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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave_Lee on January 11, 2005, 07:19:12 pm

Title: Mist or Soak?
Post by: Dave_Lee on January 11, 2005, 07:19:12 pm

So just how much, MS spray do you use on carepts and upholstery.
Much has been said about "Dont over spray, just a mist will do." Well sometimes, a lot in fact, when I am misting a suite, it doesnt feel like the fabric is wet at all and the tendancy is to mist some more and eventually end up over misting. My question is simple - On the average cotton mix suite, how much diluted mix would you go through and what size jet do you use for carpets, when using a hydro force or similar. I MS cleaned a suite today, cotton mix all loose seat and back cushions, used 2.5 ltr of mixed solution - not enough or too much? Cleaned up well but was only lightly soiled with no ground in patches.
Dave.

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: lee_gundry on January 11, 2005, 08:38:54 pm

hi dave

i would like to say thanyou very much for the recomendation you gave to the fellow by the name of chris,whose settees you cleaned for him, as he was moving up my neck of the woods,he is booked in.

ps
when you get time canyou give me a ring on 01229 586703

thanks again dave

Lee G

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: *paul_moss on January 11, 2005, 08:46:25 pm

I would use 1 to 1 1/2 litre of mixed for a suite that size.
When i first started i used more,but now more confident and i find i can use less but produce the same results

Paul

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: Dynafoam on January 11, 2005, 09:46:49 pm

Dave,

Same as Paul.

Today a polly/cotton 1x3, 1x2, 1x1, 4xscatter cushions.
All cushions double-sided, carcase all face fabric.
Medium general soiling with lots of chocolate fingerprints.

Used 1.25 Ltrs.

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: Ian Rochester on January 12, 2005, 08:24:38 am

Are you using pump up sprayers or electric?

I wrote in another thread last night, I am having trouble getting good results with m/s, did a really bad suite yesterday, tried out m/s and it hardly touched it, had to revert to trad chemicals in the end which lifted it out no bother.

I used a pump up sprayer, One Step @ 10:1 dilution, fine mist spray, which just darkened the material, agitated with soft brush and then extracted with clean water, not clean, repeated whole process without success

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: dave401uk on January 12, 2005, 11:59:23 am

Just to add to this,i use m/s and get great results,i have found that the hotter the solution, the better the result, last night i cleaned a big car dealership, close loop polyprop, that was full of tea/coffee, and large oil stains,by using the solution hot,it all came out no problem. try using m/s hot then agitate well,it works!

Dave

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: *paul_moss on January 12, 2005, 05:56:38 pm

Lion heart
I have not tried one step as i use solutions m/s.
I use a trigger spray bottle for suites as I find I can adjust it better to create a mist.
Re concenration of chemical again not using one step I dont know if 1 to 10 dilution is correct.When I first used solutions I found I was not diluting it enough ,by trial and error with my results I have found that a dilution of 1 to 14 is perfect for normal soilage.
But remember the trick is in the agitation.

Hope this helps

Paul

Title: Re: Mist or Soak?
Post by: David Ware on January 12, 2005, 07:22:02 pm

Hi Dave
Would use about the same as you for cleaning.If its heavy soiling would use a detergent rinse.
David Ware