03-07-2013, 05:07 PM
FiberPlus pads are just for Encap cleaning. In other words scrubbing only. The solution is typically shower-fed through the pads. You scrub the encap detergent into the carpet with the FiberPlus pads and you're done.
With any type of bonnet you're doing more than simply scrubbing, you are also absorbing soil into the bonnet. You spray the detergent onto the carpet and then you go over each section with damp bonnets. The bonnets pick up some of the soil. Some cleaners will also "PadCap" where they will run over a freshly encapped carpet with bonnets to pull off some additional soil.
On a side point, if you're bonnet cleaning with an encap detergent such as Encap-Punch, which is a really good bonnet cleaner by the way, you'll actually be cleaning with two modes of cleaning. (1) Absorption, and (2) Encapsulation.
As I mentioned above, the MicroBeasts are nice because they'll pull a good amount of soil with the microfiber, and they also provide a nice level of agitation to the carpet.
Bottom line:
Think FiberPlus for straight encap work.
Think bonnets for absorption cleaning.
With any type of bonnet you're doing more than simply scrubbing, you are also absorbing soil into the bonnet. You spray the detergent onto the carpet and then you go over each section with damp bonnets. The bonnets pick up some of the soil. Some cleaners will also "PadCap" where they will run over a freshly encapped carpet with bonnets to pull off some additional soil.
On a side point, if you're bonnet cleaning with an encap detergent such as Encap-Punch, which is a really good bonnet cleaner by the way, you'll actually be cleaning with two modes of cleaning. (1) Absorption, and (2) Encapsulation.
As I mentioned above, the MicroBeasts are nice because they'll pull a good amount of soil with the microfiber, and they also provide a nice level of agitation to the carpet.
Bottom line:
Think FiberPlus for straight encap work.
Think bonnets for absorption cleaning.