[richy27]

am i right in thinking that new bonnets need to go in the washing machine a few times before they are used for the first time . 

never done any lm cleaning

am i right in thinking   pre spray with something like pure clean  agitate dwell moisten pad and rotary

[Steve Rothwell]

Richard, no need to wash them first.

I pre spray with m power or solution hd
agitate and dwell
then I spray again with either m power hd or fusion clean and bonnet away

I do not spray the pad or dunk and wring out, all seems like a faff about to me

been doing it my way for a few years since coming off the hwe and it works well enough for me.

[Neil Williams]

am i right in thinking   pre spray with something like pure clean  agitate dwell moisten pad and rotary

That works for me.
Although on mingers we carry a kettle to boil and pour the hot water onto the pad for what amounts to the rinse stage.
Until you get used to this method stick to just doing 6 sq/m per pad. After that you'll know how much area to do with each pad dependant on the circumstances.

[nevil]

Hi Rich. Sorry to hijack your thread.

Still on bonnets.

I have noticed some folks have talked about post bonneting after HWE. I did a big commercial recently where The carpet looked good after the clean but when I went back a week later it seemed there was soiling on the fibre tips. I can only assume it was some type of wicking. Would post bonneting help on this one. What would be the procedure. They were low profile carpet tiles.

[Neil Williams]

If you bonnet after HWE then what you are doing is speeding up the drying because the pad will absorb some of the moisture therefore reducing the risk of wicking.
That's the short answer!

[John Kelly]

Bonnets do need washing before use on the highest heat setting possible. They are like new towels they don't absorb until washed.

[clinton]

Nevil i do try and bonnet after big jobs n spec commercial ones as niel said also to help drying times.

[richy27]

thanks for the replies 

there in the wash with my whites   

[Jim_77]

Nevil/Neil, I don't think it's quite as simple as just drying off the carpet.  If you think about the amount of water you absorb into a bonnet compared to the amount of water that's in a carpet after cleaning, you have only removed a tiny % of it I reckon.

I think the secret is to wait the right amount of time, i.e. when the carpet is almost touch-dry.  At this stage, a very light spray with something and a good bonneting over will catch any soil that has wicked up after the HWE and then with a good blast from airmovers you should halt any further wicking.

Very tricky to get right, but you can tell when you've got it right!