greasy restaurants
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Topic: greasy restaurants
Posted By: Harvey
Subject: greasy restaurants
Date Posted: 29/March/2004 at 8:02pm
| Has anyone here ever tried a industrial degreaser on any of those hard to clean restaurants. I have some titan & some industrial purple in the shop that i use for power washing. Would it be crazy to use this for carpet. |
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Posted By: terry
Date Posted: 29/March/2004 at 8:23pm
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What type of carpet? ON Olefin you could try the degreser,we have used bleach on them.Only if it's 100% olefin (polypropeline) SP .Regards Terry |
Posted By: jackblack
Date Posted: 29/March/2004 at 9:30pm
| I use a degreaser called z-99 I can't do restaurants without it and never get complaints! |
Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 29/March/2004 at 10:07pm
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I agree the purple works well, but don't you find it leaves heavy residue?? We used to do a major steakhouse years ago with purple, I would go back to get a cheque in three days its getting dirty already. I like Enzall with lots of dwell time and heat. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 12:38am
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Castrol Super Clean as a booster for caked on grease
rinse thoroughly with HOT water but an enzyme with high temps will usually do the job. |
Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 10:12am
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we use enzall too works great. ------------- nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet. |
Posted By: Harvey
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 10:23am
| Who sells enzall? |
Posted By: Tapis Carpet
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 11:51am
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If you all think Enz-all works great......which I also used at times you have to try Power Burst by Prochem. Enz-all says to use 10 scoops for a 5 gallon mixture ( that's 2 scoops per galloon) If the restaurant carpet is moderate to very greasy.....FORGET IT......I just finished a job and had to use 15-20 scoops per 5 gallon mixture for it to work. Power Burst by Chem-Spec on the other hand for that same restaurant I was only using 7 scoops per 5 gallon mixture and it was beautiful, this stuff cleans way better and the dwell time is not more that 30 seconds -1 minute. Too bad I ran out of power burst and had to use Enz-All ( which I got for free as a sample) That crap cost me an extra hour and a half cleaning time, truckmount gas. and labour. Try both and see for yourself. ------------- IF WE CAN'T CLEAN IT / NOBODY CAN |
Posted By: Harvey
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 3:02pm
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You sold me on the dwell time as this restaurant is quite warm
& has lots of air movement. Its hard to clean before pre-spray even
dries. |
Posted By: jackblack
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 3:36pm
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Harvey
my cousin is my supplier, he said he'll give you a free gallon of Z99 to try. his e-mail is kokoro@rogers.com (if you work in the GTA) |
Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 30/March/2004 at 10:24pm
| Is there a place to see the MSDS on this Z99?? |
Posted By: jackblack
Date Posted: 31/March/2004 at 10:56pm
| sure, what's your fax # |
Posted By: CLEANWORKS
Date Posted: 04/April/2004 at 11:55pm
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although some degreasers will work on a greasy restaraunt carpet, it has not been formulated for carpets. there many enzyme and other carpet degreasing presprays and rinses that do wonders. try chemspecs enzyme powdered prespray and follow it with chemspec fomula 70 rinse detergent. make sure that the carpet will tolerate the high ph of these chemicals. if your concerned about leave the carpet too alkiline, spray some chemspec browing treatment lightly after cleaning. i say chemspec only as an example. prochem, esteam and others all make comparable products. stay with carpet carpet formulas and you will clean better, safer and not be liable for damage. ------------- the thing about the word "impossible" is that it is mostly "possible" |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 06/April/2004 at 1:09pm
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Let me warn you ALL ABOUT Z-99. STAY AWAY.......I KNOW THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES THAT PRODUCT. THEY ARE LOCATED IN LAVAL, QUEBEC.JUST NORTH OF MONTREAL. IT WAS NEVER MEANT FOR CARPET CLEANING AND THE CHEMICALS IN THERE IS ENOUGH TO KILL YOU IF USED ON A CONSTANT BASIS.JACKBLACK, IF I WAS YOU CAREFUL THIS STUFF DOESN'T GET ON YOUR SKIN TOO MUCH BECAUSE ONE OF THE PORTS ON ENTRY IS THROUGH YOUR PORES. IT MIGHT WORK VERY WELL, BUT DON'T FORGET YOU'RE BREATHING ALL THE FUMES........AT LEAST WEAR A MASK DESIGNED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NIGHTRIDER |
Posted By: Stanley
Date Posted: 06/April/2004 at 7:25pm
*Warning* ------------- People & Standards You Can Trust |
Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 06/April/2004 at 9:50pm
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Nightrider is absolutely right. Neurotoxicant galore. This stuff is made like a floor stripper. TLV 3ppm. TWA 6ppm. Totally illegal to be used (if dumped into sanitary sewer) in the Greater Toronto area. Minimum PPE would be gloves and respirator. |
Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 07/April/2004 at 1:50am
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Hey how about this stuff? http://www.chemspec-canada.com/safety/pdf/eng/CH%20Traffic %20Lane%20Cleaner.pdf |
Posted By: TipTopCleaning
Date Posted: 17/October/2023 at 11:46pm
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Using a heavy-duty degreaser for professional carpet cleaning is generally not recommended. Carpet cleaning requires specific products designed to effectively clean and remove stains from carpets without causing damage. Heavy-duty degreasers may contain strong chemicals that could be too harsh for carpets and might leave behind residues that are difficult to rinse out. Not to mention some degreasers have ingredients that can harm your skin and lungs if used on a regular basis.  It's advisable to use carpet cleaning solutions that are specifically formulated for the task. These solutions are often gentler on carpet fibers and designed to lift and remove dirt, stains, and odors without causing harm. They are also formulated to be easily rinsed out during the cleaning process. Enz-All has been my go-to carpet cleaning degreaser product for years. Works wonders on heavily soiled, greasy restaurant carpets. |
Posted By: MarceJhons
Date Posted: 14/September/2024 at 7:14am
Using an industrial degreaser like Titan or Purple on carpets could be too harsh and potentially damaging to the material. I too had similar issues at my restaurant and decided to seek help with cleaning the restaurant and my kitchen equipment.
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Harvey wrote: