Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: brian willis on February 21, 2009, 04:49:06 pm
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Hi got a office to clean tomoz im going to bonnet clean, got pure kleen, just wanted to know correct procedure, am i right thinking you put bonnets in the solution, and wring out and spray down pre spray, then just bonnet over not done just bonneting before .
comments welcome.
Bri
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Yes Brian your method is correct.
Mark
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Thanks Mark hope it looks ok when finished?
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I've never dunked the bonnets, just give them a dampening with the pump sprayer.
I'd have a trigger spray hooked into my pocket to give a quick shot of stronger stuff on any marks that don't seem to be shifting.
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from what ive discovered so far.
a bonnet clean will give a better result (visually) on a low profile office carpet but!
i cleaned an office carpet on thursday night, i used HWE with an rx, when emptying the tank, the water was absolutly filthy, (not been cleaned for 2 years).
now there was still shading where the door was and some of the chairs where they spin round, yet i feel the way i cleaned was far more beneficial to the client in this case due to the length of time between cleans, i will be going back in 6 months to do a bonnet clean and expect to get better results, this was the advice i gave the client and she was ok with this, there is no way i could of got all that soiil out with just a bonnet clean and i'm presuming if i had of bonnetted then traffic lanes would have appeared more quickly.
so from now on, if i come across a LPC that has not been cleaned for a while, i will quote for a full HWE followed by traffic lane bonnetting, but educate the client as to why they need both cleaning processes, something i didn't do this time, i'm going back monday night to bonnet, for free, (my fault)
then hopefully they'll still use me every 6 months.
derek (still learning) west
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How did you get on Brian ? I too bonnet cleaned 2 long corridors in a hotel today for the first time [ belgium Wilton] the results were crap .
John
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Bonnet cleaning is ok on low profile tiles, I would go for HWE in a hotel on BW prob too heavily soiled for LM.
Bonneting would be ok every 3 months for a maintainance clean. I bet the bonnets were black, how many did you get through John?
Mark
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Hi mark I.ve only got 10 bonnets and used them all , the only reason I tried me dry fusion was because I did.t have enough hose to get up too the fourth floor
John
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John
Thought you had a portie as well for a back up ???
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No Clinton I could do with one , not spending any more pennies at the moment thou proper skint
John
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John
Be really handy to have one even to get to the jobs like today that you could not reach ???
There are some used ones about at the mo.
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Clinton, proper skint = not got a pot to p-ss in , rock bottom on my arse , potless, :)
John
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John
Thought Youd making plenty john ???
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No struggling at the moment Clinton ,
John
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John
Hope you pick up soon mate you should do now that the kids are back here next week and its getting decent weather ???
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I hope things pick up for you soon John, I had a terrible Jan but last couple of weeks things have gone mad again.
Clinton is right the weather has picked up so things should get back to normal soon.
Mark
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Thanks Clinton Mark , next week is looking better working every day apart from tomorrow
John
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leaflet day tomorrow then john?
derek
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Your right Derek . But What do you do if things are that tight you can't even afford a run of leaflets ?
John
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John
You must be able to afford a leaflet order ???
John
How much does it cost an hour lets say to run your t mount ???
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Clinton got plenty of money owed in for commercial work that I have done recently , but for some reason everone seems to be dragging there feet paying ,
John
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John
Well they will pay mate and sometimes when your wanting the cheques to come through the post you seem to be waiting for ever lol.
I have got some due from work in jan so it will be a bonus when they drop through the door :)
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Offer commercial jobs a 10% discount if they pay within 7 days of completion, just add 10% on to the quote.Mark
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John
You could even ask for payment when you have done the job to help with your cash flow???
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Hi John,
Just enquiring about the dry fusion,
You say it did a useless job on the corridors.
Just interested cos I was thinking about investing in one for commercial work like hotels.
Bren.
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Hi Guys,
I do not wish to start another pointless discussion about truckmount v porty v bonnet cleaning but bonnetting seems to be classed as an inferior way of cleaning by some.
Bonnetting is like any other method, you need the correct equipment and the knowledge to use it to obtain the best result.
I have often seen on here a newbie asking for advice and they are always advised to seek training before they tackle mrs Smith`s carpet or upholstery.
Why does this not apply to bonnetting.
The theory seem to be that it is so easy that all you need is a rotary, a sprayer, a couple of pads and away you go.
When this does not give the result you are looking for then it must mean that the cleaning method is crap not the fault of the user.
I am not having a go at anyone and do not want to start a war but just feel that we need to open our minds to the different methods available to us that could gain us extra work in these difficult times.
David
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why not just encap, it's a lot easier ::)
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Fenman
Well spoken David there are people who use bonnet cleaning on all carpets. Obviously they would avoid shag, semi shag pile, but so would most h/w/e users.
There are various types of bonnet for different types of carpet. Came across a new one recently which is getting excellent reviews, apparently giving great results on carpets which previously were a problem to bonneting. ( only available in US at the moment )
As I recollect, the best known franchise in the world use bonnets from choice.
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Most of my commercial is on bonnet cleaning and have just done some this morning,came up a treat and paid after the job :)
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sorry it has taken this long to reply,well i am very impressed with the bonnet system customer well happy spot on.
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Brian
Welcome to the bonett club ;D