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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: swjack on August 15, 2005, 09:48:25 pm

Title: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: swjack on August 15, 2005, 09:48:25 pm

Hi me again.

Had a friend phone me to ask about removal of lily pollen from a wool carpet, she had already wet it, rubbed it and used some cleaning agent too attempt to remove it, this has made the stain worse. I have no machinery or chemicals at the moment is there tips you could share with me.

Thanks

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: dave401uk on August 15, 2005, 10:37:56 pm

Once you add water to pollen you alter its state and turn it in to a pigment, and this 99 times out of a 100 is permanent, sorry i couldn't be more help.

Dave

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: mark_roberts on August 15, 2005, 11:11:19 pm

Citrus gel from Prochem has worked in the past but as was said above dont hold your breath.

Mark

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: Doug Holloway on August 16, 2005, 07:06:28 am

Hi,

White spirit is effective on untreated pollen but as said above the dissolving of the pollen has probably caused a permanent stain.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: Kinver_Clean on August 16, 2005, 07:43:47 am

Ecospotter from that man works a treat. I had a vase with water and 12 lilies, a real mess. It had dried by the time I got there but the pollen fell out. You may be lucky.

Trevor

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: Bob Allen on August 16, 2005, 05:23:41 pm

Ive tried citrus Gel and eco spotter but by far the best thing is solutions chewing gum remover (you might laugh) but it has worked a couple of times for me when the others havnt.

Title: Re: Lily pollen on wool carpet?
Post by: Tony_Browning on August 16, 2005, 05:42:55 pm

Fully concur with bob allens post....solutions chewing gum remover works a treat on this.

Rgds Tony.