Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gr cleaning solutions on September 23, 2009, 05:30:49 pm
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Did my first office carpet clean today , it came up well and the customer was happy but i was not happy everywhere was good apart from the walk ways where people have been walking around. I went over these quite a bit but i could not get the areas as good as others but like i said the customer was happy and that's the main thing . Any advice on these areas where people have been walking more than others so i know for next time . thanks for reading
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what was your method of cleaning?
derek
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i dont imagine it would make any difference what method was used for the cleaning, office carpet normaly low profile and usualy very worn around main walks, desks and paticularly were the chairs are placed, a circled area been the norm if the chairs on castors, the areas you are refering to will never look like the rest but will be clean.
Something i always discuss with custy before taking on the job.
Geoff
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beg to differ geoff, if he's only using hwe then he needs a buffer, wouldn't you agree, mr buffer king ;D
derek
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Derek,
Buffing won't do anything to a heavily worn traffic lane, simply because that part of the carpet is far more worn than the rest of it and so will always look different no matter what you do to it.
Simon
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Derrick,
Buffing wont make a blind bit of difference , I have tried bonnet over h/w/e on these area,s and not a bit of transfer . in other words you can use every concievable method/ chemical / machine/ be the most experienced c/c in the world and with out replacing you will not improve it.
simples ;)
geoff.
ps . if any body disagrees, i would love to see and pray tell how
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ive got pictures, there on my helpers phone, (just hope theyve turned out okay) after hwe and then after bonneting with fusion clean, loads better, i will post photo's when i see him and bluetooth them off him, better quality than mms.
but i'm not gonna argue. you think what ya like, i'm okay with that.
ps... if its worn its worn, obviously, but you can get extra brownie points with bonnetting afterward.
derek
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hi thanks for your views, i pre sprayed then left for five or so mins for the carpet shampoo to do its work then cleaned with machine like i said this was my first office carpet clean Ive normally just done residential carpets
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I always get the fusion clean out with the buffer after hwe on office carpets or low profile..
Just gets rid of any wick back ;)
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What pre-spray are you using, are you using mechanical agitation?
Mark
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Forgive my ignorance - new on here,what does HWE mean?
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Its short for Hot Water Extraction machine.
What machine do you have?
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Here you go Wayne,
a link with a few on.
www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=67887.0
Geoff
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Thanks that will come in handy.
I dont have an extraction machine at present as I'm not trading yet but I'm talking an agent of Prochem ,who are not too far away from me,about a Power Plus.Is this a good investment?
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hi thanks for your views, i pre sprayed then left for five or so mins for the carpet shampoo to do its work then cleaned with machine like i said this was my first office carpet clean Ive normally just done residential carpets
So whats the machine you have?
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HWE and then buffing be there forever.
Powerburst, dwell and agitate then HWE with very hot water or steam.
Should do the trick.
You can't put the wear back.
John
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after prespray, agitation and truckmount extraction.
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after bonnetting with fusion clean
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Presume the AFTER is to follow!
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Presume the AFTER is to follow!
You're a card Mr Meldrum ;D
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Ace Colin !
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mr meldrum,
its not like i expected you to say anything else, so predictable it makes me laugh.
i can see the difference and it was a lot more noticable in person.
if you guys can't see the diff then thats fine,i said i'd get the pictures up and i have, i feel it works, i see the soil transfer on the bonnets, i'm happy with my results. i'll keep on bonnetting after extraction on coms. my choice, my way,
like ive always said, each to there own eh!
derek
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I can see it Derek. Tha's got nowt to worry about mate!
In fact, the job I did today would have benefitted from a bonnetting. I'll try it next time mate! :)
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i cany see any difference to be honest, if any its only because pic is taken from a different angle,
If you are removing more after you have , pre sprayed , agitated then extracted with your t/m i can only assume you are doing some thing wrong, or your t/m isnt working ;) :D
geoff
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like i said geoff, each to there own, as for doing something wrong, its really difficult to prespray agitate and then extract so maybe i need more practice, after all, this carpet cleaning lark really is hard to master. and i've only been cleaning for a year and a half so ive a long way to go before i get good at it. ::)
the point of my posts are just food for thought for newbies, ya can't teach an old dog new tricks so it didn't even cross my mind that some veterans would consider this method, and like jands says, to much hassle striving for perfection, just get in and out eh! home in time for loose women ;D
derek
ps... sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, and if wit was poo, i'd be constipated, yeah yeah i'll give ya that. ;D ;D ;D
pps... having double glazing fitted today so i'll try my best to answer all your lovely comments on my ground breaking posts through out the day, but if you want a faster responce to your lovely and interesting comments then log on to my new website.
www.franklymydearidontgiveadamn.co.uk ;D
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Dont take it to heart Derick, its not have a go at Derick day, is it? i,m just giving my opinion on what I see, and if you feel that by going back over your work and that gives you more satisfaction because you feel you have done a better job by doing this, then fair play. The only benefit imo that can be gained by your method is, it will dry your carpets a little better.
"if you are removing more after you have , pre sprayed , agitated then extracted with your t/m i can only assume you are doing some thing wrong, or your t/m isnt working "
"like i said geoff, each to there own, as for doing something wrong, its really difficult to prespray agitate and then extract so maybe i need more practice, after all, this carpet cleaning lark really is hard to master. and i've only been cleaning for a year and a half so ive a long way to go before i get good at it. "
Derick, take a look above, I also suggested your t/m may not be working ::)
Geoff
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i wondered why it was so quiet when i switched it on, and i've not put petrol innit for 6 months now, that must be it ;D
don't worry geoff, not taking it to heart, i'm hard pushed to take anything to heart on this forum,(most comments make me laugh on here) just bored and in a sarcy mood. got to stay in while they fit me windows and its saturday, :(
derek
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Derek
Yep it takes time and practice and experimenting.
I cleaned a similar carpet a week ago which came up like new, but..........I accidentally missed out the aggitating due to a phone call.
I presprayed ( mist ) and would normally have aggitated immediately followed by extracting.
There was no hot water so I used one step m/s which was left for 15-20 mins dwell ( by accident ) and extracted without aggitating.
Normally I'd have used P/B or similar and hot water but the result was much better than I'd expected.
It's a while since I used m/s but will be playing around with it again as it's quick and easy to use.
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Derek
I wasn't saying get in, get out and home for tea.
What I was probably implying was that your doing
something wrong or using wrong solutions or something
if HWE isn't doing as good a job as bonneting.
John
ps I'm doing something similar on Weds/Thurs so will try and remember to take
some pictures and attempt to pos them on here.
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In fact if I recall it well it's just about the same.
John
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So everyone on here keeps on flushing out every carpet untill the water in the waste tank is clear - I don`t think so.
If you do not ( and who does ) then clearly you will be leaving behind some of the dirt.
A post HWE bonnet will remove some more of this dirt - fact.
Whether you do this or not and whether you think this makes a visual difference is a personal choice that cannot be faulted.
It is your job, your customer and your good name.
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Horses for courses fenman!
Different approaches can get the same results ( sometimes just visual ) but experimenting and experience will usually tell you which approach to take for a particular job.
Even then you will sometimes get caught out or as happened to me last week get a pleasant surprise.