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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: justin brown on September 01, 2010, 08:31:45 pm

Title: help needed asap please!
Post by: justin brown on September 01, 2010, 08:31:45 pm
hi all, i have 2 100% wool rugs downstairs with 4 or 5 large greasy marks on.....i am having trouble removing these marks ....any ideas please?
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: Mike Halliday on September 01, 2010, 08:46:09 pm
what caused them? food? dogs?

what have you tried so far? i find grease responds well to heat
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: justin brown on September 01, 2010, 08:58:20 pm
i dont know mike, she has dogs but also said food may have been spilt. was going to use powerburst and rinse with f and f.would this be ok (ps most of my chemicals are prochem)
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: Dave_Lee on September 01, 2010, 09:28:08 pm
Try a solvent, like Prochems Citrus Gel. Liberal squirt over the area, gentle rub in with bottle base. Leave for 5 minutes flush out with extraction solution. If improved but not all gone, repeat.
Dave.
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Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on September 01, 2010, 09:34:48 pm
Where have you been hiding Dave? I'm still waiting for your TM, hope you're looking after it!

Shaun
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: justin brown on September 01, 2010, 09:56:55 pm
thanks dave, will give it a go
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: colin fitch on September 02, 2010, 09:18:17 pm
Could be from where the dogs have been laying on the rugs,and transfered greasy/oily marks.

Try prochems solvo spotter or citrus gel.

colin.
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: mark_roberts on September 02, 2010, 10:39:08 pm
Careful if its chinese as they have a habit of 'haloing' around the stain using certain stain removers.

Mark
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Post by: colin fitch on September 03, 2010, 07:59:33 am
Justin

What rugs are they [tufted/machine made hand knotted?]

colin.
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: justin brown on September 03, 2010, 08:08:13 am
they are tuffted. i think i have solved the problem (the customer is happy anyway!) the stains were from a chicken Korma a few years back and although i did not completely remove them they are considerably reduced. i actually got a hair dryer on to dry the 'stains', i think the problem was the water i had put in to get rid of the stains took an eternity to dry, even being outside in the sun half of the day and then inside at night with a air mover on!! once completely dry they blended in with the rest of the rug. thanks all
Title: Re: help needed asap please!
Post by: Lisa Wagner on September 04, 2010, 04:25:18 am
You need to post photos...it's impossible to give rug advice without seeing the problem.

Thanks!!!
Lisa