Encapsulation - Commercial/Industrial Cleaning

The Encapsulation Process

Why Regular Maintenance?

Everyone Benefits

The Encapsulation Process

CIMEX - "The World's Best Scrubber" for Commercial / Industrial Carpets:

The Cimex features three 400-RPM counter-rotating brushes.  For carpet cleaning the planetary action of the scrubbing heads address all sides of the fiber with each pass. For floor stripping, scrubbing, tile and grout cleaning - you'll find the Cimex scrubs deeper than any other scrubber. The machine includes a large 6.6 gallon tank. You can expect HIGH carpet cleaning production rates! Solidly built for years of tough service and cleaning the toughest of commercial carpet surfaces.

Benefits

• High production rates

• Deep cleaning - even cleans moderately oily carpets

• Quick drying - usually less than 2 hours

• Eliminates wicking problems

• Fixes recurring spill stains

• Carpets stay cleaner longer between cleanings

Who is the Encapsulation Process Designed For?

• Hospitals

• Schools

• Casinos

• Banks

• Hotels

• Office Buildings

• Malls

• Gymnasiums

• Banquet Halls

• Unlimited Commercial, Industrial etc.

Crystallizing Polymer: our encapsulation products are designed with an innovative polymer technology to form a distinct crystal when it dries. The crystal is the vehicle that enables a good encapsulator to capture soil so it can be extracted through post-vacuuming. Although some products may claim to "encapsulate" on the label and they may get the carpet to look good initially, (it's easy to get a carpet to look cleaner) the real concern should be whether or not the encapsulated soil can be removed with post-vacuuming.

Here's a simple test that you can perform to establish what an "encapsulation" product does when it dries. It's very easy. Just take a few drops of the product and dry it in a glass dish overnight. Check the content the next day. Did it form a true crystal? Does it readily release from the dish? Or did it dry sticky, gooey? Was it not completely dried? Or was it possibly stuck like a barnacle to the dish?

This simple dish-drying test will reveal the products soil releasing ability. A good encapsulation product should form a distinct crystal that will break up and release from the dish. Keep in mind that crystallization is the medium that holds the soil in suspension until it can be extracted with post-vacuuming. The soil can't be vacuumed from the carpet if poor crystallizing or no crystallizing occurs.

(Encap Cleaner dried in a petri dish,
showing its distinct crystal formation)

Pre-Vacuuming: The first step that should be performed before any carpet cleaning process is a good pre-vacuuming. According to a well documented study, dry soil comprises 79% of the total soil in a carpet. Removal of the dry soil is very important. If we were to add a cleaning solution to a carpet filled with dry soil we would, in effect, make mud. Therefore a good vacuuming program should be encouraged for all commercial clients. And if the carpet is in need of vacuuming at the time of cleaning it should be pre-vacuumed before proceeding with the cleaning.

Pre-Treating: If there are more heavily soiled areas, pre-treating can assist the cleaning process. Pre spraying high soil areas and allowing the solution to dampen the carpet with a few extra minutes of dwell time, allows are cleaning process to be most effective. After allowing a few minutes of dwell time we proceed with our scrubbing of the carpet fibers in the normal manner dispensing the detergent through the solution tank.

The Cimex Scrubbing Process. The "muscle" of this cleaning method is AGITATION. That's why we use Cimex scrubbers for encapsulation as we are able to produce a very high degree of agitation.

Pads versus Brushes: We recommend using FiberPlus™ scrubbing pads. These pads are well suited for scrubbing carpets with the correct degree of agitation. Why scrub with pads rather than brushes? Consider this illustration - you have a greasy frying pan to clean. You could get it clean by scrubbing it with a scrub brush, but if you scrub it with one of those green kitchen pads the pan will clean up even easier. Why? It's because the pads make more surface contact. So when we scrub a carpet with a pad the same principle holds true. We have better agitation and we use less solution to get the job done.

Recurring Spills: Our cleaning detergents are designed to stop wicking and recurring spill stains.

Wicking: Our cleaning detergents can correct the majority of wicking problems. Wicking is one of the most common problems seen with commercial carpets. Why the problem? Commercial carpet is most frequently a flat glue-down construction. So there's essentially no airflow, hence extraction can become a bit more challenging. Commercial carpets are often loop construction. The densely packed loops can trap a tremendous amount of dry soil. A considerable amount of commercial carpeting is olefin and we all know that olefin can be difficult to clean. So clearly commercial carpet presents a set of challenging conditions that can exacerbate wicking problems. Our cleaning products are designed to EXCEL at stopping wicking.

Post-Vacuuming: The crystallizing technology of our encapsulation products were designed so that the encapsulated soil could be extracted through routine post-vacuuming. Some have asked the best way to provide post-vacuuming. We can return the following day to provide the post-vacuuming service (it takes about 24 hours for our cleaning products to cure and for the crystallization to occur). Or if the building has a vacuuming program in place, (and most commercial buildings do) the carpet could simply be vacuumed at the next regular vacuuming interval. Some have wondered - but what if their vacuuming is not all that great? Not a problem. Instead of recovering the crystallized residue with one vacuuming, perhaps it will take a couple of vacuumings. One great vacuuming, two good vacuumings, three average vacuumings, five fair vacuumings, or ten poor vacuumings - you get the picture, the encapsulated soil should eventually be removed. The carpet will continue to look good even before the micro-encapsulated soil-laden particles are vacuumed. And even if all the crystallized residue doesn't get vacuumed out entirely; the crystals will resolublize during the next encapsulation cleaning and form new crystals as it dries - hence the cycle begins again.

Three Money Saving Reasons To Get Your Facility on a Maintenance Plan

Reason #1 - Floors and Fabrics Will Last Longer

Planned maintenance can dramatically increase the life of your floors and fabrics. Bonded traffic area soil that is not removed with vacuuming is just like sandpaper on your floor. It cuts and slices your floor until traffic areas look worn.

Reason #2 - Your Facility Will Look and Smell Better

The appearance of floor coverings and fabrics in a commercial facility has a huge impact on how people feel about your company. Whether it is a client or associate, the appearance of that facility will cause them to think a certain way about your business. Whether it is intentional or not. Planned maintenance keeps your building top notch at all times.

Reason #3 - Your Employees Will Be More Productive

The appearance of your building also has an affect on employee productivity. If the space is clean and appealing, people are naturally more productive. Do we dare mention Indoor Air Quality Issues or Sick Building Syndrome? Absences due to sickness are many times directly related to air quality issues in the work environment. Regular maintenance keeps the contaminants out of your floors and fabrics. Properly maintained a carpet for example is a wonderful filter. It captures and holds pollens, bacteria, contaminants. Like a sink. When the sink becomes full it can no longer filter as well. The answer is NOT hard surface floors because hard surface floors don't filter at all, so these contaminants become airborne much easier.

How To Get Your Maintenance Absolutely FREE!

By simply referring other clients to us, your company can participate in the Advantage Restoration & Cleaning Services Referral Reward Program. This earns your company cash rewards or credit toward your cleaning. There is no limit. Your company earns 10% of the first job of any new client you refer. It's that easy and there is no limit.

Our Commercial Services Include:

Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning, Area Rug Cleaning, Tile and Marble Cleaning, Janitorial Services, Etc.

Your Employees Win

When your company or firm use our services, your employees are entitled to a 20% discount on most of our services for their home including:

• Carpet Cleaning
• Upholstery Cleaning
• Leather Cleaning
• Tile & Grout Cleaning
• Mattress Sanitizing
• Rug Cleaning