Portable Extractor and traffic lanes/heavy solied

Just cleaning a floor of office space and noticed after 3 or 4 days heavy traffic areas were showing soil again. Haven't been using floor dryers as it's pretty dry up here, but this year has been heavier humidity.

Cleaned floor with clean water and no soap on friday with carpet dryer running. Found that a lot of areas had cleared up but still showing dirt.

We have been using prespray with clean water and agitating heavily soiled areas with nylon brush. Also having some issues with not being able to lift carpet pile. We are looking into an RX-20, but would love some more feedback.

Have looked at some encapsulation, but local dealer does not have a clue but has been a great resource on current procedure

Definitely don't want to hide the dirt, would love to remove it.

We are using a SC Johnson Heavy duty prespray and local supplier does carry the Johnson line as well as ChemSpec. Would love a recommendation on product or technique to remove it.

Again, it's commercial carpet glued to concrete

Mrhooie,

Visit vacaway.com and get the green version of Assassin which encaps and his green encap adding hydrogen peroxide to the prespray.  Clean the carpet with a bonnet only.  Do this only after several slow passes with a good vacuum to properly dry extract dirt.  After prespraying the area use a showerfeed shampoo head to power agitate the chemical into the fibers.  Now do your bonnet cleaning.

1.  Restorative dry extraction
2.  Prespray area with encap
3.  Prespray the heavy traffic area with Assassin
4.  Power agitate
5.  Bonnet clean

I personally use a mop bucket to get my pads infused with cleaning solution, mostly in the warmer periods of the year but you could just spray them first.  The worst spots should get hit with the pad first as they need an extra shot at times.  Follow with a dry pad.  Clean carpet NSEW like a compass.  Side to side then perpendicular side to side.

I agree with John.  But I also believe chemicals formulated to address the specific issues are a component of a successful strategy.  However, as John says, the right tools for the job go a long way.  My father was a carpenter just as his father was.  They carried lots of tools, each on with a specific task in mind.  Without the right tools for the job, it's tough to get anything done.  Can't cut wood with a hammer.

Lifting the pile is an important factor in restoring - rather than just cleaning - a carpet.