OP Unit Cons

I was there Steve and here is what I saw on the first beige moderatly soiled Nylon carpet:

1/ Both halves were pre-vacuumed.

This is a step frequently done by vlm'ers and rarely by TM operators, IMO

2/ John went first and did his OP thing for literally a 4 minutes, using only 1 Pad which turned a medium gray on both sides.
John, thought that he was just competing with a wand (like most tech work) hooked up to one of those unmentionable TM's. Carpet looked good and was damp to touch. Terry B gave it a swipe with a clean white cotton towel and got almost no transfer.

3/ Mike the proceeds to do what very few tm techs do - he presprayed the carpet & spent about 3 minutes scrubbing it in with a Rotary and a Red buffing Pad.

4/ Mike then went over this carpet a few times with his unmentionable brand tm "Vortex" and a few more dry strokes than most would do - 4 minutes.

5/ Mike then put a dry cotton Pad on his Rotary and Post Padded (again something few actually do) using both sides of the Pad for another 3 minutes.
Terry gave it a swipe with a clean white cotton towel and got almost no transfer.

Conclusion, the carpet was pulled outside where visually there was no diference and bsides dried quickly.

Mike took longer but he charges more than John does. John's set up & break down was way faster, his equipment is cheaper but not as versatile re Furniture and pressure washing etc.

I'm the proud owner of the world's most reliable TM - Genesis 59 and one of John's Brute's with no agenda. Both guys are honerable gents and a credit to the industry.