Here at Crisp & Brite, we supply commercial products to the cleaning industry. One of the brands we specialise in is Chemspec cleaning solutions and products associated with these industry experts.
As experienced suppliers, our knowledge of the cleaning industry enables us to recognise the very best cleaning products and supply them to our clients. Because we specialise in Chemspec products, this blog will offer you their latest Newsletter for you to have a read through...
Chemspec Newsletter
Here at Chemspec Europe at the end of May it is our Financial Year End and we thank our users and customers for making this another successful year. We hope these Newsletters have been and will continue to be a good technical support and, if there are any topics that you would like to see covered in future issues, we will be very interested to hear from you.
Recently we understand that business for many of you has been picking up and this month we discuss some ways in which you can possibly boost your business and gain more satisfied customers and, we hope, more referrals.
Boosting your Cleaning can boost your business
The most successful carpet and upholstery cleaners are always looking for ways to boost their business and an important part of that is providing really good results. Some try mixing different products together but this is a risky and often wasteful exercise. There is, however, one product that will boost a detergent solution with amazing effect but it must be added to the correct base solutions.
Boosting Detergents
Energizer is one of our well established products that will boost the effectiveness of traffic lane cleaners, detergents and some spotters. It excites the detergent molecule and boosts cleaning by adding oxygen without causing any fading to textiles and does, in fact, brighten the colours. It should only be added to alkaline products that have a pH of 7 or above as it will neutralize the effects of acidic products like Haitian Cotton Cleaner so cannot be added to that. So, to offer the best alkaline cleaning ever, add some Energizer to the solution when you clean and you will be amazed at the difference.
Choosing more effective detergents.
The pH of a cleaning product must be correctly selected to suit the fibres being cleaned. Most Polypropylene and Nylon carpets will benefit from High pH (Alkaline) detergents like Powdered Formula 90 as, for these materials, more neutral or acidic products will require more wetting and more passes of the wand to achieve a lesser result.
More delicate fibres, like wool, can be adversely affected by high pH solutions, so appropriate products like OneClean, with its pH closer to Neutral, will keep the fibres soft and reduce the risk of damage to the stability of the dye colours.
Liquid Formula 90 can satisfy both requirements as its unique buffering qualities allow different dilution levels to significantly vary the pH value.
Improving Spot removal
Whilst a general purpose spot remover, like Professional Spot Lifter, can treat a variety of stains, a large number of spots and stains require the correct, specific products to be used in the right sequence.
To boost your approach to Stain Removal, always have a Professional Spotting Kit which, as well as creating a professional impression, also contains the required range of products needed for the wide variety of spots and stains to be encountered. Some stains need solvent based products, like P.O.G. for Paint, Oil and Grease type stains, others, like food based stains benefit from enzyme products like Liquid Enzyme Spotter and general soiling is often best treated with water based products like Professional Spot Lifter.
An essential part of Spot treatment is to be sure to use the right spotters in the appropriate situation. Solvent products are far less effective on wet fibres and water based products are less effective on oily or greasy fibres so it pays to understand these issues and treat spots correctly. A classic example is the need to remove the barrier of sugar and cream from coffee and tea stains with an enzyme product before treating any remaining staining to the fibres with dye removers like DyeGONE and Spray ‘N’ Go.
Stain removal can sometimes be boosted with heat or the use of a poultice and the application of Absorb-a-Stain is a brilliant but simple way to prevent stains like blood or ink from wicking to the surface after treatment appears to be completed. Absorb-a-Stain is also valuable for body fluid removal.
Another easy way to boost your effectiveness is to always offer Protection to every customer. Not only does this make your cleaning task easier next time but it is a more profitable use of your time and the material costs are low when using the high dilution possible with our very effective Stainshield products. Applying Stainshield takes much less time than cleaning but often can be charged at the same price per square metre.
De-foaming
Customers sometimes use shop bought cleaning products and even washing-up liquid which can leave a high foaming residue before seeking a professional service. Due to popular demand we have now re-introduced Crystal Defoamer which is sprinkled on affected carpets prior to cleaning to prevent machine foaming problems.
There are many ways to boost performance and, as always, knowledge is the key. Training and study are important and those who strive for ever better results will usually prevail. Also we are keen to help so please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance at any time.
