We've been using the Cimex and Releasit for about the past year or so, with outstanding results. Mainly we use it in our large commercial accounts that we also provide with janitorial service.

Yesterday, a customer that owns a chain of restaurants calls and asks if we do "Dry" system carpet cleaning. I think to myself Hmmm... Dry clean - Restaurant carpets - NO WAY !!!
I know why the lights are always dimmed at these places! And it ain't because the foods ugly - the carpets are.

But, he had just had new carpets put in 1 location and several others are slated for the next few months. And it looks like this could be a good little piece of business.

In the past they always used a vendor with a TM and had the carpets cleaned regularly (monthly). 2x month in winter(upstate NY)

This time the carpet manufacturer has recommended using a dry system.(monthly)

I would appreciate any feed back especially if anyone has restaurant experience with the Cimex and Releasit
- Good or Bad.

Thanks for your help.

Patrick Martin

GenieMaster

what kind of restaruant??? that may make one of the biggest choices wether it can be done or not..

i dont think it would work on chinese, i may be wrong but ick

While I don't do restaurants, a friend of mine does several.

Months back, I gave him a demo- 1/2 of the carpet done with a Truck Mount and RX-20, half with my Chemstractor and Releasit Encapsulating Detergent.

My half was done in half the time as the TM, and there was no visible difference in appearance.

So... I would say, yes it does work, but ya gotta dry vac thoroughly first!!

Gary

I have used the Cimex/Releasit system in 3 restaurants. 1 was a Mexican food restaurant that everything seems okay in. The other two, a seafood restaurant and a gourmet cafe, it has not done well in. I both cases, the carpet seemed to them as if it re soiled faster. They have been happy when I've hwe the restaurants! I have learned during my relationship with the two having problems the following issues. The gourmet cafe vacuums fairly regularly, but not consistently and in a hit and miss style. The seafood restaurant doesn't even own a vacuum! They broom sweep the floor every night! I have explained to them the ineffectiveness of this "method" and its detriment to the overall appearance of the carpet. They won't buy one because everytime they do, their employees break it! Hmmmm.....maybe only certain ones shoud be allowed to use it.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents on restaurants. I would say that if you've got a restaurant where the owners/employees actually vacuum daily, Releasit is a viable option. If they don't, extract it.

If the customer says that this is what they want, then give it to them. Releasit will work as well as or better than any other "dry" system. You can always extract difficult areas if necessary.

yes, It may be a job where you will need to implement dual methods.
In the not very bad areas,, encap for productivity/speed/looks.
ON the nasty areas, esp in mex/chinese, etc.. type of stores,, you may need to prepad, agitate, HWE and flush those areas.
then maybe encap over them when done.

Play it by ear.

But multiple methods in some of the 'harder' restaurants will probably serve you better.

Like Gary said,, prevac really really well.

Success to ya buddy.

Steve Dobson
ProFloor
Custom Cleaning Services

Hey Stephen,
What is prepad. I've heard of prespray (or precondition), agitate and HWE, which is what I normally did until uncapping proved successful. But, why would you prepad?

prepad'ing is when I use a rotary and cotton pads to agitate or clean prior to HWE>

Normally, I prespray and mech agitate with either my cimex or rotary, both with synthetic FP pads, but at times I use cotton pads and absorb. then slightly mist prespray again and then HWE.

If there is alot of cooking oils.
I may mist a solvent,, pad out the oils,, then prespray my normal chem, agitate with a rake/brush the 2nd time, then HWE.
Or if the carpets are black and I think it has came off of blacktop lots.. lots of that here.

Its just another method for me.
someprespray and agitate,, with a co solvent from their spray.
I prefer to mist a solvent, since waters and oils dont mix, then get the oil off the surface so that my prespray can do its job.
Alot more in my mist vs. a co solvency in normal presprays. Make sense?

it doesnt take hardly any time longer.

Most folks prespray and suck.
Then tell the folks "thats about as clean as it can get"

I usually beg to differ.
If its worn.. thats one thing. But if its soiled or blackened, thats another.
I wanna get it all. Not just try one thing of two and figure it wont come out.

sorry to elaborate but thats how I use prepad'ing vs normal mech agitation.

Dobs

Steve Dobson
ProFloor
Custom Cleaning Services

Thanks,
Makes sense.