I have newly started encaping on some of my comercial jobs and so far been impressed. But when steps are involved I end up setting up my portable anyways. Is there a way to encap steps properly

Rob McNall
Worlds Best Cleaner
Well Canada's
Well Elmira's
Ok my homes
Maybe I should find new work

Hi rob.
I asked rick that and it has been quite a popular question on here. He suggested the Orick Orbital to us. i have mine on order. I attended an IICRC class yesterday, we talked about encapsulation, and that was the preferred method there as well.
Go to www.orick.com and check out their Orbital.
nice little machine. The Cimex def. doesnt fit on stairs. lol. I have done a few lightly soiled ones by hand and a car buffer tool with a pad on it. Worked good too. but i am awaiting the Orbital , probably today, and i will have a second.. shorter handle made for it for stairs and tight areas. Just my 2 cents. But this came from Rick. Others will tell you their methods too. Thanks and Good Luck.

Did you try (Steps) search

As an OP user, I used to do steps with the Argo
Argonaut, then switched to a $50 Sears orbital car
buffer faced with velcro to hold the pad in place.
Today I was faced with heavily soiled steps in a hotel.
Each stair had a wide rubber or plastic lip, which didn't leave room to put the car buffer flat down on the step. So I sprayed on some Releasit, scrubbed
each step for maybe 30 - 40 seconds, and lo... They
looked better than when the dirt was actually being
absorbed into pads. (I scrubbed the Releasit in with
a $2 supermarket brush maybe 3" by 1".) I may never
pad stairs again!!

Yes I did a search I asked before I saw the search engine it was my first time on this board

Thanks for the replies



Rob McNall
Worlds Best Cleaner
Well Canada's
Well Elmira's
Ok my homes
Maybe I should find new work

I have a small triangle stiff brush which was designed to scrub carpets next to the walls. I take the handle off and turn the brush sideways and pull it towards me and get great results.

Several good ways for steps above. Another way- that I have done just once is with a Fiber Plus pad under my roto that I had been using on the rest of the carpet, I pre-sprayed all the steps, then just let the roto down 1 step and run it. The pad stayed in place OK without slipping, all the way down, including a 4 x 6 center landing.

I would not recommend this to anyone who is not a master with a roto, but if you are good with it, hey- this works.

Another way I have done several times is with my U S Products bonnet machine- for furniture mainly, but also steps. Works fine, and very quick. Any 1/4 inch drill motor with a polishing pad will work using either a furniture bonnet or one of Rick's Fiber Pads cut down to fit.

Gary

Several good ways for steps above. Another way- that I have done just once is with a Fiber Plus pad under my roto that I had been using on the rest of the carpet, I pre-sprayed all the steps, then just let the roto down 1 step and run it. The pad stayed in place OK without slipping, all the way down, including a 4 x 6 center landing.

I would not recommend this to anyone who is not a master with a roto, but if you are good with it, hey- this works.

Another way I have done several times is with my U S Products bonnet machine- for furniture mainly, but also steps. Works fine, and very quick. Any 1/4 inch drill motor with a polishing pad will work using either a furniture bonnet or one of Rick's Fiber Pads cut down to fit.

Gary