Melamine pad use with pictures.

[Small town janitorial]

I have a janitorial account with a really strange floor. It's a chain tire store that tried this fancy new floor which claimed low maintenance costs and all that stuff... here is the link to their website. Some trendy(pub intended) "eco friendly" floor that costs way more than it's worth. Anyways it has been impossible to keep looking clean. Its "non porous" and you cant use anything abrasive to clean it, but it seems to absorb stuff and stain. So it's useless. But anyways it's like 2500sq ft so i didnt want to flood the place with acetone or bleach like they suggest for a deep clean. I had a melamine pad from my orbot vibe package. They call it the ultra lift pad or something. I tried a small spot and it didnt take any shine off, so i went for it today in an office. Worked amazing. Pictures dont do it justice, sorry. The pictures are all after mopping, so the dirt just usually doesn't come off. This helped a ton.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

2500' with 1 pad?

 

[Small town janitorial]

I didnt do the whole place. I did the one office to give them a sample. I'll charge about .40 sq foot if they want the rest done. The pad didnt really show much wear from what I did. The pads are $25 each or so, but worth it in this case. If you have one from that orbot promo try it. You will be surprised.

 

[Nomad74]

Did you use any water as a lube or just straight pad? I still have mine somewhere.

 

[Hack Attack]

nice, thinking bout ordering some melamine for a mall I've got coming up

 

[Small town janitorial]

I just mopped really quick first to get what dirt I could, then used the vibe while it was still wet. If you want to test I tiny area first you can use a mr clean eraser sponge. Same thing as far as I can tell.

 

[Mike Pailliotet]

It's far more durable than a Mr Clean

 

[Nomad74]

Is the new mel-o-mine still an undiscovered secret? It was going to be the next big thing. I should have used it on my hard wood jobs, but I forgot I had it hiding in the sucking vortex I call my garage. I really need to find that thing.

 

[Small town janitorial]

It's far more durable than a Mr Clean

True. It doesn't disintegrate like an eraser, but it seems to clean the same. I also tried it on my marmoleum floor job. Its hippie linoleum that is very soft and fragile and can be damaged by any non neutral chemicals. It seemed to work great, but the manufacturer doesn't recommend it. I'd like to see better directions on them and what to do/not do with them.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

So I have a floor with grout residue all over it. What say ye?

 

[Nomad74]

I bet it would work

 

[Kenny Hayes]

I have the pads, but what chem, water? Acetone?

 

[Small town janitorial]

Not sure. Grab a Mr clean pad and leave it in your van or truck. Then you can try it if you ever wonder.

 

[Rick J]

I just mopped really quick first to get what dirt I could, then used the vibe while it was still wet. If you want to test I tiny area first you can use a mr clean eraser sponge. Same thing as far as I can tell.

Do you think using the sprayer and misting slightly during scrubbing would be a good idea?

 

[Jimmy L]

Where can we see who offers this product?
Website?

 

[Small town janitorial]

Here you go Jimmy. I think I can do this.

UltraLift

UltraLift Pads SKU: HOSMP17U Our specialized open-cell UltraLift pad creates a suction effect that lifts away grease and dirt while simultaneously scrubbing away surface dirt, stains and stubborn black marks on porous floors. Image Gallery

orbotusa.com

Very vague description.
I think keeping the pad wet is important, because if it dries out it will destroy itself. I was using g the orbot vibe skills I was going to use the onboarding sprayer to mist water In front of it as needed.