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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 05:35:56 pm

Title: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 05:35:56 pm
A tough day, 14 man hours with no break. Fortunately I had a mate with me  :)
Here's a 'before and after' image I took in the worst room:


(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1350056371_DryhurstBeforeAfter1024pxWM.jpg)
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: AshWhite on October 11, 2012, 05:45:07 pm
Bloody hell mate, you made a mess in that lovely clean room!
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 05:46:52 pm
There's always one   ;)
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Post by: Simon Gerrard on October 11, 2012, 05:48:44 pm
Nice one David.
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Post by: Neil Jones on October 11, 2012, 06:26:15 pm
What did you go in with on this mate?
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Post by: neil 47 on October 11, 2012, 06:33:34 pm
did u bonnet it  ;D






only kidding great job mate
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 11, 2012, 06:35:11 pm
HD-X pre-spray, then HWE with prochem double clean. Amazing stuff.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: davep on October 11, 2012, 06:44:30 pm
Why use a high alkaline pre spray followed by high alkaline rinse?

Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Paul Moss on October 11, 2012, 06:55:40 pm
To get that result ;) with a porty :D
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Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 11, 2012, 08:22:03 pm
So he didn't have to scrub salty water into it for an hour before rinsing.
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Post by: neil 47 on October 11, 2012, 08:32:32 pm
look lets all be honest hear .

that's a low profile poly and you could get it that clean with any high ph solution and 90o  of heat  ,it aint rocket science

Sorry David but thats the truth. f90 . blitz powerburst double clean they all do the same a bit of persil would of got same results 

probably resoil by a week friday
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: AshWhite on October 11, 2012, 09:02:38 pm
So he didn't have to scrub salty water into it for an hour before rinsing.

 ;D
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 12, 2012, 07:35:24 am
Why use a high alkaline pre spray followed by high alkaline rinse?

I may be wrong: the pH end result is not effected by the pre-spray/spot treatment used with a HWE system.  It's rinsed it out anyway.  It's the pH of the rinse solution that determines the pH end result.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 12, 2012, 07:41:15 am
Why use a high alkaline pre spray followed by high alkaline rinse?

I may be wrong: the pH end result is not effected by the pre-spray/spot treatment used with a HWE system.  It's rinsed it out anyway.  It's the pH of the rinse solution that determines the pH end result.

Assuming your system/method is efficient enough to completely rinse the pre-spray.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: davep on October 12, 2012, 07:51:41 am
Your rinsing with double clean that is ph 10
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 12, 2012, 08:10:31 am
Your rinsing with double clean that is ph 10
  Yes. It's a rinse product for HWE.

From the data sheet:

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A highly concentrated, fast dissolving compound formulated for optimum performance in hot water extraction carpet cleaning equipment.
Double Clean contains high quality ingredients for cleaning heavily soiled carpets, plus a special corrosion inhibitor to protect machinery.
Portable extraction machines - Mix 15ml to 30ml (1 to 2 measure scoops) of Double Clean per 10 litres of hot water (1 to 500) in the
machine solution tank.
Always pretest carpet for colour fastness with ready-to-use solution before proceeding.
Pretreat heavily soiled areas with S709 Multi Pro or S710 Trafficlean according to label directions, then follow up with normal extraction cleaning procedure.
############
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Simon Gerrard on October 12, 2012, 08:28:43 am
prochem double clean. Amazing stuff.

It's a bit of a myth that a rinse agent will have a profound effect upon the result, if the soil isn't loose and held in suspension by the time the wand reaches it, then a rinse agent that is only on the carpet for a split second ain't going to help. More likely your pre-spray, pre-treatments did the trick. ;)
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Warren Aldridge on October 12, 2012, 08:51:56 am
Hope you don't mind everyone else using these on their website's. You should watermark them
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Post by: dan paton on October 12, 2012, 03:03:19 pm
fantastic result david 
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 12, 2012, 04:40:09 pm
Hope you don't mind everyone else using these on their website's. You should watermark them

tnx - done
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Post by: Paul Clapham on October 12, 2012, 06:48:11 pm
David _ Just wondering what the job was......14 hour day x2 man team with no breaks = 28 hours work ! Long Day ! :P
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 12, 2012, 08:40:48 pm
It was a seven hour day x 2 people. A large grade 2 listed Victorian building, with attached coach hous.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Steve Gunn on October 14, 2012, 01:43:27 pm
Hope you don't mind everyone else using these on their website's. You should watermark them

Too late someone already using them
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DC-Property-Maintenance/167175033371663
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: Neil Jones on October 14, 2012, 02:15:23 pm
Has someone stole them already?
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Post by: neil 47 on October 14, 2012, 04:03:12 pm
what are they like   ;D
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Post by: AshWhite on October 14, 2012, 04:21:12 pm
They also nicked a picture of my bathroom!  :o
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DC-Property-Maintenance/167175033371663#!/photo.php?fbid=282723185150180&set=pb.167175033371663.-2207520000.1350227916&type=1&theater
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 14, 2012, 05:40:02 pm
Ah well, never mind. I've got dozens of photos on Trekearth, and other sites. Photography is one of my long term hobbies. I've re-hashed it for my website http://zap-clean.com/news.html
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: JandS on October 14, 2012, 07:36:05 pm
I'd be quite proud if someone else used my images.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 14, 2012, 08:11:03 pm
Yep, it's a complement I guess.
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: garry22 on October 15, 2012, 05:47:29 pm
David,

If someone asks permission then fine.

What happens if one of your direct competitors steals your images and gains an advantage over you?
Title: Re: Before and After image
Post by: david@zap-clean on October 15, 2012, 06:10:46 pm
David,

If someone asks permission then fine.

What happens if one of your direct competitors steals your images and gains an advantage over you?

Anyone using someone else's collateral (images etc) should ask permission first, including mine!

I can't police the whole internet, and life's too short anyway.  I should watermark my photos.  Most of us have lots of usable information (to the competition) on our websites.  A little give and take is OK by me.