Rick or somebody please give a breif explanation of the difference beween the beige and grey pads. Other than the obvious the grey is more aggressive. When and where are either pad used. Is there anywhere one should not be used. So much to learn and so little time.lol

BTW Rick I got the order in this am just fine thanks for the propmtness. I have a few demos set for today. I'll let you know how they go.

I like asking the question for once.
Pete

Hey Pete.
Read Ricks reply down below on the attatchment thread. He covers it a little bit.

I use the beige on most jobs. Always when agitating residentials if I use my cimex in that arena. I dont encap as a stand alone method in residentials, rather, I use my cimex to agitate my prespray and sometimes too, to bring or disperse my prespray thru, whether it is an encapsulant or normal prespray.

With that being said, When do I use the gray pads?
On commercial settings.. when it is a low, tight looped CGD.

It is about 20% more aggressive (per Rick) and gives you a little boost on the agitation.
They are nice pads.. as he stated.. they dont' go as far.. and I use the beige pads most of the time.

You could use the beige on every single job and be fine. But occassionally, I will place a set of 'grays' on there and have at it.

I hope this helps. I really didnt answer anything I guess.

When in doubt.. use the beige. You won't go wrong.

Best of luck buddy. It will come to you very quick.

Dobs

Steve Dobson
ProFloor
Custom Cleaning Services

The gray colored FiberPlus Max pads are slightly more aggressive than the standard FiberPlus pads. The Max pads can help you cut approximately 20% from your time when you're scrubbing trashed commercial carpets. However there's a trade off, the Max pads don't last quite as long because they don't have the elastomeric latex property that the standard FiberPlus pads have. Yet many people are using the Max pads as their primary pads on the majority of their commercial carpet. I will add that you should use a little common sense when you scrub with these pads because they are more aggressive and if you let the machine run for a time on a delicate fiber you could distort it. However they aren't so aggressive that they present a problem if used properly. If you were cleaning a really soft cut pile carpet you'd probably want to go with the FiberPlus pads instead. The FiberPlus Max can also be used for doing a light scrub on hard floors. They sell for $33 for a box of 15 pads.

The standard FiberPlus pads are perfect for ALL carpet types. They are a little gentler than the MAX pads. So they're safer for inexperienced operators. They will scrub any carpet extremely well. The FiberPlus pads have an elastomeric latex property built into them that gives the pads added stability so they can hold up well to carpet scrubbing. The FiberPlus pads typically last between 7,000-10,000 sq ft per installation of pads. Therefore a $30 box of 15 pads will clean 35,000-50,000 sq ft of carpet, so they're very CHEAP to work with.

We tested a lot of different pads from different manufacturers before choosing this blend for our carpet scrubbing pads. The standard FiberPlus pads have proven to be perfect for carpet cleaning, and the FiberPlus Max pads are a nice alternative too. Pads are ideal for carpet scrubbing because they disperse the detergent more evenly than brushes, and they grip and move the fiber more efficiently as compared to brush bristles that only slide over the fiber.

So these are the the differences between the two types of pads.




Rick Gelinas
encapman

Well said Rick.

Ever thought about becoming a distributor of chems and pads?

You should check into it. HA

Steve Dobson
ProFloor
Custom Cleaning Services