Got a call from a local car dealership in my area who wants me to test clean some of their tile & grout. They said they had a guy cleaning the corners and some trouble areas with a magic eraser!!! Should be interesting… the guy asked me if I use them when I clean tile & grout!! Told him not so much…lol; he went on to say that it really made a difference. Going there this weekend to do the Service Department customer service section. Think he might have me confused with Mr. Clean.
Magic Eraser
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Jim Pemberton
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Isn't it great when a prospective customer tries to tell you how to do your job?
It also begs the question as to why they aren't using the "magic eraser" guy instead of calling you?
The best thing about the cleaning business is the people you meet....
.....the worst thing about the cleaning business is the people you meet.
I'm so glad we no longer do that, and are only in the supply end now.
It also begs the question as to why they aren't using the "magic eraser" guy instead of calling you?
The best thing about the cleaning business is the people you meet....
.....the worst thing about the cleaning business is the people you meet.
I'm so glad we no longer do that, and are only in the supply end now.
Nate The Great
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The Orbot Melamine pad is similar to a magic eraser but works on certain types of floors.. Pretty impressive what can be done with just water and that pad..
View: https://youtu.be/_MnJEszx6Ss?si=2F1ESqWTS40A3DNG
View: https://youtu.be/_MnJEszx6Ss?si=2F1ESqWTS40A3DNG
Kenny Hayes
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You can use magic eraser pads on Mondo gym floors. They work really well on removing black marks, other shoe marks, and even ink. However, I can’t imagine it being much better than a white buffing pad on tile and grout. It’s not what they’re designed for.
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Cleanworks
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Let him know you're a doctor.
So here is the Magic he was referring to
The difference actually looks pretty good in person but I think that’s because the floors are in dire need of a cleaning. Find out this weekend!!!
The difference actually looks pretty good in person but I think that’s because the floors are in dire need of a cleaning. Find out this weekend!!!
I was cleaning a brand new tile floor 2 weeks ago. I put my chemistry on the floor, hand scrubbed it and HWE it. My customer didn't like how it turned out, so she immediately got on her hands and knees with the magic eraser and made it look better. I didn't charge her and told her I wasn't gonna magic erase that whole floor.
I'll be buying some of those white melamine pads soon. It was a brand new floor and I was just cleaning up shoe marks from the construction crew
I'll be buying some of those white melamine pads soon. It was a brand new floor and I was just cleaning up shoe marks from the construction crew
Kenny Hayes
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As I said, they will get shoe marks off. But usually so will your own tennis shoe
Sierra Clean Care
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My bank run starts in 3 weeks. They’ve changed the flooring to rubber (stupid idea) in apparently 1/2 of them. They decided it would work better for them, and are having a very hard time getting the rubber scuff marks off of it.
Well…
The daily janitorial crews said ‘it’s impossible to remove the scuff marks’.
I’ll be purchasing some melamine pads myself, and come off like the hero.
I also told them I’d have to re-bid those areas because it takes extra time and work…
Which they are fine with.
Well…
The daily janitorial crews said ‘it’s impossible to remove the scuff marks’.
I’ll be purchasing some melamine pads myself, and come off like the hero.
I also told them I’d have to re-bid those areas because it takes extra time and work…
Which they are fine with.
Kenny Hayes
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This is what I put on an auto scrubber if there’s difficult marks to get off mondo floors.
Cleanworks
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Well, she showed you how to do it.
Yep. And I wasn't equipped with a buffer and a melamine pad, nor had time to hand scrub each tile by hand, so I didn't charge her and went on to my next job.
You gotta know when to accept a loss and just move on
Kenny Hayes
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Those are 14”. You could put them on a 13”
175 and go to town.
Don’t let a stupid janitor think they know something
Sierra Clean Care
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What? An ice cream sandwich???
Cleanworks
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Or just take out the shoe marks and book her for an overall cleaning. Unless you forgot your overalls.
Nah, she was making the entire color of the tile brighter than what I was doing
My chemistry was
1. 11ph tile cleaner first
2. 8.5ph mixed with hot sodium percarbonate /peroxide to help break down red clay tint on the second attempt.
Magic eraser was the king. So melamine it is next time
I really don't know. It made me look like an idiot when she was making it look better than my cleaning.
Tell her to have fun lol.
Kenny Hayes
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No no, carefully manicured thumb with no janitor dirt under the nail!
Well I cleaned the dealerships service department floors and they didn’t come out great… There is/was heavy soil build up along the edges and the grout lines were heavily soiled! They are definitely cleaner but look like crap. Some of the grout is worn in high traffic areas. Owner told me that the grout is epoxy and that he has tried many things to get them cleaned in the past. Floor has been down over 10 years and hasn’t been professionally cleaned.. although he did have the contractor that installed floor back because they said they could clean it with no problem. Going back this weekend to go over some areas is service department and start on showroom. I don’t have after pics from the service department but I did do 2 bathrooms as well, they came out better than service (with exception to the men’s room where urine has stained the grout by the bowl)!! Grout still looks like crap to me… ughMarkieMark
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Looks like a nice improvement. No need to beat yourself up sometimes the cleaning has some limitations.
No, it's just plain ugly. Where do you store it when it's not in use?No no, carefully manicured thumb with no janitor dirt under the nail!
