Mikey P
Administrator
It's a necessary evil but hell no
Does anybody actually enjoy using a spinner turbo tile tool?
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Desk Jockey
Member
I did.
What I hated was the goofy single jet dork Gekko wand. Didn't work well and coverage was worse than 10-inch CRB on 10,000sq/ft job.
Living The Dream
Member
I don't know any different because a spinner is all I have for tile. I feel it's kinda satisfying watching the grout transform back to it's original color.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I like it. wish it had an attachment to get the radius corners.
Mikey P
Administrator
Sucks to be you
hogjowl
Idiot™
Tell me about it ...
Trip Moses
IMOL
I got into this business because of a spinning tile tool. Now I do not own one. Hate everything about a spinner.
Mikey P
Administrator
so how do you go about dealing with filthy saturated grout and stone?
hogjowl
Idiot™
That’s too weird
Even for here
Trip Moses
IMOL
I don’t set myself up for such headaches
Trip Moses
IMOL
I like easy. I make a great living on easy.
Mikey P
Administrator
weirdo.
Trip Moses
IMOL
Tools like the turbo spinner will cause cleaners to be too cavalier. They will just keep turning up the heat and psi without doing the proper prep work, possibly causing damage. So if the proper prep is done the spinner is not needed.
Can’t believe you didn’t get all that from my first response. Jeez...
hogjowl
Idiot™
Yeah
That’s why TMs didn’t go over well
That’s why TMs didn’t go over well
Mikey P
Administrator
very true for 95%'rs.
But that doesn't mean YOU should take it off your truck.
just too many situations where the heat chamber and spinning jets, even at "just" 1000 psi can do what no other combo of tools can.
Trip Moses
IMOL
Haven’t had one for over a year. No regrets.
Mikey P
Administrator
What percentage of your income is hard surface?
Trip Moses
IMOL
I will discredit myself with this number, but maybe 10. I’ve done more in the past, but I moved away from it.
Let me tell you a story about wax and a tile spinner. What a fricking nightmare! Spent 5 hours stripping with BoneSaw and rinsing again. The customer swore they NEVER used wax and that the former renter never cleaned the floor. They kept telling me I put scratches in the floor. I was so scared I was going to get sued and have to replace the floor. So I went back to inspect and sure enough it was wax. A very thin coat of it, but it was there. I didn't notice it on pre inspection and their insistence that they never used mop and glow had given me that warm safe feeling. NOPE!
I got a 2 minute voicemail from the customer last night. I was scared to listen to it. Turned out they were thanking me for doing such a great job on the floor. They apologized for telling me it didn't have wax applied when it clearly did. I'm just glad this job is over. I didn't sleep for over a week worrying about it. Also, that BoneSaw stripper is nasty stuff that gets the job done!
I got a 2 minute voicemail from the customer last night. I was scared to listen to it. Turned out they were thanking me for doing such a great job on the floor. They apologized for telling me it didn't have wax applied when it clearly did. I'm just glad this job is over. I didn't sleep for over a week worrying about it. Also, that BoneSaw stripper is nasty stuff that gets the job done!
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Mikey P
Administrator
The owners are moving back in after having rented it out. My thinking is that the renters probably threw down some Stick-and-Stain real fast, making my life a living hell for a bit.
hogjowl
Idiot™
I bet they didn’t offer more money
Desk Jockey
Member
He deserves it! Good on you Damon for hanging in there and getting it corrected for them.
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Dolly Llama
Number 5
that would of been of good thread, Damon
since Mike's paying people to start threads now, I got money on you to win the horse race
(and yours are generally more interesting than bUrd reports and Kirby's brown rug)
..L.T.A.
since Mike's paying people to start threads now, I got money on you to win the horse race
(and yours are generally more interesting than bUrd reports and Kirby's brown rug)
..L.T.A.
Glides are boring. Maybe if he was offering a Corvette or Marty a new pig trailer.
Desk Jockey
Member
Or a Dogecoin? 
Cleanworks
Moderator
I don't do a lot of hard surface either. The spinner makes a big difference though. Mostly on Building lobbies.
