Commercial Olefin Cleaning

I think OP is great... but how much do pads cost...???and are they readily avaiable... ???you need 1000 or so????

with the machine cost ...the pad costs... the chemical costs...wow it'll almost put you into a truckmounted unit...

I need prices

Mr. Steamer,

The prices are not even close.  Rough figures are as follows:  Canadian Funds of course....

OP machine $3500 tops, $1500 used

Pads $10 each (My source: hand made and top quality) (Only need 50-100 pads)

Chemicals costs are less because you use a hell of lot less water

Truckmount plus 3/4 ton $10-50,000 + gas to operate on a monthly basis,

truck and truckmount repairs, 10,000 hours life of truckmount (I have a 20 year old rotary with '0' lost days of production), cost for heated storage in winter etc.

In my opinion it is much cheaper.  If you are a die hard steamer then don't bother.  If you are into using safer methods (ie. wick back on olefin) with no chance of call backs in certain situations, then it is a valuable tool to add to your arsenal.

GGGGGGGGG

Gmoney is right on his statement of course. Pad cleaning is incredably profitable both on it's input costs being lower than those of operating a TM, and the premium you can get for it over other methods because so few people do it. In the GTA this is a needed service! The steam cleaners there are so busy chopping each others prices, that few make the $100 per hour they should for their labour. John Geurkink gets .30/sq ft American where he lives, and that is about .40/sq ft in Canadian terms. How many of you get that much for your cleaning? Not many I suspect.

Add this on as another tool in your tool box and get out of the downward price spiral so many of your competiors are in. You don't have to participate you know. People that get well paid  get that way by being different from the crowd, not blending in. With this system, you have that chance of being different. Will you take it?

Seems a little high. But if true, you guys are going to luv the Hi-Tech Pads I am working on for the pad machine. It is one of my projects. They will cost less than this price and work better as well. When ready for market, you will read about them here first.

Who said that pads can't glide better too?

Superglide Ken

Why don't you share where we can get these pads Diva?

OP Machines are perceived to be overly expensive in Canada. Approximately $3,000.00 but coming down in price. You use so little chemical it's almost insignificant. And pads sell for between 6 & 8 dollars U.S. funds.

I have a customer who purchases cotton toweling by the yard and has his wife on her sewing machine whip fifty or so up in no time at a very low cost. I had better shut up before I put myself out of business.

PS
The other factor in OP cleaning is that you require a lower wage earner. No water to haul, no hoses to wind up, no pump to break down, no heavy fuel cost and no freezing. A one man operation and because you are doing something different than most you can market at a higher price and get it while working out of the back seat of your car if you choose. Although I believe a van with a wrap is excellent advertising.