Recent content by Robntina

I was killing time last night reading in the forums and stumbled on to this photo in this post. I burst out laughing so hard I was in tears. Guys!! THIS GUY IS MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR!!! I AM NOT KIDDING!!

When they called back I told them "thanks but no thanks"

So I got a call from a company called PageHub today wanting to sell me their services. They called themselves a "listing agent for Google" (their page is getpagehub.com) Has anybody used them before? What was your experience? Was it worth it? I just don't know anything about them. What...

Well, I was able to successfully remove the glue but it was not easy. I had a few things I could try but what ended up working best for me (that I had on hand) was Steam, Matrix Citrus Force ASD, and Pro's Choice Pro-Solve Gel. It still took awhile though, it was really thick. Steam made the...

I always say "the pricing assumes the room is full of stuff"

Here is a job that I am going to be working on this week. A bottle of glue tipped over on a table and the glue ran off the edge onto the carpet and made a good size little puddle on the carpet before it dried. It was discovered a week later. Now I get to try and get it out. Anybody have any...

Buying the right fiber makes a big difference. Polyester carpet will show signs of wear pretty quickly (a year or two). I have also seen some pretty old nylon carpet that's probably as old or older then I am that still looks really good (though dated style wise). Also, define professional. There...

I'm talking about protectants that we apply as cleaners. Not what is factory applied by the manufacturers.

For those who have tried different protectants, of those you have tried, which one resists re-soiling best - looks good the longest? I am not talking about protecting from stains or spills, I am interested to know how they perform for keeping the carpet looking clean compared to others. In other...

I use a CRB

Sounds like I should start saving for a rotary.

When the owner lived there he said they cleaned the carpet frequently (once or twice a year). Then they moved and decided to rent it out for a few years (goodbye nice carpet). Now he wants to sell the house. Here is a before and after photo of the room so you have some context. In the before...

I can't tell what it is. It is in a living room right off of a kitchen so it could be some kind of cooking oil. The blackness of it makes me think it might be something stupid like used motor oil. It does not feel super oily though (anymore at least). It had been previously cleaned by somebody...

This is a cream colored nylon carpet with nasty black soiling that goes all the way to the base in an area about 3 foot square. How do you clean nasty soiling like this out when it goes all the way to the base of the fibers? I can get the surface to look ok but not down deep. This is the...

What about painting a stripe of Thermochromic Paint from top to bottom of the tank? Something like a thermochromatic propane tank level indicator might work too.