I only worked for a small company a short amount of time before I made the jump to my own business. I never got to see how a thriving carpet biz runs, how it makes mistakes, and how they handle mistakes. I am hesitant to try new stuff such as rug washing, stone polishing and carpet repairs because I don't want to make a mistake. I have taken these classes but without real life experience, two days of classes can only take you so far. There is an art to many facets of the services we provide. It would be great to have ride alongs with some of these "masters". For example, the tour of artisan was my first rug tour and it took away some of the fear that teachers and classes have pounded in me about rug cleaning.
Get a big scrap of carpet and buy a cheap Oriental off craigslist. Go to town with what you know and don't be afraid to try something new. 2 1/2yrs ago I knew we had the truck and was scared to death cleaning my first one, Used to think w drove the neighbors nutz w it but they love us and we clean dang near our whole 30 house sub division.
Carpet repairs ain't all that hard. Good Iron, Sharp Blades and Glue Paper, you learn real quick to cut straight n move fast it's Hot potatoes. Use a Toilet lid upside down for your Iron to set n slide around in while working, every house has one.
I so would like to add;
Hardwoods
Stone work
More intensive rugs
Ricks VLM Machine ( Its useable on teh Wood an da sprayer jugs cool stuff)
Misc tools like a real stair wand, one a dem edgin tools, QC's, Triggers a looooong list.
Anyone offer sponsorships : )
Right Chems n Aggitate like crazy if you really want clean!
"Mikey says: If your Boosting your detergent your using the wrong detergent"
Being on teh Outlaw bandwagon I feel there are some exceptions like Salon Developer and Oxy Clean type additives teh industry don;t want ya to know about or use : )
