Two Step Cleaning Process????
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Topic: Two Step Cleaning Process????
Posted By: John L
Subject: Two Step Cleaning Process????
Date Posted: 25/February/2005 at 9:58pm
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Mr. Steamer, Took a peak at your web page and it looks really nice. Just wondering aren't you skipping or skimping on your processes? 2 step process -- prespray -- rinse. That's it????
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 2:43am
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That's steamers newest method, his other 2 step was " Spit & Run " nightrider |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 7:50am
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LOL works for me... exclusive 2 step...lol... pre-spray and rinse... thats it in most cases... pre-vac I leave that to the customer... grooming after not unless I apply gard... how many more steps should thgere be??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 8:35am
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Just clean and vacuum, easy two step process. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: Rick/Magic
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 9:45am
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I pre-treat with a hydro-force...and then clean...simple...the real secret is in "well trained customers"...they all now feel if I can't get it out, then it will not come out...they don't queston my work anymore... ------------- 25 years of cleaning carpet and my back hurts |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 12:17pm
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John what would be your process then. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 12:34pm
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MR.Steamer, It's cool, 2-steps. It's your world up there. Superclean carpets, super happy custys. Your all good buddy. 1.Pre-vac 2.Pre-spray, dwell 3.Agitate traffic area's 4. Extract (rinse) 5.Groom to open up fibers for faster drying 6. Air mover, post bonnet for even faster drying Now, you have to charge more for all these steps, but you will get far superior results. Best, JL
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 1:03pm
Unfortunately we don't all live in La La land. The real world constitutes what and how you have to do. If you are in a large population where you have to survive on volume cleaning this is unrealistic. Everybody does not have an exclusive high end customer base who want to pay just to have your truck parked in front of their house. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 2:29pm
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Vacuum, prespray, and then OP provides the agitation and the cotton pads provide the soil pickup, then vacuum again. Get check go home... ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 6:02pm
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John ... look at it this way... its better to say less and do more... if it's needed...... but if I do this on every call I would be wasting my time... say if the call didn't need all this it was new carpet .. I could get sued for false advertising 1.Pre-vac 2.Pre-spray, dwell 3.Agitate traffic area's 4. Extract (rinse) 5.Groom to open up fibers for faster drying 6. Air mover, post bonnet for even faster drying
I will do some of these thing if it's needed.... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 8:31pm
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Steamer, notice my FIRST post, :
Just clean and vacuum, easy two step process.
But someone ASKED for more info.. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 9:29pm
| Your right fella, all that isn't necessary when its faily new or not that old. And if it's near dry before you leave. Agitating, air movers , post-bonnet takes up more time. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 11:26pm
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JohnL: Padman is not refered to as fella. Maybe you should go to his site and you will have a whole new outlook into carpet cleaning as we know it. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 26/February/2005 at 11:39pm
| I meant fellas plural, what steamer and padman said. I know padmans method. nothing new to me. And he's super great at it. I've seen his pics. A great method of cleaning. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 27/February/2005 at 1:42am
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I don't know if I'm right... it's just what makes sense to me and no one else... John not saying your way is wrong..... just saying it's not the way for me ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 27/February/2005 at 3:20am
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It's all good buddy, I respect you. Your the only one that knows the situation at your job and i know you and we all do our best. Otherwise some of us would of been out of biz a long time ago. The market usually deletes the shoddy operators. Mr.Steamer my original post wasn't to offend you. I was just curious of the 2 step proccess and sometimes that's all that is necessary. no disrespect to you buddy. A good conversationalist is not who remembers what was said, but who says what someone wants to remember. LOL |
Posted By: surroundings
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 6:45am
John, how much water do your bonnets hold? I've tried this before, but I didn't think that it really took out much water. Thanks in advance. Some guys around here also call the pre-inspection a step, as well as the post-clean walk through with the customer as another step. I'm sure that with a bit of thought, you could easily come up with a 12 step program for carpet cleaners??? Cheers, Allen |
John L wrote:Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 3:12pm
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the drive to your hose step... the ring you door bell step etc etc... maybe 100 steps Allen ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 3:28pm
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I try to park as close as possible as this elminates quite a few steps. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: surroundings
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 4:07pm
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I suppose that I should have mentioned that I charge extra for steps. Cheers, Allen |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 4:58pm
| You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more STEPS, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. LOL |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 5:21pm
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John not trying to get of the subject but you said you were from Wisconsin. Have you ever heard of Bemidji State University? ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 5:36pm
| No, believe it's in Minnesota |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 5:46pm
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Do you go there to learn how to stub your toes??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 7:12pm
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no they teach you how to take steps ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 8:23pm
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I guess you have how to walk before you ride? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 8:54pm
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First ya gota crawl, then ya gota stand, then ya gota walk, then ya gota learn, then ya gota teach.LOL |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 8:59pm
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someone told me those who can't do. Teach?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 9:02pm
| Whats up doug? Are you dudes ganging up on me???? LOL!!! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 9:45pm
John: It may seem that way. But that won't happen here. Here it is every man for himself??? Or Woman??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 9:49pm
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This too is a tough crowd, but if you can TAKE it, you are welcomed to dish it out! ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 9:52pm
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John: There is only two people who I will not spar with and that is Padman and Nightrider and Nightrider is on vacation. I learned the hard way. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 10:04pm
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Spar!! I was runner up at the USAP (united states army pacific) boxing tournament. Every man for himself, yep heard that before. And soooo true. |
Well, that was in 73, I'm not as tough now. And bar fights, well don't even want to go back in time. Them days are over. Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 10:33pm
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Actaully Doug, I love debate, don't cater to sparring unless a principle is involved. Truth is, "just who in the heck am I" to tear into someone. But when a principle is involved, well then gloves and bets are off...LOL
John, I am too old for that fighting stuff, had my fill, I am just a big old harry fuzzball now. ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 10:34pm
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Survival of the fittist?? Or in WALDO'S case Dumbest? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 10:38pm
| Looks like Waldo has some nice equiptment and a firebreater in that truck. P1 i believe. I would say the dumb live on welfare and skidrow. Or maybe your just kidding about that doug. |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 28/February/2005 at 11:37pm
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John, Waldo sure has a good angle happening for him, if it is working for him there's nothing dumb about that. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 12:21am
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whats that the weed mobile??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 12:27am
LOL ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 12:41am
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people died where he has his unit...eeeewwwww ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 1:45am
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Maybe, maybe not. depends on the paramedics. But if they did they didn't take any more STEPS. LOL |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 9:16am
That truck is haunted  ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:20am
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911 WALDO? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:31am
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Yeah you call 911 after he's finished cleaning your carpets ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:33am
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You mean steaming your carpets? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:34am
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no I mean VAPOR STEAM BABY! ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:36am
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I really think That becaues of WALDO TROJAN puts a dissclaimer on their packages?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:38am
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bahahahahahahahah wwwoooowooooo bahahahahahahahahaha
That was the mother of all insults ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:42am
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I thought it was a compliment ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:47am
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Trojan thinks about the Waldo's of the world ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 10:59am
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As sales increase. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 11:12am
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Use a trojan so you don't have a waldo??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 11:44am
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What a commerical that would make? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 2:51pm
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Trojan's new willy waldo stoppers ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 01/March/2005 at 4:02pm
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See what happens when you forget your TROJAN. The results can be very scarey?? ------------- Just My opinion |