Encapping a plane

[encapman]

Had a fun little job yesterday. Cleaned the carpet in a small private jet.

 

[Old Coastie]

Rick, aren't you concerned that the crystals might detach in flight?
At 500 mph they could do real damage!


-----this stupid post courtesy of every anti-encapper on the Stinkernet.

 

[Wandslinger]

Boy, I havent encapped for awhile. What's a micro pad and why arent you using a regular pad?

 

[encapman]

Boy, I havent encapped for awhile. What's a micro pad and why arent you using a regular pad?

The MicroGlide bonnet is a soft microfiber bonnet that's gentle enough for cut pile. The airplane's carpet was cut pile wool.

Using a bonnet along with a good encap sauce delivers 2 modes of cleaning:
1. Encapsulation
2. Absorption

Straight encapping is great for maintenance cleaning, especially when there's a good routine of encap in place. Adding a bonnet to the equation ups the ante by pulling up some additional soil. In this case, it was a one off cleaning - not a maintenance program. So pulling additional soil with the bonnet served this one well.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Hey Rick, did you lift that Cimex out on your own? Ramp?

S

 

[Mikey P]

Why not a Makita?

 

[Old Coastie]

With the 7" velcro driver Makita sells, I should think they would work very well, Mike.

 

[encapman]

Hey Rick, did you lift that Cimex out on your own? Ramp?

S

I always use a ramp.
I'm an old guy.

 

[Jimmy L]

Encap/shampoo a real perversion to call it clean.

 

[encapman]

You claim you don't like encap.
But you perform encap cleaning too.

Silly Ladwig!

 

[Captain Morgan]

Nice job Rick

 

[encapman]

Thanks Bill. I enjoyed the opportunity!