Guardian Carpet Protector and Fortifier gives you exceptional oil, water and even alcohol repellency.

Guardian’s qualities keep oil and water-based liquid spills from soaking into the carpet and wetting the fibers. This makes spills easier to get before they drop down into the backing. This also provides a great benefit with dry abrasive soils that scratch and damage the carpet as they are more efficiently released during routine vacuuming.

Guardian is of such a high quality that it can even be used on sensitive NuBuck and suede leather with little to no effect on their appearance. Guardian meets all VOC regulations and comes unscented and scented with ProFresh.

Guardian can be mixed two ways either for maximum performance or for economy. When Guardian lowers the surface energy of the carpet or fabric Guardian creates a barrier and makes the material much harder to wet. This process simply put also prevents wicking. You will also notice that when maintenance cleaning or extraction cleaning time comes around your job will be much easier.

Your average cost per foot will vary on the above dilutions and application suggestions from 1.7 cents pert foot in economy dilution on dry carpet to 2.6 cents per foot on wet carpet. Either way, your return on investment is outstanding. Combine this with a choice of a scented or unscented water based formula that is sprayer friendly and a premium based high solids protector and fortifier at a fair price and you have a real value.

If you mix the same gallon of concentrate to only 1 gallon you reduce your added water by 66%. Now your 4 gallons of RTU just became 2 gallons – not a good deal? But wait. Your coverage just went up 100 percent from 400 to 800 square feet of coverage per RTU gallon.

The good side? You reduced your added moisture per square foot of carpet by 50% (we have to count the gallon of concentrate) so in theory you have also reduced your dry time by 50%. The down side? Your 3 overlapping application strokes just became 1 so you need to be more careful that your application is even. To me a great trade – plus on larger jobs your sprayer will weigh much less. Instead of carrying 4 gallons in an electric sprayer to cover 1600 s.f. you now only need 2 gallons. This is a significant weights savings and not only helps the carpet to dry faster but makes the job easier on the tech. Plus you save time. Now just 1 overlapping stroke not three. Application is much faster meaning your job is more profitable.

The # 2 tip increases the size of the droplet and reduces the amount in the air. This reduces the strength of the scent and is also safer for the technician as a mist is less or unlikely to be misted into the air to be breathed in. Remember there is a difference between smelling the scent of something and breathing in the actual chemical due to a mist. When properly applied in most cases grooming should not be required. However if the situation is more delicate or the carpet is very thick or plush grooming may be desirable as it will distribute Guardian more evenly.

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