Tile Cleaning

[Nsabo21]

New to cleaning tile and grout. What product is the best to use for this? Spinner? Wand? Make? Model? And what product do I need prior to cleaning the tile. A pre spray for example. Thanks

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

New to cleaning tile and grout. What product is the best to use for this? Spinner? Wand? Make? Model? And what product do I need prior to cleaning the tile. A pre spray for example. Thanks

to be a Pro you'll need the following:

Education
The ability to properly ID most tile, stone and synthetics
Grout and caulking repair skills

a truckmount
a TH40 tile spinner
a hard surface wand (Westpak makes the best currently)
a 175/floor buffer with various brushes and pads
various grout brushes
flat mop and various heads
lots of chemistry

good insurance.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

go back to page one in this "room" and read your way forward....

 

[hogjowl]

Don’t listen to Mikey
He over complicate everything.

 

[clean image]

2nd the good insurance. just had a claim

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Don’t listen to Mikey
He over complicate everything.

$50 says you cant ID Terrazo from Travertine from Terracotta..

 

[clean image]

It terrazzo , my guess he knows the difference

 

[hogjowl]

$50 says you cant ID Terrazo from Travertine from Terracotta..

I cant
I just call Steven

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

It terrazzo , my guess he knows the difference

Zzzz Best!

 

[Nsabo21]

to be a Pro you'll need the following:

Education
The ability to properly ID most tile, stone and synthetics
Grout and caulking repair skills

a truckmount
a TH40 tile spinner
a hard surface wand (Westpak makes the best currently)
a 175/floor buffer with various brushes and pads
various grout brushes
flat mop and various heads
lots of chemistry

good insurance.

Thanks Mikey. Appreciate the advice

 

[hogjowl]

All you need is Maxx Powder, a spinner and a tile wand.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

All you need is Maxx Powder, a spinner and a tile wand

All you need is a mop.

 

[Nomad74]

All you need is Love

 

[BIG WOOD]

New to cleaning tile and grout. What product is the best to use for this? Spinner? Wand? Make? Model? And what product do I need prior to cleaning the tile. A pre spray for example. Thanks

You need to know way more than just the right tools and chemicals. Take a hands on class first. Otherwise...don't go any more technical than ceramic tile with a westpac tile wand and your carpet prespray. If you can't fully determine what ceramic tile is...don't even touch it.

Because there's ways and methods that can screw up the customer's property (when and how to use tile acid, overspray on delicate items, footprints on delicate floors, etc.) that a class would give you good direction.

I know, because I've learned through trial and error only on my 18th year, and I regret not taking a class yet. I'm good at delivering that service now, but I hate the feeling of using the customer's floor for education.

 

[Nsabo21]

You need to know way more than just the right tools and chemicals. Take a hands on class first. Otherwise...don't go any more technical than ceramic tile with a westpac tile wand and your carpet prespray. If you can't fully determine what ceramic tile is...don't even touch it.

Because there's ways and methods that can screw up the customer's property (when and how to use tile acid, overspray on delicate items, footprints on delicate floors, etc.) that a class would give you good direction.

I know, because I've learned through trial and error only on my 18th year, and I regret not taking a class yet. I'm good at delivering that service now, but I hate the feeling of using the customer's floor for education.

Thanks Matt

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Thanks Matt

Ill have a class announcement this weekend...

 

[Nsabo21]

Ill have a class announcement this weekend...

Awesome! Thank you

 

[Cleanworks]

2nd the good insurance. just had a claim

Can you give us any details of what happened?

 

[Nsabo21]

Nothing just trying to gain information

 

[Tguthrie]

New to cleaning tile and grout. What product is the best to use for this? Spinner? Wand? Make? Model? And what product do I need prior to cleaning the tile. A pre spray for example. Thanks

I use Saiger's Tsunami ... it's awesome as a pre-spray

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Me too

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Better than Extreme?

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

Better than Extreme?

By a hair

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I’ll not worry.