Truck mount proven to be second best

I only do hwe with a tm. The last few weeks I have run across two very bad experiences where the carpet had been previously only cleaned with OP. One place strictly a bonnet approach the other location an alternating hwe and encap process.

What I found in the bonnet only location, after we gave a thorough hwe dealing with 20 years of warehouse traffic and grease beyond belief, was that the bonnet deal had been leaving a tremendous amount of chem in the carpet, which peeled right off but required a heavy dose of anti-foam. The janitor had been doing the cleaning since day one with his bonnet equipment. The carpet was encrusted or sealed over if you will with all of these years of bonnet chem buildup. Once done, areas looked really good, others were beyond help. The next day some large spots not there to begin with wicked up creating large black spots, which we rinsed out again. And the bonnet system had left large swirl marks throughout the building. But they are fairly happy with our results, accepting the pre-qual given on the job.

The second incident I had was a banquet facility being cleaned by a local competitor who switches between his tm and encap every other cleaning. The place was not happy as several spots would not clean out or would re-appear in the days following his cleaning. I bid the job but was a few pennies higher per sqft than they currently pay, and while unhappy and needing a change they would not pay the cost increase to get the results they wanted.

So my point being, I have not been impressed by the two situations I ran across with either bonnet or encap results. I think a good flushing with hwe is the only way to go. I do a dozen local banquet facilities, all hwe. I do restaurants, country clubs etc. all food based locations. Get a good prespray and rinse it out well. Pre-scrub if needed in the waiter stations and in/out of the kitchen.