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Interim maintenance processes are used more frequently than restora-              The experts at LGM
   tive processes, but with the higher production rate and faster turn
   around time, they are the key to delaying the higher cost uses of re-          specialize in consultation,
   storative procedures. Interim procedures DO NOT replace restorative          correction and resolution for
   services they just delay them. Let’s use commercial carpet as an ex-         flooring complaints, claims,
   ample here.                                                                  installation and performance
   A carpeted commercial facility
   that has a four time per year                                                               issues.
   cleaning service is allowing 90
   plus days worth of soil build up                                             No issue is too big, too small
   that falls down to the primary                                                  or too far away for us to
   backing. Foot traffic will then
   grind a significant amount of                                                              handle.
   gritty soil against the carpet fi-
   bers and tufts that can damage                                                All ads are interactive. Just
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   amount of time that actually
   may not be all soiling. By removing this gritty soil in a more frequent
   interval, the carpet will have less time in the soiled condition to cause
   the abrasion of the fibers and tufts. Viola, longevity issues solved! Re-
   member too that synthetic carpet fiber is basically plastic. If you
   abrade the synthetic fiber with dirt and grit you can change the light
   reflectance of the surface; if that happens the carpet will look dull, din-
   gy and dirty even if you get it completely clean. At that point you won’t
   be dealing with soil but actual damage to the carpet that will defy any
   cleaning effort.

   But let’s look a little deeper
   into the scenario. After 90
   days of soil buildup and the
   dry gritty soils falling deeper
   into the carpet, is it really a
   thought that even a great
   quality vacuum will have
   enough air-flow to lift this soil
   from the deep recessed of a
   tightly constructed commer-
   cial carpet? Let’s take it one
   step further. Do you really think if the gritty soil is missed by the vacu-
   um, that wetting it down with a restorative pre-spray and using even
   the most powerful van mounted hot water extraction machine will then
   lift it out of the carpet?

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