[Simon Gerrard]

I've got a Cimex R48 and intend to get into the LM market this year.
What's the average drying time for encapping?

Simon

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I'm not convinced that it dries really fast I take an air mover so I can speed dry and go over areas again, not really much help but this way I can get most areas feeling dry before I leave the building.

Shaun

[peter maybury]

Simon
it will depend on how much you put down and this will depend on the degree of soiling. Again as you will mainly be doing synthetic tiles without much absorbency a lot will depend on the pad that you use. An absorbent pad will leave less moisture. You will not really be selling the benefits of fast drying over something as powerful as the titan, and on a lot of the jobs that I do a faster drying time is not the benefit. If you have oxidisers in the product then you want it to stay down for longer to get the benefits from that anyway.

Peter

[Simon Gerrard]

I've done some areas on a few ships with low profile and the carpet seemed almost as damp at hwe but the result was quite good. With the R48 is seems a bit of a challenge to get enough moisture down to get the light foaming effect without getting too much down. It's a learning curve I guess.

Simon

[Jamie Pearson]

The trick is to get it flowing then just pulse the trigger to keep topping up the bowl that then dispeses to the brushes.

Another way is to set the tap at what would be 7 o clock looking at the machine then open up the valve more as after the tank gets to the half way point.

[*Hector*]

welcome to the dark dry side Simon..... 

I knew you would get here in the end ... 

[neil 47]

 I like the Lm but have found that if the areas are heavily soiled you have to apply more product which really leaves it just as wet as hwe and takes more work , but on the plus side the vast majority that isnt as soiled ids dry in 40 mins or so .

I     have been using Dynamall and found it very good on stains and smells strong so seems to cust as you have improved their environment

I think a combination of hwe with a small machine and lm is a good system as jl suggested

[gwrightson]

 I like the Lm but have found that if the areas are heavily soiled you have to apply more product which really leaves it just as wet as hwe and takes more work , but on the plus side the vast majority that isnt as soiled ids dry in 40 mins or so .

I     have been using Dynamall and found it very good on stains and smells strong so seems to cust as you have improved their environment

I think a combination of hwe with a small machine and lm is a good system as jl suggested
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actually Neil I find  that you can put to much solution down, the trick is to go over the area again , with out the solution, and where you have a stain that has the potential to wick, omit the solution from the stain, go around the area with solution and move machine from across.
geoff

[peter maybury]

I broke my texatherm machine a couple of weeks ago and it has really brought home the importance of having a good heavy, slow machine with a lot of torque. I have 4 other rotaries and they just do not clean to anywhere near the standard of the texatherm. The lighter machine are just not up to the job. Obviously the planetary motion of the cimex or an orbital motion is going to be a better improvement again.
I now have 2 more texatherm machines coming and the one I intend fitting a tank and pump to so that I turn it into a one man operation with higher productivity.
Peter