[easi-kleen]

As a newbie on here I have been reading all manner of interesting topics.

I see spitfire mentioned a few times. Could someone tell me more about  it PH etc and is it a general prespray, where can I get it??

Also I know of someone using Craftex Champion as a prespray and
HWE with top grade powder

any comments

Phil

[paul@ctcs]

Craftex champion would only be used on heavily soiled commercial carpets due to its very aggresive pH. Have you considered pre spraying with micro splitters?

Paul

[Mike Halliday]

I carry Champion in the van and use it 2-3 times a year, it is a very aggresive chemical and should only be used as a last resort.

spitfire is sold by dry Fusion and i hear its a a great pre-spray , I think its Wooolsafe approved so should be in the 8.5ph range.

Mike

[Ken Wainwright]

Hi Phil

Spitfire Advanced is a Woolsafe carpet and upholstery pre-spray from the Dry Fusion people. It's used for HWE and is free rinsing. This means that the manufacturer recommends that you use a fresh water rinse. Savings are therefor made on the rinse solution. It's an all fibre product and I have used it myself very successfully on all fibres. Unit price is £13.99 for 5 litres or £58.25 for 25 litre drums. There may be a delivery charge dependant upon total order value. The product goes a long way as dilution is 1:30 for general and 1:20 for very heavy. I kept it at 1:30 for everything. For upholstery it's 1:15 to 1:25.

I was very impressed with this product and if I were to return to cleaning with detergents (I'm into microsplitters) this is almost certainly the product I would use.
Contact: Dry Fusion UK on 01772 433711

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[easi-kleen]

Thanks for the comments. I agree champion is very aggressive but I couldnt convince my friend, now I will show him your comments.

I am experimenting with micro splitters at the moment with mixed results. I am learning all the time from comments on here.

Thanks again Phil

[paul@ctcs]

easi-kleen, Is your friend using the champion on wool carpets? this could be doing damage to the fibres also if he is then extracting with a powder detergent, this should be acidic to neutralise the champion pre spray.
 Regarding your using micro splitters, if you dont already have a contra rotating brush machine like a sebo duo or host , you will find your results will improve considerably, using these machines to maximise aggitation.

Paul