(10-22-2016, 06:41 PM)encapman Wrote: Encap-Punch Is an encapsulation pre-spray. It is designed to work in harmony with our encapsulation detergents like Encap-Clean DS2. It can be useful to add some extra "PUNCH" when cleaning a heavily soiled carpet. The nice thing about using Encap-Punch is that it won't mess up the crystallization process of the Releasit. It is entirely compatible with our Crystalon3 encap polymer.
The carpet you have photographed above would do well with Encap-Punch. Mix it at the max dilution, which is 12 ounces per gallon. Spray it on the soiled areas and give it a few minutes of dwell time. Then clean the carpet like normal using your Cimex Machine with Encap-Clean DS2. You will probably find that you can dispense a little bit less solution from your Cimex machine following an application of Encap-Punch as a pre-spray. It would also be helpful to use FiberPlus Max pads on your Cimex who your cleaning a bad carpet like that.
It also looks like there is a brownish hue to the carpet. If that is the case, it might also be good to do a quick post cleaning with Encap-HydrOx - if you happen to notice any brown tinge remaining of the carpet. You could lightly run back over the carpet afterward with Encap-HydrOx and bonnets to quickly knock out any browning.
Be sure to take some before and after pictures!
Thanks for your advice. The carpet I posted did not look much better after I treated, i'm not sure if I followed your adviced on this one. I did sprayer some punch from a bottle though and did not see much results.
On the bright side, I did this other job (pictures attached), first I did releaseit and nothing, looked almost the same, slightly cleaner.
Then I followed your advise, used punch as prespray at max dilution, followed by regular cleaning with releaseit and it changed a lot.
Still...I aim for perfection and it's far from it, however, the job I did now it's something I feel I can charge for, as opposed to what I did with the Cimex and releaseit only.
Also, I did some hallways, and finally got the hang of the Cimex, the trick is to always use it in the same direction as I did in a hallway (pictures attached)
Is it better to keep Punch at 1:10 or Hydrox as a prespray or as a spotting sprayer if I come up to stains that I believe will not come out with reglular Releaseit + Cimex? Also, there was a flood that water made a big mark (whiteish) into the commercial carpet. Releaseit took some of it, but not all, what would you use?
One more question, I use beige fiber plus pads. You mentioned fiber plus max pads. I had never heard of them until you said it. I ordered a case but job is done for now. The question I have regarding this is, are these pads better at scrubbing nasties? or just faster? Would I have got better results with those or the same? (assuming I took my time with the beige pads)
Link for pictures: https://postimg.org/gallery/2m3x07t4c/e9ce031f/