Mist & Vac technique

Jim Pemberton

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This is where I'm grateful that Mike pushes back on me ... a lot.

At first I tried to argue that with a low moisture tool, you just needed to spray and vacuum together in one step and you accomplish the same thing.

But, of course, I'm saddled with the issue that I don't do this every day like all of you do. So I set up my own test, and have to admit how wrong I was:

When you have to spray and vacuum simultaneously with a dry tool, it is more time consuming because you have to be conscious of the wet pattern, overlaps, potential disortion issues, and just overall clumsy reaches and turns.

In each test I did (and I didn't want Mike to be right to be very clear), the mist and vac was better, faster, and left less moisture in the fabric.

One of the most revealing tests we did was this:

I have a linen fabrics, cotton velvet, wool velvet, and a silk piece to test. On each one I tried one of the best "jetless, low moisture tools" on part, and the Jubilee on another part. In each case, the "jetless, low moisture tool" wet the back out more than the Jubilee.
 
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Mikey P

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London fog is what we'd call it.. Hell, some cleaners would do that to carpeted rooms.. Spray & Pray, blow-n-go, splash & dash, wet-n-jet..
Erik/Zipper was talking to a rep of large commercial only/ Casino cleaning company in Vegas last month

The hose down the floors with the wand three feet up, and then create the wand marks..

no vacuum is used.:eekk:

Privative OG ENcap.
 

Bryce C

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This is fire! I do this in odd areas of carpet with my hand tool sometimes, never thought to do it on long stretches of merely dusty upholstery. Game changer! Thanks Mike.

Where's the JubiLee bro?
 

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