Has anyone ever cleaned the entrances at a Walmart?

[dazzle]

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Those are pretty tough to do actually...well to get clean after so much abuse....

We run into the Salt staining and remaining salt problems if we ever get a call to clean one...and after pricing and talking with them, they eventually get someone cheaper....have them attempt (and that company loose their shorts on the deal) then end up replacing the carpet in that area....

Then couple years later....repeat of don't get a maintenance program....try to hire someone cheap....they fail (and I would as well) and replace the carpets within two years.

To clean this is going to take quite a bit of work...and sometimes the sand and soils still get pounded down past the carpet squares and underneath.

It is going to take a lot of prevac (a lot) probably CRB and trays to try to get more soils out....a Zipper SS Super Spinner would give you a great chance, but with a wand, just going to have to take your time, would try to maybe post pad, but speed drying would be a good thing....

But in seriousness, you might not be able to satisfy anyone in this job with them being left too long. I would just do my best with a good cleaner with some PH, and tell them it might not ever get back to looking perfect. (and in your mind know it will not)

I have a church I am doing right now that has not been cleaned in a long time. The biggest challenge is the amount of very fine (from high traffic grinding it down to a talk consistency) dry soil deeply impacted. Removing with a upright vacuum is a challenge because it quickly clogs filters and with a bag it gets plugged up before the bag is even close to being full. If it isn't removed before HWE it you will be toiling away trying to flush it and it will look good until it drys.

I am thinking about using a dust downer and my TM then going back over it with an upright. If anybody has a better suggestion please reply

 

[hogjowl]

A Rotovac with a brush head would be my tool of choice.

 

[dazzle]

A Rotovac with a brush head would be my tool of choice.

Thanks. I have not pulled out the RX20 or the 360I in so long did not even cross my mind I will try that when I go back tomorrow