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Care and Maintenance of Microfiber Cleaning Products

ByDavid Thompson

If the towel/wiper/pad becomes too dirty, it will also begin to “streak”. It is then time to wash the towel. This is easily done by just throwing the towel, or any other microfiber cleaning product, into any washing machine and laundering with any soap or detergent you prefer. A word of caution here; experience tells me…

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Microfiber Cleaning Wipers – How to Choose?

ByDavid Thompson

Microfiber is available in several different forms. The most common forms are the “Terry Style” and the “Suede Style.” The terry style is best suited for all general cleaning purposes, both domestic and industrial. Suede works best in any “polishing” application, such as eye glasses, sun-glasses (except transitional A/R), all optics and lenses, CD’s, computer…

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Newly Accredited Floor Care Experts
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Newly Accredited Floor Care Experts

ByDavid Thompson

The Academy of Cleaning Excellence held another professional development class yesterday.   “How to clean, polish and refinish resilient floor surfaces. Students reviewed with the instructor the reason we take care of floors, and it is not for Appearance.  You’ll have to come to class to learn the real reason.  Everyone got a chance to…

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Split Microfiber

ByDavid Thompson

The technology was first developed commercially in Japan in the mid to late 1960’s for synthetic suede fabrics. Staple fibers were spun from two polymers, a polyester and polyamide of 0.1 denier or less. If the microfiber is not split the cloth, pad or mop will tend not to be very effective. How many times…

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Microfiber – Polyester – Really?

ByDavid Thompson

Now that you know a microfiber is simply a nano sized fiber, what is that nanofiber made of? Microfiber is a man-made product combining two basic fibers, Polyester and Polyamide (a nylon by-product.) These fibers are then “split” and formed into a blend of 80% Polyester (the scrubbing and cleaning fiber), and 20% Polyamide (the holding and quick drying…

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Microfibers are Measured in Deniers

ByDavid Thompson

Denier is the unit used for measuring the fineness of fabric. Microfiber is incredibly fine with a denier of approximately 0.01 to 0.02.   Compare this against the denier of a single strand of silk at 8, or a human hair at 20! We would also caution you to   examine the denier of the…

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Why Accredited or Certified?
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Why Accredited or Certified?

ByDavid Thompson

“Do I need an accreditation/certification?” “Why should I pay for training others are giving away?” No, certifications are not a requirement in the cleaning industry. Remember, you get what you pay for.  Expect more! SO WHY? “The future is won by those creating the future… and not the ones trying to maintain the status quo.”…

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Infection Prevention with Darrel Hicks

ByDavid Thompson

Question: What are the top SIX activities in cleaning that will have the greatest impact on safety and health? Answer: Here is my list of the top SIX activities necessary to impact the health and safety of our public. Train and retrain housekeepers (custodial staff) that their role is NOT cleaning for appearance sake, but…

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