Instead of pads, if so do they clean as good?

Thanks, Kevin

I used the brushes for years until encap came out a couple of years age. I still use them for residential cut pile carpeting before extracting. However, for commercial looped and berber I'm finding that I like the pads better.

Mark, are you referring to having used the brushes on your comex for years? or are you talking about a rotary?

i have the soft brushes for my Cimex. the FP pads do a far better job of cleaning. the soft brushes do good on lightly soiled carpet. do a Search on soft brushes, you can read a little more of my review on them

thanx --- Derek.

after using pads on a rotory, after getting the cimex , I used the brushes on it for awhile, wasn't to impressed. after swithing to the pads on the cimex, now it a real cleaning machine. I had a bouncing problem with the brushes too that I havent had with the pads.

Brian

If you are doing alot of berber or comm glue down then go with the fp pads. The few res jobs that I do, are high end ones(owners of Facilities)and sometimes the custy has an issue with swirle marks so I use Brushes. The brushes are less agressive so you should take that into consideration, still good to have the brushes on hand for lightly soiled carpet.

I just did a job the other day, Mult-Millionare, Owner of half the hotles in my area, house was a dump, cat p@@P every where, carpet hadn't been clean since he bought the place. Any way I made him sign a wavier If the carpet fell appart I was not responsible, so I broke out my brushes, and much to the surprise of the owner,,Cimex/Relesit your guys know how that came out...

Derek,
I've been using the Cimex since moving to FL in 1986 while working for someone else. I bought my first Cimex in 1995 & until Rick came on the scene I used brushes except for floor stripping or tile & grout.

Check that, I used brushes for tile & grout also.