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Academy of Cleaning has a new podcast channel

ByDavid Thompson

The Academy has a new outlet for its’ podcasts, Beyond Clean With ACE. We have been on the air taping different messages from people around the country who have something to say.  As the Academy moves through the third season, we have found it beneficial for all if we have our own podcast channel. This…

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Last Chance Classes for 2018

ByDavid Thompson

Last Classes of This Kind in 2018. November 8 How to Make Money Cleaning & Polishing Concrete/Terrazzo Find out how to use standard floor care equipment you have to pick up dollars you are walking over. Learn how to pick up small jobs and add income to your budget. By only adding a few drivers…

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Personal Issues in Your Staff?
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Personal Issues in Your Staff?

ByDavid Thompson

2. Is the employee experiencing personal problems? If an employee is experiencing personal problems, make sure your source of this information ONLY comes from the employee. Do NOT use gossip or hearsay when dealing with these situations. If they just want you to know that they are going through a tough time with a spouse,…

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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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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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