It blows me away

How do people not notice that their carpet that was once blue is sudenly BLACK and stinks to high Heaven???

Are they blind?

Are they with out a nose??

It blows me away....

Today was thee worst! UGH!!

BLAH YUCK PUTRID

BUT ALL IS WELL IT IS BLUE ONCE AGAIN.

Looks good to me Diva.

Blue is my favorite colour. What are those black spots on the carpet or maybe there shadows?

shoulda taken the pic in the same area

Thats the part we hadn't done yet

We prefer to take DURING pics that way you know they are authentic.

One side of each pic was done The other side wasn't

And BTW It was GREASE!! NASTY NASTY GREASE

They didn't even know they had Blue carpet and one guy was like "oh it has striipes???

CRAZY

DIVA

What I noticed was the base board carpeting.....hmmmmm digital touch up???? don't get mad... it's just what I noticed...or did you do them to?

I wasn't trying to be insulting

it just looks like a before pic of one area and then an after pic of another area

which looks like it could be two different areas or carpets for that matter,,,,just an observation.

I know padding can do a good job,just wouldn't be my choice for what looks like a restaurant.

not cuz it wouldn't work,but with a carpet THAT nasty,must take ALOTTA pads

OK FOR CLARITY;

These are not the same area

These are two different areas AND like I said before this is a DURING photo. SO STEAMER the base boards were not done yet.

So if you look at the pics one side is black and one side is blue, right? The blue side was already done (it used to be black like the other side)

Steaminpile: We did use OP but we used a brush on it to scrub it and then we padded it. And YES we went through a Hell of a lot of pads But it was so worth it because  the response of the owner and managers was incredible.

AND NO I AM NOT SAYING ALL HAIL THE PADDERS Im simply saying that Yes it did the job and obviously noone else had doen it this well before.

It kills me that some people call them selves "CLEANERS", they secure a good contract by telling the owner that if they can't get up the dirt no one can and that is plain BS. I bet the next time the old cleaner goes in to see why they haven't called him he will exclaim "Oh you finally got new carpets" LOL LMSAO!!! No buddy they were finally CLEANED thats all!!!!! 

Oh and that was not a dig at ANYONE on this board or ANY method. It was simply me VENTING at the nerve of stupid people who lack the skills and integrity to do the job right! Those people give real carpet BEAUTIFIERS  a bad name ! LETS FIND HIM!!!! LOL

DIVA

Doug; I can call you Doug right??? LOL

We went through just over 100 pads

I will say this last night is what John refers to as "digging for gold"

It took around 8 hours, The pads are soaking as we speak I'll throw them in the washing machine in a minute and they will be good as new SO add an 5 minutes to throw them in and 5 minutes to take them out. We don't count soaking time.

 Half way through the owner stop in and after seeing the results at that point and us explaining to him  that this is going to be a long thourough cleaning that would take extensive labour just to get it up to a managable point, we were able to double our price and secure an every two week contract with him.

 Now that we have put in the tough work, the every two week jobs will be around 30 pads and 2 hours. we will then charge .32 per square ft but because of the results he didn't even cringe. We will be talking to him tomorrow about the tile and grout which makes up about 75% of the restaurant. He has already expressed his interest in this service on a by weekly basis aswell. CA~CHING CA~CHING Dougie thats all we are seeing! LOL

Oh and when we checked back this morning it still looked great and the shocked looks for the staff said volumes!!

PS. that was not a not so bright question at all if you don't pad then you don't know YOUR QUESTIONS ARE PERFECTLY LEGIT!

P.s. There was so much grease on the carpet we actually did bring in the 400 psi porti just to see if it would make a difference (and possibly save our pads) however it didn't budge the dirt or grease so we went back to SCRUBBING with the OP brush.  We were thinking about you and Steamer while we were attempting to steam it LOL You guys were in our thoughts.LOL

Oh and the one area we did use the HWE on

 this morning when we went back had some wickback. Sorry  But just to show that we did attempt it.

DIVA

P.s. There was so much grease on the carpet we actually did bring in the 400 psi porti just to see if it would make a difference (and possibly save our pads) however it didn't budge the dirt or grease so we went back to SCRUBBING with the OP brush.  We were thinking about you and Steamer while we were attempting to steam it LOL You guys were in our thoughts.LOL

Oh and the one area we did use the HWE on

 this morning when we went back had some wickback. Sorry  But just to show that we did attempt it.

DIVA

Diva:  I would not have expected a 400 psi porty to do anything.  That much grease I would expect the right cleaner , high heat and good extraction.  Wickback?  I attribute that to improper HWE.  You didn't have the right machine for the job.  Not a good comparison to even think of Mr. Steamer or myself when you are talking a 400 psi porty.  That would be like bonett clean ing and thinking of you. Fair statement.  You cannot be compared to bonett cleaning and I don't expect to be compared to a 400psi porty with or without heat?

Thats the kind of contract you want to set up Diva... every month or so....

wow and .32 a sq ft... thats great... Can I get a Job with you guys.....

If You ever want to see if Steamer can make a difference, give me a call....

I'll heat up the old pro chem....lol

I have cleaned carpets using (HWE) Hot Water Extraction under very similar conditions many times...neglected carpeting in greasy restaurants does require ALOT of extra labour. Be sure to charge accordingly.

The proper chemical + dwell time can make a HUGE difference in your cleaning.

http://www.kleenkuip.com/portables/steamin_demon_pics.htm - For example this greasy restaurant before and after pics.

Product used was Chemspec ENZALL with a Steamin Demon II. The results really do speak for themselves. The owner was blown away by the results.

I feel real sorry for the poor soul who cleaned the same carpeting 6 months later using just a portable and wand. It was painfull watching this guy sweat and groan with every wand stroke. I myself cleaned the same carpeting a couple times before using this method (albiet with the famous Ramm Vann...awesome heat and suction) but it really took its toll on my body at the end of the day.

from dark grey to royal blue...hhhmmmmm... I think the base boards should have been the orginal color... doesn't anyone else think so???

the pics look fishy to me

If you look at the pic I posted .. that dark cloud pattern looks very similar in both pictures...

should have taken pics with the op running through a dirty area

Oh ya Steamer, very observant.  I really think Diva would not doc the pitchers I just think the colour setting on the camera is off.

No offense Diva but these questions are justified.

Padman is this what you teach... digital touch ups????

Nov19th will prove everything...

I'm bring my own dirty carpet...if I can make it

Padman is this what you teach... digital touch ups????

Senor Steamer, KMA! Check out my pics and will find NO touch ups.

That accusation was out of line.

I agree Padman, Steamer should have said it...... but let the truth be told I was thinking it... so being an honest man I said it...

I know you have nothing to do with touch ups... I know you wouldn't do touch ups...

But that pic looks suspect to me.... honestly how does it look to you Padman...???

speak honestly now...

We did no touch ups

Digi cams are funny with lighting

I have more pics

AND I WILL POST THEM

IT SEEMS IM AM BEING REFERED TO AS A LIAR AGAIN!!!!!!!

I REALLY HOPE THIS IS NOT THE CASE!!

I WILL ALSO HAVE THE PICS AVAILABLE ON THE 19TH!!

DIVA

Here is the situation as I honestly see it.

All too often when you start and when you finish the sun moves so far as the lighting can change considerably. I have taken many pics that the lighting had changed so  much I didn't even keep the pics.

Diva I am not calling you a liar but I just wanted you to tell me that yes the blue seems bluer on the pic then it was in person or in the first pictures. Don't you think I'm right.

Digital camera's are new to most of us and can be used in properly until you gain some experience.

I use digi cams everyday... never had this problem... things are always as they seem...

My wife does scrap booking.... anyone interested????

Diva just pick a better example next time...lol

too bad cleaning doesn't last forever... but I leave that for my new topic

If you've seen one clean carpet you've seen them all douggie....

But I guess I could post some of my work if it would make you happy

Here I did a red wax job today, look at the differing colors all on ONE carpet.

So there you have it, all done in a 30 minute time span yet the colors look off, differing distances will give you differing colors as well as the sun moving and shining into the room differently.

MR. STEAMER wrote: If you've seen one clean carpet you've seen them all douggie....

Steamer I would bet Diva would not agree with you. There is clean then there is cleeean.

diva wrote: P.s. There was so much grease on the carpet we actually did bring in the 400 psi porti just to see if it would make a difference (and possibly save our pads) however it didn't budge the dirt or grease so we went back to SCRUBBING with the OP brush.  DIVA

Diva,

Are you saying you used the tile and grout brush on the carpet? Did you pad afterwards, or am I reading this wrong?

Doug, it is a confusing business. Just after we got it all straighted out, along comes a whole new approach to cleaning. Might be time to retire from this business.  Don't think a lot of our customers would settle for OP cleaning after years of TM cleaning

That's my opinion!

I honestly think Diva's two pictures are of the same location, but from two different perspectives with two different light sources, and with a lot of soil removed.

The upper picture's light is likely diffused sunlight coming from a window on the other side of the restaurant. The color of the wood room divider on the right is warm, with the shadow to it's right being singular and somewhat soft. (Multiple indoor lighting would cast multiple shadows from different locations, with incandescent or fluorescent colors.) The soiled carpet is grayish and pale, so this kind of lighting doesn’t help it look very good at all.

The lower picture is, I believe, of the same location, but standing 90° to the left of the first picture. The three dark soiled areas correspond exactly to each other, but from different perspectives.

Also, this lower picture has been illuminated solely by the camera’s flash, which makes the colors look much more vibrant. (Compare the color of the room divider’s wood paneling to the upper picture. The light source is clearly from the flash, and has really washed out the sunlight’s yellow warmth seen in the upper picture.) The carpet is also much cleaner, and combined with the enhanced light from the flash, really makes the carpet’s hue look vivid and even somewhat unnatural.

Its understandable that the differences of light temperature, the angle from which the pictures were taken, and the removal of a lot of soil have all combined to make both pictures look almost unrelated. (And except for the three dark soiled areas looking so similar to each other, I would think they were of different carpets.) Compared to each other though, I’m pretty sure these pictures are of the same area.

(Diva, did those soiled areas come out completely?)

NOV 19TH............

will tell