[Sam Davies]

Marti. What you actually do in cleaning terms isn’t actually any different from what 99 per cent
Of us carpet cleaners actually do .prespray scrub squirt and suck but with different brands, But for some reason you are bitter and twisted I think you need to have a little chat with your therapist
No disrespect intended

[fitz2kleen]

Marti. What you actually do in cleaning terms isn’t actually any different from what 99 per cent
Of us carpet cleaners actually do .prespray scrub squirt and suck but with different brands, But for some reason you are bitter and twisted I think you need to have a little chat with your therapist
No disrespect intended

prespray scrub squirt and suck ...... NOW IM BEGINNING TO SEE THE RESEMBLANCE TO PROSTITUTION 

[Jamie Lindsay]

Must say this is an interesting post

[mark joyce]

at last the truth has come out  only found this site the other week cant beleive some of the utter ****e I have read   was starting to think I was doing it wrong 

thank you OP

[Jamie Lindsay]

so you like that guy and just stick to the bare min and use same products on every carpet?

[mark joyce]

no I use a few different chemicals all prochem and the right machine for the job but dont do the yarn spin to customers

[Matt Seymour]

I've just worked my way through this thread and found it quite interesting.

The original poster does have a point I suppose. I have no delusions of grandeur and I am well aware that the skills necessary to be a carpet cleaner can't be compared to the skills and training necessary in other trades/professions.

I suppose your run of the mill reasonably good condition carpet doesn't exactly require a great deal of knowledge or expertise, but spotting/stain removal is a different kettle of fish.

And with products constantly being developed and the increasing demand for natural cleaning solutions, you do need to constantly educate yourself and move with the times.

[ianharper]

http://www.bics.org.uk/
http://www.cityandguilds.com/45917.html

Respects

Ian Harper

[gordonswindows]

Wow what a great thread

And just to put you ALL right the definition of professional is being paid for work now you can be a good professional or a bad professional makes no difference if you get paid

So stop thinking that being professional means you are good or better than others all it means is that you have been paid

And by the way bonnet cleaning is the answer any old buffer can do it

[gwrightson]

Gordon, sorry to have to correct you but it depends on wether you are using the word  professional as an adjective or a noun.

adjective. engaged in an activity as a paid occupation, rather than as an amateur.

Noun,  a person having impressive competence in a paticular activity.

So a person employing incompatent methods and practices is not professional.

Wow what a great thread

And just to put you ALL right the definition of professional is being paid for work now you can be a good professional or a bad professional makes no difference if you get paid

So stop thinking that being professional means you are good or better than others all it means is that you have been paid

And by the way bonnet cleaning is the answer any old buffer can do it

Geoff

[robert meldrum]

A very good point by the last poster............I've been a Professional Golfer, Professional Driver, Teaching Professional ( Lecturer ) Professional Cleaner only because I've been paid for providing services in these areas.

In all of these I came across people with considerably more knowledge than me, but I had the TITLE and I got PAID so they always assumed I knew more than them.

Some will do BASIC work with BASIC machines and chemicals and build successful businesses while others ( particularly nowadays ) get sidetracked by the CLAIMS and promotions of NEW products which really do the same job.

As always...........you have to figure it out from researching what others do, how profitable one product / method is against the others and then find out if it would work for YOU. Unfortunately it takes time and experimentation to find this out and can be expensive if you get it wrong.

[fitz2kleen]

Some will do BASIC work with BASIC machines and chemicals and build successful businesses while others ( particularly nowadays ) get sidetracked by the CLAIMS and promotions of NEW products which really do the same job.

some will do BASIC work with state of the art machines and pass it off as the best, others will do 1ST CLASS work with BASIC machinery and get told by others they are inferior cos they only have BASIC equipment!

[Vernon Purcell]

I only use power burst double clean and fibre and fabric rinse,I think ultimate master is only good for curtains.I use 100 psi blah blah degrees and a manual brush to aggitate.Horses for courses mate.And I live in a3 bed semi.
But I know what you mean arry.

Is Ultimate Master a water based produce?