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    Posted: 14/September/2004 at 12:56am

Ok! Using a Bonnet pad cleaning not the nice heavy bonnet but the commercial flat pad with green stripes we get results. Since we have finally got a TM we used a rotovac and got major brownout callback the next day which we used a bonnet pad as described above to resolve this embarrasment our jaws hit the ground when we seen the grey carpet turn brown all over the place.

Therefore my question on olefin or commercial carpet using tm what other detergent can we use to resolve this knowing that we used excessive water. The rotovac is not good for olefin carpet. Just my opinion!

I do know using hatian cotten uphostery cleaner on upholstery my understanding is you do not get brownout on white furniture. SAFE

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Rotovac cleans good, but uses too much water for olefin ond most commercial carpet. Get a glide wand and use an acid side rinse, and you will have no problems with them.
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Therefore my question on olefin or commercial carpet using tm what other detergent can we use to resolve this knowing that we used excessive water. The rotovac is not good for olefin carpet. Just my opinion!

Well... wouldn't you turn down your pressure & use an acid post-spray?  Sorry if that sounds too simplistic, but after 7 months, I've not had this issue.

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Acid rinse or Acid post spray it is. Actually it was with the rotovac and portable we had the problems. We will use the glide wand as instead. We have noticed a great difference with the portable wand we have versus the glide we received with the tm.

Just a dumb question if we did use the tm with a glide wand with the pressure down with no acid rinse does anyone do that.

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Using a rotary tool on a glued downed olefin I think is uneccessary.  The weight of the olefin will play a major part in the success of the tool.  The subfloor is also a major concern if it is uneven.  We use agitation a high ph and maybe we a lucky we have had not problems.  We believe in the KISS method for our daily cleaning chores and find it usually works. (KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.) Somtimes because you have all those marvelous expensicve tools a simple wand will do the trick.Guitar
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commercial carpets all react different it also depends on the amount of air flow.... the less water the better.  I might use the brush on my rotor machine if the carpet can handle it...or maybe pads all depends... then I'll steam at 200 psi no rinse... all the while air movers on to start drying right away
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Padding also works well on this type of carpet, but I would not use that method myself if you were doing a large job over a few thousand sq ft.
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Originally posted by doug doug wrote:

Using a rotary tool on a glued downed olefin I think is uneccessary.


Possibly.... HOWEVER....I had an accountant's office to do that took up the complete 13th floor (side note: unlike the US, Australians have a 13th floor... it was one of the biggest shocks when I moved over here.)

It was glue-down olifin that pretty much stretched out across half a city block.  It had never had a clean.  It was 15 years old.

Guess what tool I used? 

Yeah, you probabally meant that as a general statement....

-Allen

ps:  I've spoken with a lot of people who have ony used a wand that seem to reject power tools such as the RX  (this is not in response to your post, Doug).  I've been told that I'd never use it on residential, glue-down, or polyprop... but I do.

Is it needed?  Dunno.  It's easier for me.

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What do you mean by padding? Never heard of that term.
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Please show the pad machine , Ted.
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I have been using Padman's  Oscillating machine successfully on quite a few Olefins after I bought his machine 3 months ago. After I pre-spray, I let the VLM dwell for 10 to 15 minutes and for this type of carpet I squeeze the pad more than usual before throwing it on the carpet. When I have done 400 SQF and start another area I can actually see the first area drying before my eyes. No problems with wickbacks that way. Besides the method cleans really well.

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Originally posted by Superglide Ken Superglide Ken wrote:

Please show the pad machine , Ted.

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Padding utilizes the OP machine like shown in Kens crafty video..LOL

I loved it Ken.

 

Now as to bonnet padding with your green stripe, try doing the same thing even with a rotary using a cotton terri pad, then compare the amount of soil removed, it will amaze you.

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