Mikey P said:
Can a cleaning solution really be used as both a pre spray and a rinse effectively and not create either a resoiling issue or be hard on your machine?
In the context that Scott W and Scott R have framed their answers, I would concur(agree), yes you can. But I am not sure if Mike’s question applies specifically to one, and broadly to the other.
So, for a lot of users and situations I can think of, the answer would be, "no". Presuming that Mike's question refers specifically to truck-mounted hot water extraction, the question itself becomes a more narrow circumstance, for which even other variables may need consideration. In particularly soiled conditions where the cleaning calls for a level of high performance "restorative" cleaning, a desired prespray or precondioner selection is likely going to have characteristics that you just would not want to have in the solution that is used for follow-up extraction with the TM machine. Furthermore, we have to know what your expectations are for the level of “clean”, and the acceptable nature or amount of the resoiling residue the customer is willing to tolerate.
Often, I’ll see or hear of users using extraction chemicals as a primary component of their preconditioning treatments. But nearly always, they tailor the prespray, for varying soil conditions, with additional “boosters” using anything from a solvent to outright adding of chemically reactive products designed for stain removal to increase the effectiveness. Essentially, these users are designing their own prespray formulation, using some of those characteristic nature products that would certainly not be advisable in the extraction rinse. So, to these persons, they feel they are using the same prespray and rinse agent, simply because their base chemical was the same primary.
Another consideration, certainly for some, is the carpet warranty. Should users be conforming to these provisions? You have to answer that for yourself.
So, back to the original question…. “Can you?”… Yes.
But, “should you?”…….. I say, not necessarily.
