Goomer
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Finally had a chance to break out the VIBE on a banquet hall.
Pretty impressed for the most part with both the machine and with the overall results of my first major Encap/Padcap job..
Machine is buttery smooth and was a breeze to work with.
Only feature that bugged me was the twist on tank lid which was a little hard to remove at times due to it's lack of surface that offers a solid gripping point, especially when a little wet.
Easy fix for any Magyver.
Results were on par with the results from a previous HWE on the same hall.
Overall time was reduced by almost 1/3 compared to HWE, and a lot less physically demanding than slinging a porty, a wand and a 175.
Everything was pretreated with my IPS using AwesomeEncap @4oz/G on half the room and Environ HP @4oz/G on the other half and then scrubbed with Agiclean pads, and then followed it up with SuperZorbs, both passes using the on-board sprayer system and half an overlap.
I did not use any weights, but I think it would have benefited me if I slapped on another 20LBS.
There were many spots and areas that did not respond well enough with passes from the unweighted head, but that I was able to improve with passes made while pushing the handle upwards to transfer some of the weight load from the wheels to the head and grind into them a little harder.
We did 2/3 of the place yesterday and finished up the last part today, and immediately was reminded of how important THOROUGH pre-vacuuming is when using anything other than HWE.
With no wand to suck up anything missed vaccuming, especially along the corners, a lot more time must be set aside to carefully vacuum each section before it is sprayed down and it is too late, because that will be the only chance to do it.
So the whole area had to be vacuumed again with a lot more attention to detail......Lesson learned.
I think a small powerful shop-vac would probably be a good idea on big commercial jobs as well as an upright, especially for corners and along walls when you don't have the luxury of taking care of them with your wand.
Even got Nate's favorite lil' Oreck some stair action.
Can't wait to wash these.......................
Pretty impressed for the most part with both the machine and with the overall results of my first major Encap/Padcap job..
Machine is buttery smooth and was a breeze to work with.
Only feature that bugged me was the twist on tank lid which was a little hard to remove at times due to it's lack of surface that offers a solid gripping point, especially when a little wet.
Easy fix for any Magyver.
Results were on par with the results from a previous HWE on the same hall.
Overall time was reduced by almost 1/3 compared to HWE, and a lot less physically demanding than slinging a porty, a wand and a 175.
Everything was pretreated with my IPS using AwesomeEncap @4oz/G on half the room and Environ HP @4oz/G on the other half and then scrubbed with Agiclean pads, and then followed it up with SuperZorbs, both passes using the on-board sprayer system and half an overlap.
I did not use any weights, but I think it would have benefited me if I slapped on another 20LBS.
There were many spots and areas that did not respond well enough with passes from the unweighted head, but that I was able to improve with passes made while pushing the handle upwards to transfer some of the weight load from the wheels to the head and grind into them a little harder.
We did 2/3 of the place yesterday and finished up the last part today, and immediately was reminded of how important THOROUGH pre-vacuuming is when using anything other than HWE.
With no wand to suck up anything missed vaccuming, especially along the corners, a lot more time must be set aside to carefully vacuum each section before it is sprayed down and it is too late, because that will be the only chance to do it.
So the whole area had to be vacuumed again with a lot more attention to detail......Lesson learned.
I think a small powerful shop-vac would probably be a good idea on big commercial jobs as well as an upright, especially for corners and along walls when you don't have the luxury of taking care of them with your wand.
Even got Nate's favorite lil' Oreck some stair action.
Can't wait to wash these.......................
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