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    Posted: 04/October/2009 at 6:46am
Well, I did it, took nightriders advice and tried the Tide at a real customer. I wasn't sure at first, I thought it would not do as good as a job on restaurant grease as it did on my fathers garage carpet. I cleaned using a walk behind 10 gallon porty with a cylinder brush in the front. It was a small 2000 sq ft  greek restaurant and was unable to get near to restaurant due to street repairs with my truckmount. Took a little longer but I tell you Tide works. I used Tide He, put a capfull to every 10 gallon fill-up. The recovery tank was vertually suds free ( No defoamer used ) and the owner was impressed when he saw the black water being poured down the sewer. His carpet was an emerald green after cleaning and pretty close to black when I started. I have to do other tests on residential carpets, but for now,  on commercial jobs, I'm sold on the Tide. You can count me out from buying all this carpet cleaning crap chemicals that suck you in with fancy claims just to jack up their profit margins using nice labels and distributorships to pond off garbage .
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Pictures????

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For years and years window  cleaners have used Sunlight dish soap.... so there you go.
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Originally posted by cmaster cmaster wrote:

Pictures????
Cmaster you can see a box of Tide at the grocery store.  You can even chose between powder and liquid??? maybe nightrider can send you a pic of each???Guitar
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LOL LOL !! Here it is cmanster
 
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Sorry , I didn't take any pictures, didn't even think of that. How do you post pictures here anyway . Next time I will take some pictures ( Have a Chinese place to do during the the week. Better than pictures, why not just try it for yourself, and see the results first hand. You will be able to see, feel, and smell the results ( can't do that with me posting a picture ) All I'm saying is that Tide works, maybe other detergents work well too, I don't know, but, for now Tide is my new commercial carpet cleaning chemical. Good-bye all the so called professional carpet cleaning chemicals.
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Glad to see you tried " Tide " out and gave it a chance to work its wonders as a cleaning agent. Yes, other detergents work equally as well ( look to see if it contains enzymes ) I prefer  "Tide " because of its fragrance left behind after the job is done, the customers like it too. I did another 8 Chinese restaurants last week all with " Tide " and all with great results. My customers know I use " Tide " and I am not afraid to show off the container. Some laugh and don't believe it's "Tide " When I wash my hands with it and offer them some to take home to ask their wife.....they believe.....they believe more when they see the results of the carpet, some that don't use " Tide " at home are now switching over from what they are using now. I love the demo of washing my hands with it, and then I say " Do you think I would be washing my hands with a caustic carpet chemical " One guy took a capfull, put it into his sink, filled it with hot water and put all his kitchen rags to soak over night including his chefs apron. Not one has ever disputed the price because I use " Tide " . I even tell them to buy some in case of a coffee spill or whatever, and I tell them to suck it up with a shop vac for a quick fix.
 
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Wow, guess I’m going to have to try the Tide on a restaurant.  Nightrider, I’m guessing you are just rinsing with one capful per 10 gallons of rinse water?  Or, do you prespray?

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I was the one cleaning with 1 capfull per 10 gallons of water, not nightrider . I was using a 10 gallon porty with a brush in front. I used that dilution to actually clean the carpet. The machine is only a 100 psi unit with a brush, that's it. Went over the area only once pulling back slowly, machine is 30 inches ( maybe smaller ) , trigger left open on the pump while I cleaned. Oh, I forgot I also put a capful of fabric softener with the Tide. Nightrider mentioned he did that in one of his posts, so I tried it. Went by the restaurant to get paid today and the carpet looked good, not sticky, and the owner happy. Gave me a free supper , then asked if I can clean his office for free next time I clean the place. lol
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swallow your pride....try Tide

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You mean , Clean with Pride...use Tide
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So you used it as a rinse agent? What did you use for a prespray? Ermm
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easy off oven cleaner -- just kidding!
I will look for eco friendly laundry and fabric rinse at try it on my home carpet.
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I found it, seventh generation makes liquid laundry soap - all their stuff is green - that is baby gentle and they have a fabric softener.  I think I will apply the laundry soap with a showerfeed on the rotary and follow with the extractor containing fabric softener.  Since this is white berber, I can easily tell if it is doing the job as well as you all report and I can watch for resoiling rates.
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