09-28-2014, 09:12 AM
I love VLM for carpet cleaning. I will say that I use a two step process on residential and rat nastys. I own a VonSchrader LMX and use their products. What I like about the system is that the brush will dig deep down into the carpet fibers. The stuff that I pull out of the carpets is amazing, even after I have vacuumed it with a Certified Pile Lifter. The 2nd thing that I like , is that it does extract the dirt back into the machine. After that I will spray the carpets with either Rick's Realasit or another Encap solution , then use my 175/300 rpm buffer with a cotton bonnet pad. I do this for three reasons. One, it will pick up more dirt , two , the LMX cannot get close to the baseboards , and finally , it is dry when I walk out of the customers house. If you are going to use Dry Foam, I suggest using a bucket heater, it is a game changer with dry foam cleaning. On CGC , my 175/300 works great by itself. I have thought about getting an OP machine because I do use an Oreck Orbitor on staircase's after I extract with a portable spotting machine. It does a great job however a larger one would make life much easier. I do like the one Rick sells better than the others for a few reasons. First , I can see it lasting much longer than the other two and 2nd , because I have Never seen a carpet cleaner complain about Rick or anyone at Excellent Supply. There customer service is top notch, just like the service that I receive from VonScharder. I hope that this helps.