Not well maintained.

[steamron]

We have all seen this before, a customer {business) does not properly maintain their carpet.
I believe the last time I was there was probably over 2.5 years ago.
This is a large office; 8500 sq. ft. on both the first and second floor.
There is a Board meeting the end of October so I have enough notice.

Now, please bear with me, telling me how I should advice them about maintaining there carpets won't help.

This is an Olefin carpet that is dirty with a noticeable traffic pattern, in the walkways and around the cubicles. Like last time when I cleaned it, (using an Apex and RX-20) they are not coming out. The carpet is low nap, light grayish\blue with various different colors thrown in. The traffic patterns are dirty brown.
I hope you get the visual picture.
When I did it before, every time I dumped it was BLACK

Any suggestions on how to help give it some sort of noticeable POP in appearance?

 

[Zee]

Sometimes, it's best to just encap the top of the carpet without over wetting.

 

[steve_64]

You need a GOOD olefin prespray. Otherwise you are wasting your time. Just spray the traffic lanes tjat are bad real well because you have to rinse the crap outta it. hit the rest lightly and you will be a star.

Mix the prespray on the strong side too.

 

[GeneMiller]

First off adding peroxide to your pre spray will help olefin pop. I tend to go the opposite way then most. The grayed out areas are full of dirt and I want it gone. I flush throughly and then go over with a 175, now the vario, with a micro fiber pad. I respray and flush again. The grey is usually dirt, if you don't believe it take a white cloth to it.

We did one a couple months ago that had never been cleaned. It was five years old. It looked like you described. It's the first time that the water besides being dark seemed thick, sort of like syrup.
Gene.

 

[hogjowl]

Depends on if you want to clean it or make it just look clean. Encap is involved either way.

 

[GeneMiller]

Depends on if you want to clean it or make it just look clean. Encap is involved either way.

I don't encap Marty, I flush again after the padding. It's just extra scrubbing with the benefit of pulling dirt.

Gene

 

[Mikey P]

Depends on if you want to clean it or make it just look clean. Encap is involved either way.

One of our theaters complained about a recent encapping on a very $$$$, very bright floral pattern.


We returned it to Zipper it today. It now glows..

Just the entry needed a deep clean...

 

[Desk Jockey]

When its impacted heavy soil we HWE to remove the soil load and then encap to make it look great.

 

[hogjowl]

Sometimes you need to post encap to hide the wear and that last bit of soil.

 

[Desk Jockey]

it just seems to even up the traffic areas better than other systems.

 

[hogjowl]

Do you realize you just agreed with me?

 

[Desk Jockey]

dipshit I agreed with you several posts ago you are just too dense to realize it.

 

[PrimaDonna]

When its impacted heavy soil we HWE to remove the soil load and then to make it look great.

We often do this.

We offer 3 options and give the pros and cons of each. When we give an initial estimate/proposal.


In this (your) situation we always recommend the "dual process" cleaning (HWE followed by encap). But, give a price and expectations for just HWE and just Encap

 

[Able 1]

Sounds like asphalt sealer to me.. If that is the case nothing will remove it!

 

[PrimaDonna]

Sounds like asphalt sealer to me.. If that is the case nothing will remove it!

Not so. We clean for a roofing company and the guys track that shit In the main office from the shop/garage area we get it out.

 

[dealtimeman]

Depends on if you want to clean it or make it just look clean. Encap is involved either way.

i agree, clean it just as you did before, but do try and not over wet it. then a couple of days later come back and encap it all.

 

[Able 1]

What do you use?

I am talking about asphalt sealer..

I have used everything! When I see the brown\orange on an Olefin, which is oilific, I consider it perminent.. I've been in this game for 12 years and have used everything from tannin to deluded bleach.

 

[steve_64]

I have some hallways at an apartment complex I do that are cheap olefin. I cleaned them several times with minimal results. Tried encapping and several of my presprays but I couldnt remove the oils that were clinging to it. I was prescrubbing post bonneting and even tried just bonneting and speed drying but kept getting the same results.

Then I got an olefin prespray that knocked it out of the park. I use it on those gray traffic lanes now and get em out most of the time. Just have to make sure I flush the heck out of it.

I got the advice of an olefin prespray on this board btw.

 

[Johnny]

Which olefin prespray?

 

[steve_64]

I use Bane Clenes because I would get in a package deal. Im sure there is other good products guys here could recommend.