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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Darran Pryce on January 17, 2014, 10:54:50 pm

Title: Formula 90
Post by: Darran Pryce on January 17, 2014, 10:54:50 pm
How many of you chaps use Formula 90 as a pre spray, agitate then rinse?  What mix per litre (pre spray) do you do?!

Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Craigp on January 17, 2014, 11:24:01 pm
It's a rinse, not a pre spray.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: David Ware on January 18, 2014, 07:46:56 am
Very good product. If it's the powdered F90 it doesn't like to much heat, not sure of the range best to ask a distributor. As said it is meant as a rinse.
David
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Darran Pryce on January 18, 2014, 03:26:11 pm
Just found out you can use it as a pre spray even though it's not mentioned.   
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: John Kelly on January 18, 2014, 05:32:00 pm
Formula 90 powder is the best selling carpet cleaning product in the world. Probably our best seller as well.  It is a well buffered cleaning detergent, most people put it in the tank of their portable or stock container of their truckmount. When I was cleaning this and One Clean were used almost exclusively. One scoop per 10 - 15 litres of water or one scoop per litre for truckmount stock solution. If the carpet is not too bad, one thats cleaned regularly, then cleaning with the wand without a pre-spray will give very good results. Should it require a pre-spray then you can spray from the wand or use a seperate sprayer. Again I always achieved excellent results. This is mainly due to the Biosolv it contains which is a powerful citrus degreaser. Very rarely leaves any marks  which require further spotting. Never personally had any issues using heat even through the truckmount, in fact Paul King who has a beast of a machine which has a seperate Propane burner uses this and hes has red hot water coming out thewand most of the time.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: David Ware on January 18, 2014, 06:04:57 pm
Formula 90 powder is the best selling carpet cleaning product in the world. Probably our best seller as well.  It is a well buffered cleaning detergent, most people put it in the tank of their portable or stock container of their truckmount. When I was cleaning this and One Clean were used almost exclusively. One scoop per 10 - 15 litres of water or one scoop per litre for truckmount stock solution. If the carpet is not too bad, one thats cleaned regularly, then cleaning with the wand without a pre-spray will give very good results. Should it require a pre-spray then you can spray from the wand or use a seperate sprayer. Again I always achieved excellent results. This is mainly due to the Biosolv it contains which is a powerful citrus degreaser. Very rarely leaves any marks  which require further spotting. Never personally had any issues using heat even through the truckmount, in fact Paul King who has a beast of a machine which has a seperate Propane burner uses this and hes has red hot water coming out thewand most of the time.

Some people don't realize how good a product this is. It's been around for years and just keep coming back, all that filthy soil just does not stand a chance.
David
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Radek Jablonski on January 18, 2014, 06:26:06 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Carpet Dawg on January 18, 2014, 06:27:19 pm
Its good stuff. I go through quite a bit of it.

As a pre-spray I've used it a few times just to experiment and it has always done a good job especially on upholstery.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Carpet Dawg on January 18, 2014, 06:29:12 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: md_cleaning on January 18, 2014, 06:40:42 pm
I think its great used in the tank, never used it as a pre spray though.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Radek Jablonski on January 18, 2014, 06:48:28 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: David Ware on January 18, 2014, 06:53:29 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?

Is 2000 people jumping up and down safe for wool?. I don't think its wool safe registered.
David
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Carpet Dawg on January 18, 2014, 06:56:56 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?

1. how do you wash a woolly jumper?
2. between 1 nano second to 8 hours.

your going to tell me I ruin customers carpets now aren't you? :)
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Radek Jablonski on January 18, 2014, 07:11:07 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?

1. how do you wash a woolly jumper?
2. between 1 nano second to 8 hours.

your going to tell me I ruin customers carpets now aren't you? :)

Just asked a question. Why are so over reactive. Ask somebody to give you a hog :)
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Carpet Dawg on January 18, 2014, 07:19:51 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?

1. how do you wash a woolly jumper?
2. between 1 nano second to 8 hours.

your going to tell me I ruin customers carpets now aren't you? :)

Just asked a question. Why are so over reactive. Ask somebody to give you a hog :)

*hug

don't know, saying that I've never had any problems with wool and that I have no idea when it neutralizes sounded boring.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Radek Jablonski on January 18, 2014, 07:25:00 pm
What about high ph left in the carpets.

its self neutralizing.

So, is it safe for wool?
How long does take to neutralize?

1. how do you wash a woolly jumper?
2. between 1 nano second to 8 hours.

your going to tell me I ruin customers carpets now aren't you? :)

Just asked a question. Why are so over reactive. Ask somebody to give you a hog :)

*hug

don't know, saying that I've never had any problems with wool and that I have no idea when it neutralizes sounded boring.

Bravo, nice answer as it sould be. Thank you.
Was thinking myself to give it a go.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Darran Pryce on January 18, 2014, 09:15:50 pm
Got told its one of the worlds best sellers, and its fine on wool.  White woollen carpets got told not to use it, but anything else its great. A great power house of a carpet cleaner (and fine as a pre spray).  Have not tried personally as it only came on Friday.  Got some stinkers to do on Monday so will keep you posted.
  
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Ben Lugg on January 18, 2014, 10:33:15 pm
If used as a pre spray with agitation would you still
Give a decent dwell time

Ben.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: John Kelly on January 18, 2014, 10:44:29 pm
Any product will benefit from a dwell time.........as long as its not allowed to dry out.
Title: Re: Formula 90
Post by: Darran Pryce on January 19, 2014, 09:09:24 am
I agree with John, any treatment we put on to carpets (allowing for dwell time) improves the clean, as long as it doesn't dry out.