I'm going to be using a 175rpm Koblenz, until I get a Cimex, would it be better to use a cotton bonnet or
the new pads ? Would the cotton absorb to much of the
encapsulant to work efectively?

I just thought if you were using cotton bonnets and changeing them you would be picking up alot more dirt then the remaining could be vacuumed out the following day.

Thanks
Chris @ Superior

Use a white buffing pad or Ricks FiberPlus pads, I haven't used Ricks pads yet but I'm sure there the best.
After the buffing pad if you feel you need to then you can bonnet traffic areas.
I have used a 300rpm rotary on an account with a white pad and Rick's Releasit, I shower fed the cleaner and scrubbed with the white pad and that's it.
The carpet looked as good or better than anything else I have used.
I have found, for some reason white pads works better than red.

Well said Mr Brown. Jeff's advice is sound.



Rick Gelinas

I get a little concerned when reading about some of the pads that are being used on a floor machine for carpet care. The fiberplus or the white pad are all I would ever use, anything else I think is asking for trouble.

Don is right to be concerned, I would never use a red pad with a rotary.
When I tested a white pad vs a red it was on a carpet that was already trashed and with an orbital pad machine, a rotary creates more friction than op.
From what I have read, Rick's pads would be better for performance and durability.

I was talking about thick cotton pads used for the CCS
Oscillator, I think they're similar to the fiberplus pads. I haven't seen them yet so I'm not sure.

Sorry if you thought I was talking about the pads used for stone work etc.



I was just a little concerned about the fiberplus pads being to agressive on a direct drive rotary for thicker carpeting especially if you were going to use it for resitentual.

The machine I use is a Chemstractor which is a 175 RPM roto. I use the regular shower feed from the shampoo tank.

I have used Rick's Fiber Plus pads on 3 residential jobs now, and had used the regular shampoo brush before. The Fiber Pads work a lot better than the brush, the job goes faster and the Releasit goes further because the pads make more foam.

The residential jobs carpet was mostly nylon plush, but also 1 wool berber, 1 olefin berber and a polyester plush.

Gary

For Encap I use a white pad that is used to polish floors. This pads are tuff and good for aggressive cleaning.