re: Chemicals you don't hear much about these days
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 25, 2012, 09:44:43 pm: Come on Neil get with it!

Mick you'll be doing my helper out of a job! you don't charge do you?

Shaun