cimex

[lust1kiddo]

Gonna try the cimex encap cyclone this week. Any suggestions? I have never used it before.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Make sure your pads are wet before you start, dip them in a bucket or solution tank if brand new.

Here is a video, Rick shows you how to operate the machine and different techniques to adjust for soiling conditions.

What product are you planning on using?

We've gotten great results with Snake Oil, Hot Knife and Releasit and few others but we found these to work really well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukTKBdOM ... re=related

 

[floorguy]

to encap or to prescrub something???

either way....yes make sure they are wet

 

[lust1kiddo]

i am going to be using the magic wand product. I ordered it, should be here today. so I should dip them in the solution before i start?
I'm doing like 7000 square ft. I should look for foam right? The videos i saw on youtube say that when you see a little foam on top of the carpet then youre doing it right. I only did encap one other time but that was with a pro-caps machine.

 

[Desk Jockey]

i am going to be using the magic wand product.

Never heard of the stuff, could be ok but I'd have stuck with those that specialize in encap products for encap work.

Yes the foam helps you see where you are in light to moderate soil, heavy it's pretty easy to see.

P.S.
http://encapstore.com/cart/

Jeremy has the major brands and accessories.

 

[lust1kiddo]

here it is, its called Atomic,
It has Oxygen in it.

http://www.magicwandcompany.com/Carpet_ ... atomic.htm

shiteatinggrin
My dear friend who also taught my cct class swears by it.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Peroxide? Could be great but if doesn't work I'd try one of the others.

Lots of difference in products, cleaning ability and also staying clean.

I've used 2-different brands that smelled great, cleaned good but later resoiled fast. :shock:

It's aways best to test them before you clean a large areas and they not perform the way you expected.

 

[lust1kiddo]

I had that problem with the CTI product..enviroex or something. The distributors were good at selling me shit because i didnt know shit. But a lot of times I am realizing that THEY dont know shit.

 

[Desk Jockey]

You're right Jarred but I don't think most do it on purpose, they are sold by the manufacturer and in turn they then sell it to you.

A good distributor will test products on their own, either through their own business or a trusted customer, then sell it to you in full confidence.

The product you bought may be great, I've just have no personal experience with it. Those others I listed I have years with and I know they perform as sold.


Good luck!

 

[lust1kiddo]

Thanks Bud. I will let you know how it works out.

 

[floorguy]

the pail i had to try.....uhhh well, it doesnt disolve all that good....

i decided encap products NEED to be liquid...

going from powder, to liquid, back to crystal.....ehhhh not so good....

it cleaned ok, for a greasy area, but didnt do so hot in "office" type conditions

 

[juniorc82]

I would go with the releasit ds. It has alway done me right in the cimex

 

[Dolly Llama]

I've used 2-different brands that smelled great, cleaned good but later resoiled fast. :shock:
.

spill the beans, Chavez.
which ones were junk??

I know you ain't intimidated by any manufacture or supplier .
Don't get all touchy feely now....think of it as shooting a skunk ...


..L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Cobb's and Chemisters both smelled and cleaned really well, both resoiled really badly.

Now both of those were a couple of years ago, so they may have changed their chemistry. However it taught me to stick with those that know encap and not someone's line extension.

 

[Jeremy N]

I have a Cimex coming in on Friday and I am just as giddy as I can be.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I have a Cimex coming in on Friday and I am just as giddy as I can be.

That's funny!

 

[Jeremy N]

I have a Cimex coming in on Friday and I am just as giddy as I can be.

That's funny!

I love presents!

Seriously, I cannot stand waiting for packages and new toys to try out.

I'm the worst at Christmas too. Around the 20th I start asking the wife if she wants to let the kids open their presents.

All in one week Cobb, Excellent Supply and Dell is sending me stuff. I'm surprised I get any work done.

 

[juniorc82]

brigepoint encapuclean is junk also

 

[Desk Jockey]

New PC? I got one a couple of months ago, my old one was at least 6-years old. This one was about a third of the cost and waay faster!

 

[Shorty]

New PC? I got one a couple of months ago, my old one was at least 6-years old. This one was about a third of the cost and waay faster!

I reckon yer on a winner there mate.

I can now read your posts faster than before.

But, can you tell me, how do I make those photos look taller and not so fat. ?? shiteatinggrin

 

[lust1kiddo]

got the cimex..gonna do the job tomorrow. They are hallways so I am going to have to have a guy brush the edges...sucks for him

 

[Derek]

i would not use the powdered encap product you mentioned Jarred. do a Search of it on this forum

all i do to get the pads "wet" before i start using them is i lift the cleaning head off of the carpet, then turn the machine on, then squeeze the sol trigger for a few seconds to get the encap solution into the pad...now it is "wet", set the cleaning head down and begin cleaning.

enjoy the new machine man.

 

[Desk Jockey]

But, can you tell me, how do I make those photos look taller and not so fat. ??

That would be me and I wish I were taller and not so fat.

:mrgreen:

 

[lust1kiddo]

The Magic wand Atomic product worked amazing..I loke it better than the brush and bonnet CTI stuff.

 

[floorguy]

for a while....

 

[idreadnought]

Do you have a crb whittaker style? they sell a brush that fits into the end of it especially for scrubbing edges. Makes quick work of edges. Places that I cannot use that I have a buffer meant for a car that will take an 8 inch pad. I turn it on low speed spray the area and then hit it with that real quick, ie stairs. My juice of choice is realeasit.