In a post below you mentioned mixing alcohol with releasit for a pre spray...can you explain more why and when and how you would do that...

thanks

Alcohol can be added to just about any detergent without any detrimental effects. In this case, Dave was able to tell the prospect that he was using a natural solvent. So in this situation the alcohol was primarily just used for marketing purposes. However alcohol is a decent low cost solvent. It can be used to spike detergents and you'll see a slight measure of increased solvency. It also speeds up the drying a little bit. And it costs very little to use. It's a handy item to have on hand. However you should be mindful that alcohol is flammable so you're adding a possibly hazardous chemical to your inventory.




Rick Gelinas
encapman

If I were cleaning a trashed carpet would it be benificial to add some alcohol to the cimex tank with the releasit...if so how much? and do I just use rubbing alcohol from the drug store...

Yep just buy the cheap rubbing alcohol at the drug store. Dump a bottle into a tank of detergent and you'll have a little added solvency and slightly speedier drying. It's not gonna set any records, but it's a little bit of a boost. Don't over do it though because alcohol will also kill the foaming action and you need to see a little foam in order to gauge how much detergent you're applying to the carpet. You can also use it undiluted as a mild solvent spotter. Play around with it, I think you may find a few uses for it.




Rick Gelinas
encapman