They said they DO NOT need finish....... Cleaning only!

lamanatorplus.com I have been using for 3-4 years with good results

If they are laminate floors they usually don't need any finish and would give LaminatorPlus a shot.

If they are actual hardwood or engineered floors then you are more than likely gonna need at least one coat of finish. Bridgepoint has a really good system, but I really want to try out the Basic system. I have seen a few pics around and that stuff looks awesome! Good luck and make sure you "flip" whatever you do!


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If a light cleaning is all they need, you can use the Bridgepoint Wood Floor Cleaner along with a microfiber or cotton bonnet.

Sweep or vacuum floor to remove any dry particles soil that could scratch.
Spray a light mist of the Wood Cleaner or your pad and dampen you bonnet. It is like bonnet cleaning a carpet.
USe a second pad to rinse with clear water. Be sure to limit the amount of moisture used.
Dry with air movement.
Have the finish ready inc ase the floor does not have the desired gloss after you clean the soil and dead / oxidized finish off. But you do not always need the finish. Sometimes cleaning is enough.

If you clean with the red or maroon pad as shown in Richard's photos, you will remove enough finish that you should replace finish. With just a soft bonnet, you won;t always need to reapply finish.

Originally Posted by Scott W

If a light cleaning is all they need, you can use the Bridgepoint Wood Floor Cleaner along with a microfiber or cotton bonnet.

Sweep or vacuum floor to remove any dry particles soil that could scratch.
Spray a light mist of the Wood Cleaner or your pad and dampen you bonnet. It is like bonnet cleaning a carpet.
USe a second pad to rinse with clear water. Be sure to limit the amount of moisture used.
Dry with air movement.
Have the finish ready inc ase the floor does not have the desired gloss after you clean the soil and dead / oxidized finish off. But you do not always need the finish. Sometimes cleaning is enough.

If you clean with the red or maroon pad as shown in Richard's photos, you will remove enough finish that you should replace finish. With just a soft bonnet, you won;t always need to reapply finish.

HOW DOES THIS WORK ON "ORANGE GLOW" ? yOU KNOW THE ONE WITH BUILD UP OVER YEARS.

Prices per sq. foot???? No coating... Cleaning ONLY!

Originally Posted by jwhatley

HOW DOES THIS WORK ON "ORANGE GLOW" ? yOU KNOW THE ONE WITH BUILD UP OVER YEARS.

Just the Bridgepoint Wood cleaner plus a mop or bonnet will not cut through years of built up Orange Glo. If you use the rotary machine with the red and the white pad along with the Bridgepoint Wood Cleaner it will take care of the Orange Glo. Some have reported to me that it took two times to get rid of very heavy build-up. Personally I have only seen Orange Glo a few times and it came off with only 1 cleaning.

Originally Posted by Daron Farrar

Well, I really had trouble with Orange Glow and similar products with the Bridgepoint system even when using it with the Versa Pro rotary machine, the cleaner just doesn't seem to have the chemistry to cut through it. As I recall even on the training DVD it says to test a floor for any kind of waxy or oily buildup by applying rubbing alcohol to a terry cloth and rubbing a section and seeing if any gummy residue transferred to the cloth and not to use the system if it did. It was really a pretty big frustration that I had with the system and I had suspended any kind of HW clean and re-finishing for almost 2 years until I tried LP.

Interesting. How often did you run into Orange Glo? I think i have only seen it a few times out of many hardwood floors. It seems some build-ups are worse than others.

LP does have multiple cleaning products. The strongest one concerned me that it was too aggressive. BUt maybe that is what it takes for very heavy Orange Glo.

BTW - The reason the Bridgepoint product says to check for waxy or oily build-up is notcleaning related, but the finish is water absed and repeled by wax. So it won't bond with the wood if wax is in the pores.

I used the Lamanator Plus system last summer on a rental house I own and I was impressed with the results. Very good customer service too.

Steve
www.StrategiesForSuccess.com

PS Congratulations on "upselling" the job. This concept of making a bit more on each job is more and more essential given the economy right now. An Oklahma carpet cleaner recently wrote my "Bleeding Hearts Club" advice column about how to get his employees to sell more on the job. Here is what I told him ....

http://www.strategiesforsuccess.com/...chs-to-up-sell

This is going to be one hell of a payday.... 2,000 sq. of carpet, 32 stairs 1200 sq of hardwoods, 500 sq of tiled floors, oriental rugs and 4 large walk in showers large enough to hold 4 people in each...

Scheduled for 2 days in a row at the end of the month just in time for the mortgage, ridiculous gas bill and car payments.... LOL!


Thanks for the help guys.... It is much appreciated!

Originally Posted by Daron Farrar

I do still end up turning down alot of HW jobs though because still in many cases the floor needs to be fully re-sanded if it is heavily worn down to bare wood in several areas ...

I agree. The secret with any of these topical systems (short of re-sanding) is to properly pre-qualify the customer to know what to expect.

Steve
www.StrategiesForSuccess.com

PS With the ease of application of the Lamanator product you can do a small test area in a bad spot and the customer can quickly see the results and sign off on them.

However, a warning on any of these additional profit opportunities. Properly implemented you will be at the "Crossroads of Expansion" with some difficult decisions ahead on growth. One of my "Bleeding Hearts Club" readers from Phoenix was facing this exact problem last March. see if you agree with my answer ...

http://www.strategiesforsuccess.com/...s-of-expansion

I shot you a PM Jason about cleaning the HW. If you want, give me a call and I will help you any way I can.

Joe

Hey Jason,
It seems most of your questions were answered by Daron, Jeff and Steve T. about our LamanatorPlus system. Our Deep Scrub is not too harsh for any hard surface flooring as Bridgepoint tried to imply. It is safe with a white or red pad on any polyurethane or aluminum oxide coated/finished floor. Deep Scrub was designed to remove all the store-bought topical waxes that homeowners try to make their floors look shiny with and all dirt and grime! IT WON'T HARM ANY HARD SURFACE ORIGINAL FINISH!!!!
Also, our Restoration product, for those who do want a new finish, has one of the highest solid counts in the industry for sandless re-finishing systems.

LamanatorPlus is not for every single situation, but will work in many.

Steve T. is right to say that a small test area is usually a great idea for the custy and will show them what to expect prior to hiring the work done.

Good Luck to you if you decide to add-on the hard surface cleaning and sandless restoration service to your business.
I also have a powerpoint presentation that may help you and estimate and customer service forms that you may customize to your own business to help you get an easy start to quoting and earning these types of jobs.

Have an awesome day......

Steam mops are the worst thing you can use on hardwood floors. Water and wood do not mix. I have had to repair many areas of hardwood floors where the homeowner had used one to clean their hardwoods. If you clean the floors real quick, they do a decent job. Most homeowners, however, will use them to "scrub" spots and end up getting the wood wet and over time, it will do some damage.