Okay I will prespray, not doubt. I'm just trying to wrap my head around the difference between regular bonnet cleaning and encap. Which type of Chem for bonnet as opposed to encap solution ect. I've used a buffer to strip a floor but that's about it. I am however very excited to learn these methods and apply them to my trade.
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Same encapsulating solutions used for both.
Straight encapping is purely scrubbing the solution into the carpet, usually with a white pad/red pad , and relying on the encapsulating properties of the solution and the post-vacuuming for the removal of the soil .......in theory. This is mainly considered a commercial "maintenance" technique due to the perceived limitations in it handling heavier soil loads.
In bonnet cleaning (pad-capping), instead of a non-absorbent scrub pad being used, the bonnets have the ability to actually absorb soils from the carpet, so you get more bulk soil removal as well as the residual encapsulating properties of the solution. It is needed to flip sides or change to new pads as they become "full" with soil, so in effect, there is more soil being "extracted" with this method.
They can also be used in combination.....like straight encapping an entire office, then running over the traffic lanes with absorbent bonnets to remove more soil.
Then there are combo pads made of absorbent materials AND scrub strips that are great for touching up areas after HWE, as well as many other groovy pads to play with.
A lot of different things can be done with that one machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXuEqttmIe8