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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: RPCCS on January 03, 2019, 08:55:15 pm

Title: Tea and coffee
Post by: RPCCS on January 03, 2019, 08:55:15 pm

Is thete anything that will shift a stain of the above? I had one before Xmas on a cream carpet, a red hot full cup of tra. Left an orage stain about 1m sa, tried tea and coffee remover, wouldn't touch it, oxidiser wouldn't touch it eithef., not even with a bit of heat from a hairdryer

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: MarkSutcliffe on January 03, 2019, 10:03:41 pm

Prochem coffee remover is pretty good,

also had success with chemspec soilbreak and restormate microsplitter...

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: RPCCS on January 03, 2019, 10:06:47 pm

I think it was prochem I tried, got it from John

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: Robin Ray on January 03, 2019, 11:33:02 pm

I like to start off with an acid mixed at about 8:1 left to dwell then rinsed. Once all else has failed though spotters that contain sodium metabisulfite are good Craftex Shift and their Coffee and Stain Remover are both good. Be careful with using Sod met though as it is controlled bleaching and you can go too far.

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: RPCCS on January 04, 2019, 11:35:31 am

But if the stain wont shift with t c remover or oxidiser, is using the stronger stuff not going to damage the carpet?. I was told in my training, don't try and be a hero, some things just aren't removable, and if you keep trying you could cause further damage.

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: jozef slebodnik on January 14, 2019, 05:44:55 pm

Alltec tea and coffee spotter never let me down....

Title: Re: Tea and coffee
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 14, 2019, 09:06:28 pm

Make sure when using anything with sod met in that you wear gloves and vent it well.