CARPET SCIENCE · FRICTION BURN, PAD BURN
Bonnet friction damage
Yes. Bonnet cleaning spins an absorbent pad across the carpet face under machine weight. On cut pile, weighted friction distorts and fuzzes the fiber — producing in one afternoon the same blooming that normally takes years. Weighted friction against cut pile distorts and fuzzes the fiber.
What is actually happening
It also cleans only the top of the pile, leaving the base untouched, and has no rinse step so pH is never neutralised.
How you prevent it
For residential cut pile, use hot water extraction. Check your carpet warranty — many specify it.
Yes. Bonnet cleaning spins an absorbent pad across the carpet face under machine weight. On cut pile, weighted friction distorts and fuzzes the fiber — producing in one afternoon the same blooming that normally takes years. Weighted friction against cut pile distorts and fuzzes the fiber.
RELATED
Keep reading.
BloomingRapid re-soilingGrayingWickingFiltration soilingpH neutralizationThermoplastic recoveryEncapsulation residueMicroabrasionWhere soil settlesDry time and mildew riskOptical brightenersPet odour chemistryThe blacklight inspectionPressure and PSISoil suspensionSurfactantsOxidisersDust in carpetWhat carpet holdsFibre identificationEnzyme flushUrine crystallizationSubfloor contamination
Ready when you are.
One call. Cleanest floors you've had.
GALT (916) 919-7642 · LODI (209) 663-0823 · MON–SAT · 9AM–5PM
WE DO NOT MOVE FURNITURE · PRE-VACUUM REQUIRED