Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john martin on February 15, 2020, 03:59:03 pm
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I might be no Chris Howell but heres a a simple spray on method to hide old dog related spots
https://vimeo.com/391620334
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Talk us through what you did John
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Id struggle to make it sound complicated ... There is some trial and error involved at times though .
I just put blue acid dye ( mixed with hot water and a dash of acid ) in an empty cif bathroom spray bottle . I just misted it on until it looked blended .
The House had four bedrooms in that 12 year old (wool/nylon mix i think ) as a family of pet lovers the kids had the puppies etc in the bedrooms and each room have about six of those old marks . The house is going to be rented now so if it couldnt ' remove ' the pet stains all the carpets were to be replaced . So if i didnt have my dye , there would be no job there . One carpet was the same but dark purple ... that was a lot trickier than the blue ... i misted red followed by blue , and got away with it .
I cleaned the carpets beforehand .
example of dye used ...
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/50g-Fibrecrafts-Acid-Dye-Navy-100-Dye-Stuff-for-Silk-Wool-Nylon/303085574147?hash=item46914ed803:g:PNgAAOSwAk9ZmtMo
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John what did you do with the cfr hand tool, after you had sprayed some of the dye on ? was it just extraction of the excess dye or did you apply something ?
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John what did you do with the cfr hand tool, after you had sprayed some of the dye on ? was it just extraction of the excess dye or did you apply something ?
I just vacuumed the excess off because i knew it was fixed ok from the previous spots . But generally, you would extract after every application to check colour change .
Like this guy here , extracting and reapplying , it can be a minefield though , if he tips his jug hes screwed also ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0eanSujsM I perfer to have it in sprays mostly . Also sometimes spots like fake tan would have to be bleached first . Plenty of videos on youtube to get the basics , then practise on an old carpet or some rented places what might not matter .
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How long do the dyes in the bottle last for?
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The Dyes are powder when u buy them , you'd mix as much as u need , the dilute solution lasts for ages as far as i can see , but there may be some dye fixing benefit to mixing it hot and applying hot .
BTW .. the stuff the guy neutralises the chlorine bleach spot with in the video is this chemical ..
https://mistralni.co.uk/products/sodium-thiosulphate