Opportunity to shine..

[Mikey P]

I sold a bike on Craig's List to the chief honcho at the County Maintenance dept here in Mayberry.

They were not too happy with the current floor guys so they called me out to inspect this 100 year old floor at the courthouse that was covered with carpet for years..

The other floor guys left this mess behind..

I did a stripping test and what ever is on there comes off real easy.

I'll put some grey silicone under the baseboards and leave it all unsealed as it has epoxy grout..


So..
If I use my two ply Devpro filter and a pantyhose on the inlet filter could I use the 370 to rinse?

800 ft or so..

 

[Jim Pemberton]

So..
If I use my two ply Devpro filter and a pantyhose on the inlet filter could I use the 370 to rinse?

That's a lot of filtration, and you'd probably be fine. But look at the downside if you get that "stuff" in your blower...Just get a wet vac and don't use your 20K machine to do that kind of thing Mike. Next to freeze damage and running out of oil, emulsified floor finish is the number three cause of massive equipment damage among my truck mount customers.

 

[Mikey P]

So slurp up the initial mess then Turbo the rest?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Yes, and still keep all the filters on that you listed.

 

[Kellie Hiler]

Definitely better to throw away a $100 wet vac or even cheaper than risk your machine.
I love that old tile, it's always been my favorite style.

 

[mirf]

Shop vac first, mop and bucket, theTruckmount with filters

 

[Old Coastie]

If you use stripper, that glue will hop off. Scrub with a crb, then recover with a wet n dry or a porty, or even microfiber mop. You'll have no problems and won't risk the TM.

 

[Bee Busy]

Is that the courthouse in Minden NV?

 

[Mikey P]

Sure is.


We filled our business permit for Douglas County in that clerk window.



How did you know?

 

[Mikey P]

What size shop vac?

I have an 8 gallon on hand

 

[Old Coastie]

That is plenty big enough, if you use a squeegee nozzle (Sears). Rinse and slurp. Repeat. Done.

 

[Mikey P]

Pic?

 

[HydroDude]

I'm sure you have or will Suck out worse crud then that from a carpet. ..

 

[dealtimeman]

Yes use a floor machine and a wet vac like Jim stated and get the bulk of the crud and slop up with the wet vac,

Then lay stripper again use. Brush on the 175 and go to town on it one mo time and rinse high pressure high heat dry and see what's left on it.

It will be a world of difference and they will be impressed.

 

[Bee Busy]

Sure is.


We filled our business permit for Douglas County in that clerk window.



How did you know?

I got divorced there. NV is the best state in the US for quick divorces LOL.

Did you expand out to there? There's good water damage work

 

[Mikey P]

Yes we did..

 

[Todd Millar]

Hey @Mikey P , please post some after pics would love to see how it turns out !

 

[Mikey P]

will do!

 

[Mikey P]

rocked it..

Pimped my Shop Vac..

The two most important tools of the day..

oh...this was the sound we hear all day...


tchtchtchtchtchtchtceehtchtchtchtchtchtchtchtchtchtchthcthc..



100 years old this year..

I'll go back on Monday to reinsert an"new" 1916 penny into the entry..

Kicker her arse..

12 hours, 2 gallons of stripper
who knows how many razor blades
two 3M black pads
two waste tank dumps
a haystack of rags
and my fingers are still tingling


and I got another must have tile job tomorrow...

No SeaHawks for me..

 

[Nate The Great]

Awesome work Mikey and Paula!

 

[Todd Millar]

Holy bat crap Bat Man !!!!!!!!! that turned out great !

 

[rjwood]

Well done, Mike!
Did you do any of the repairs or will someone else be doing those?

 

[Mikey P]

I offered to fill the cracks and the gap under some baseboards and am waiting to hear back

 

[Old Coastie]

That's the way! "Pimped out shopvac" indeed, hahaha

 

[dealtimeman]

You will be up chanted by the older folk for sure, a good thing for Carson valley carpet care for sure.

 

[mirf]

Nice job! A lot of hard work there.

 

[Mikey P]

Just got the go ahead to go back tomorrow and do some repair.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Wow... Very nice!!

 

[Scott S.]

well, now you have your foot in the door in that city. that didnt take long.

 

[Nate The Great]

well, now you have your foot in the door in that city. that didnt take long.

His foot is pretty big!