My pal Jeff Cross has been all into Infographics lately. Well his new love for them gave me the idea to get onboard with Infographics too. Here's my first one. I plan to offer more later. This one's intended for "carpet cleaners", I'm planning to make something for the carpet cleaner's customers too. 

Hello and Merry Christmas everyone!

I recently cleaned a 2nd home for a family from Chicago. The upstairs carpet was almost new but had a few stains on it. The wife had tried unsuccessfully to remove these stains with a scrub brush and store-bought stain removal solution.

I cleaned the carpet with my Challenger, DS2, and microglides. Only 1 stain remained (it was a bad rust stain and I told this lady that it would be difficult to remove.)

Upon inspecting the carpet, i saw that, wherever she had attempted to remove a stain, there was now a clump of fuzzy carpet. I am assuming that it was tip bloom?? Nowhere else did I find any type of fiber damage except where she had attempted to remove a stain.

I used lubricated pads, kept the machine moving, ....


Here are my questions:

1. Was this damage in fact from the scrubbing with a scrub brush? I explained that the fiber damage was due to the scrubbing, in a very nice way.

2. Should I mention that fiber damage can happen if there has been scrubbing?

This happened also in the basement where the carpet was older. I used good technique there, too, but there was some fuzziness, especially on the stairs. Can a residential carpet cleaner, like a hoover, cause this kind of damage?

Of couse I want to be honest and take responsibility if it was my doing that damaged the carpet. But I don't think it was my newbieness in this case.

I would love any advice. Thank you.





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2. Should I explain that if any scrubbing has been done in the past that this tiblooming could occur? I didn't say that (it has never happened to me before) but now I think that I may have to say that in my inspection.

I had no luck with searching, so I'll ask what may be a common question: Suppose you knew an old, frugal guy who could only buy one machine for VLM. Would you recommend he buy: the BrushPro, or the Vario? This old guy also does HWE and thinks either machine would add to that.

Remember, the old guy can only rob one liquor store to pay for this, so he needs a good all-rounder. Which machine and why?

I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
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Regards
Geoff

Well my sample pack just arrived, not two hours after I bid a hideous houseful of carpet. A move-in cleaning. Ladies and gentlemen, it is the sort of place that deserves a good dose of floor stripper well agitated, then an undue amount of clubbing followed by sandblast. Oh yeah, an acid rinse. Maybe sacrifice a chicken.

So hopefully, next week I can try out the Releasit side by side with other products. This is going to be fun!

Has anybody had there bearings go out on wheels on cimex

Reader, if you are new to encapping (like me), then go order a sample pack of any three products. You pay the shipping, Rick provides the samples! I did and can't wait to do side by side comparisons to what I now use. To me, this is a GOOD deal! Get some! Look in the Products section.

Been using the vario on my area rugs that come in. The trinity is too aggressive and bunches it up more than the vario. For area rugs it works well. My only issue is the handle broke and locking mechanism does not lock the handle in the up position anymore. Anyone experience this? Any easy permanent fixes? Thanks

A simple approach that works!

I would like to wish everyone and their families a very Blessed and Merry Christmas and A Happy New Years. Also any other Faiths that they may follow.