[heritagecleaning]

I have a commercial job next weekend and I have some Releasit samples (thank you Jamie) to try.

I have some DS2, Hyrox and Punch. Presumably DS2 is for the more general encapping i.e. the less soiled areas, but on this particular job the traffic lanes are much blacker, so preumably I would need to opt for the Punch or Hydrox for these areas. Which ones do people think would be best and at what concentration?

Up to now I have used Dynamall for encapping, which seems very good, espcially on drink stanis, but seems to strugge wit the really hammered areas.

Cheers 

[neil 47]

I would hwe the really bad areas first encap the rest then finish off encapping the hwe areas .

Encapping has it's limits

[Jamie Pearson]

You have a few options here depending how bad it is:

You could prespray with Punch and allow to dwell then clean with DS2
You can spray with DS2 allow to dwell then clean with DS2
You could extract the bad areas at low psi with Punch then bonnet off. No need to pre-spray just flush through using your wand and punch.
You can extract with Punch then spray with DS2 and pad/scrub.

The hydrox I would keep more for the drink spills and food spots on this one.

Punch is basically a traffic lane cleaner with high surfactancy, polymer encapsulation (so no sticky reside) low foaming for extracting and has Soileze protector.

Give the office a call if you want to discuss further.

[stuart_clark]

I have a pub to clean in a couple of weeks, its a belgian wilton right through in good condition and about eight years, I am not going to risk hwe so its in with the chemstractor and Cimex , think its going to beDS2  for me



Stuart

[Jamie Pearson]

Be good to see some before and after pics of that Stuart if possible.

[stuart_clark]

Yes I will do that, its not trashed but quite dirty trafgic lanes , but as you can imagne a very busy pattern,   I wouldn't have a problem cleaning it by hwe if it was a domestic carpet, but a pub !  its about 250 sq mts dont want to risk split seams



Stuart

[Buckland]

Stuart - good luck with the pub but can I ask what you label as a 'Belgian Wilton' by this do you mean synthetic cut pile with natural jute backing or what? I have used the term myself when talking to customers (regular pub jobs) but they very seldom have a clue what that means or why I am cautious - I always make a point of finding out what it is I am cleaning but usually hwe sometimes post bonnet to dry entrances etc and have never had any problems - there are alot of scare stories around but in practice you would have to be pretty careless to shrink one - they get a fair bit of trodden-in moisture on them anyway esp. around bar area - I can see if the fixings are poor its a different thing but normally you should be fine

dave

[stuart_clark]

Buckland

A Belgium wilton in  most cases is a polypropylene woven carpet  with a very tight weave , and a cotton and jute backing, and as we know polypropylene dosent absorb moisture,  the cleaning solution very quickly can get through to the backing and shrinkage occurs
I dont have a problem cleaning them in a domestic situation as long as they are well fitted or the customer doesn't have a problem with me tacking them down, but a pub carpet is just too much of a risk, too many points where it may shrink if I use hwe , hence low moisture and as I have a cimex , its a walk in the park

I did come across a woolen BW a few years ago but its the one I've seen


Stuart