[Robin Ray]

With very low moisture cleaning how do you do stairs?

[Paul Redden Countryfresh]

if you want it clean hwe with a decent machine....use a l/m tool such as cfr/sapphire/dri-master.

Spray/wipe just doesn't do it.

[Robin Ray]

I have HWE.

I am interested to know how those who do "dry" carpet cleaning do stairs.

Differing methods etc.

I am not trying to start a debate about dry vs wet.

[premiermaids]

1) Thorough Vac
2) Sprinkle microsponges on treads (Envirodri, Host etc)
3) Agitate microsponges into carpet using a stiff brush or floormac/orbiter)
4) Allow 15-20 minutes dwell time
5) Thorough Vac to remove microsponges.

The cleaning can be boosted by lightly misting and agitating  a suitable prespray after step 1 and before step 2, ensure you do not over-wet or the microsponges may be difficult to remove!

Regards

Jim

[Ian Rochester]

 

Best sticking to HWE, much more effective than pretending that you are using sponges, realising that they are not up to the job and resorting to using microsplitters or similar instead, which is still not sufficient if you don't HWE! 

[Robin Ray]

As I said I didn't really want to get into the whole dry vs wet debate. I think that VLM has a customer base which will want this type of sevice. So knowing how to use this type of technology in every situation is only a benefit.

Dry vs Wet is like Waterfed poles vs Ladders and squeegee its a debate which will go on forever regardless of what is actually better. Not that im saying VLM is in any way better than HWE.

Thanks for the info Jim

[Jim_77]

Very interesting how exactly the same question on two different forums produces some very different replies

To continue from your more detailed clarification on cleantalk, I wouldn't worry too much about it "sticking" to the risers... you don't need a layer of compound over every square inch of the carpet.  If you're using a hand brush on stairs, what sticks in the bristles is more than enough to transfer off onto the fibres of the riser, in order to get the job done.

[Mike Halliday]

I've been thinking of using Lm more and have been formulating my process.

I was thinking of using my big, powerful wet vac connected to my power-brush to dry vacuum the carpet first.... then bonnet the carpet.

any stains needing extra attention would be heavily wetted with a pump up sprayer then extracted with the wet vac.

 for stairs I would basically heavy vacuum then  prespray/scrub, allow some dwell time,  then the use the pump up sprayer to wet out the steps, then extract with the wet vac, then towel off.

this to me is the best possible method to 'LM' clean stairs

[jim mca]

Have you looked at the vibadry from dry fusion remember a post a while back about it

[Robin Ray]

The concept looks interesting, but the machine looks like an orbital sander with a bonnet on the bottom.... maybe that will work.

[Jamie Pearson]

Vacuum

Variable speed angle grinder.

Brush or pad holder

Encap

[gwrightson]

I will have to try that , variable anyes, harder work gle grinder , i do at the moment  have a bucket of encap solution and work up to a foam on the steps with a brush and a thourough aggitation, worls well but yes harder work.

Geoff

[Jamie Pearson]

Waterfed polisher works well.

[Robin Ray]

That looks superb!

I will definitely look in to that.

[craignozza]

Yeah but make sure its a variable speed one as it might be too fast for what you intend to use it for 

[clinton]

Sometimes you have to be carefull as it will spread any crud when doing the stairs etc..

[Jamie Pearson]

make sure its a variable speed

Definately