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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AquaMagic on October 24, 2007, 05:05:31 pm

Title: Method
Post by: AquaMagic on October 24, 2007, 05:05:31 pm

Ive had loads of customers who have approached me while im prepping a carpet and say "the last guy had a machine like a big hoover" at which point i say "me too ill be extracting next".  I made me think, do other CC's prespray or do they just use an in-tank chemical, i personally use both, unless the carpets arent to bad in which case ill skip the formula 90.

So come on fella and lasses be honest which do you do?

I appreciate every job will differ so just select the "norm".

Dene

Title: Re: Method
Post by: jasonl on October 24, 2007, 05:19:14 pm

RAKE
VAC
VAC
PRESPRAY
BONNET BUFF
BONNET BUFF
SPOT
BONNET BUFF
RAKE

SOME ITEMS APPEAR TWICE BECAUSE THEY ARE CARRIED OUT TWICE.

Title: Re: Method
Post by: *paul_moss on October 24, 2007, 05:21:25 pm

Jas
I thought you just had a stutter  :D

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 24, 2007, 05:25:41 pm

VAC...VAC

 how do you know when the 1st vaccing stops and the 2nd vaccing starts? same goes for the BUFF...BUFF?

Mike

Title: Re: Method
Post by: maxcarpets on October 24, 2007, 05:50:09 pm

it could just be a vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaac if you dont stop.

Title: Re: Method
Post by: lands on October 24, 2007, 06:34:35 pm

You vac east to west the north to south tut tut, surprised at some of you boys

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 24, 2007, 06:45:36 pm

oh yea!... you carry a compass on every job ;D ;D

the best way is vac-scrub-vac-prespray-scrub-bonnet-spot-bonnet

Mike

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Daveyboy on October 24, 2007, 06:49:57 pm

Just do what's necessary for YOUR standard of work!

Title: Re: Method
Post by: lands on October 24, 2007, 06:56:34 pm

Quote from: mike_halliday on October 24, 2007, 06:45:36 pm

oh yea!... you carry a compass on every job ;D ;D

the best way is vac-scrub-vac-prespray-scrub-bonnet-spot-bonnet

Mike

Mike

I agree with you up until you get to the first bonnet but I'm not gonna get into a bonnet/HWE debate coz I'm too knackered..
Pete

Title: Re: Method
Post by: jasonl on October 24, 2007, 07:01:10 pm

Well done Pete , second is done at 90 degrees to first.

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 08:00:06 pm

I tend to do all of the things I can to make sure that everyone gets the same clean, if you don't get the right response you can't put it down to something you've missed out, irrelivant of what system/s you use.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 24, 2007, 08:31:17 pm

once you start to understand the cleaning pie you can start manipulating it to your own advantage.

I might go into a house pre-pray the H/S/L & L/R then scrub the L/R and then extract it, leaving the H/S/L to have an extended dwell time so not requiring the agitation.

I knocked over my hyraforce once and spilt my pre-spray, by the time I'd noticed it and sucked it up with the wand I'd left a clean mark that was hard to clean the rest of the carpet to match it.

 this showed me that a pre-spray can have a desired effect without agitation, if you leave it long enough ( and it doesn't dry out)

Mike

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 08:40:17 pm

Dave Liohana swears by his 1 jet wand as it gives the desired wetness as the standard 4 jetted wands although spray evenly don't rinse aswell.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: lands on October 24, 2007, 08:50:17 pm

Quote from: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 08:40:17 pm

Dave Liohana swears by his 1 jet wand as it gives the desired wetness as the standard 4 jetted wands although spray evenly don't rinse aswell.

Shaun

I've come to learn that the less jets the better for Dave's reason but also you don't need much obstruction in a 3 or 4 jet wand to make you passes look awful

Title: Re: Method
Post by: carpet guy on October 24, 2007, 09:11:20 pm

I was amazed some time ago when the effect of a spill, that went unnoticed for an hour, resulted in a beautifully clean area and it was only water in the bucket.

Reminds me of my early days, when I used to prespray fairly heavily with the carpet wand the full area to be cleaned, then start extracting after about 10 - 15 minutes dwell time.

Worked pretty well and only stopped when microsplitters appeared about ten years ago and the little Klanz made light work of aggitating a lightly misted prespray.

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 09:28:41 pm

If you have a look around youtube you'll find that most US cleaners do really put presprays and HWE very heavily, I know they have loads of man made fibres to dry quickly but on some of the videos you'd think that they were going to drown but they do get very good results but I don't know about the drying but in the US they say dry in 1 hour even with HWE.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: will_turton on October 24, 2007, 09:36:07 pm

 shaun i disagree, a four jet wand rinses better as you use more water, than a single or twin jets wand, and with that new wand of mine it rinses better and the drying out times are awesome

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 09:52:37 pm

Dave uses a 06 jet but I must admit that wand of yours sounds very nice, have you got the 5 x 01 jets on it?

Tell me when you get your TM vac hose converted to 2.5 and how dry it leaves the carpet after.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: *paul_moss on October 24, 2007, 09:57:31 pm

Will
You have the Ti wand dont you?
How much are they now?

Title: Re: Method
Post by: will_turton on October 24, 2007, 10:05:42 pm

no paul got one of greenies greenhorn wand 12inch with four jets, the angles of the jets are so different, its angled towards the lips, i think its makes a big difference on drying out,

shaun am hoping to get the 2'5 vac port fitted 2mrrw to the waste tank, but the way this wand drys a carpet i dont think i need it,

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 10:14:30 pm

let us know next week how you get on with both together, providing you can unstick your wand from the carpet!

Do you thin Greenie would get it shipped in time for Xmas?

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: will_turton on October 24, 2007, 10:22:33 pm

i think hes got the shipping lines sorted, or so he said, but with the cold weather coming i'd deffo get his wand shaun, it really does dry faster

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 24, 2007, 10:30:02 pm

any chance of some more info on this magic wand will , and who supplies

thanks John

Title: Re: Method
Post by: will_turton on October 24, 2007, 10:38:49 pm

 john theres pictures of the wand on truckmounters, i havent a clue how to post picture, shaun may be able to help you

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 24, 2007, 10:40:40 pm

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

tell me more

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: will_turton on October 24, 2007, 10:41:27 pm

  puff ;)

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 07:44:40 pm

Bump '  come on shaun tell us where I can get one of these magic wands

Thanks John

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 25, 2007, 08:57:17 pm

Greenie sells them but they are not on his site yet, but you can look at one at truckmounters

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 09:09:11 pm

thanks   Shaun

You is Greenie  ?

Thanks   John

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 09:14:22 pm

Shaun   tryed doing a search on google for Greenie , all I got was jokes about snot

Thanks  John

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 25, 2007, 09:14:48 pm

www.greenglides.com

use the link to get his number he's in the US but his products are excellent had a bit of stuff from him he's a gent.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 09:24:39 pm

thanks   Shaun   all I can see is glides where is the Wand Will was talking about

thanks   john

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 25, 2007, 09:34:23 pm

John go up 4 posts on this thread, numpty.

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 09:41:25 pm

Shaun I must be really thick , cos I can,t see it


Muppet

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 25, 2007, 09:43:58 pm

Quote

Greenie sells them but they are not on his site yet, but you can look at one at truckmounters

Shaun

Title: Re: Method
Post by: John Gregory on October 25, 2007, 09:50:36 pm

right,  sorry shaun so if I ring greenie mention a four jet wand that Will says is the b******s he will know what I mean


thanks   John

Title: Re: Method
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 25, 2007, 09:52:18 pm

no problem just put the bottle of wine down before you call ;D

Shaun