Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *Derek* on September 07, 2010, 10:05:56 pm
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Hello,
I have come across red coloured carpet tiles. There is a red dust coming off the tiles. It would be on the end of chairs on your shoes etc...
I hooved it with industrial vac and it hepled but it is starting to come back again now..
What can be done for this? Has anyone come across this before?
Derek
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Has it been cleaned in the last 3 months (using Hot Water Extraction) ?
The colour loss may be due to an excessive pH being left on the carpet, in which case applying an Acid Rinse (like Prochem F&F rinse) might help.
If it's loose fibres rather than colour run, I suspect the tiles are damaged beyond repair, especially if fibres are still coming off after an heavy vac.
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Very much doubt it. it is in an office block that was unused for long time. Never ever been cleaned before.
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i'd say its loose fibres. There was about 1/4 inch of fibre/dust in bottom of vac. What causes this? I wouldn't say these tiles are more than 5 yrs old..
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Cheap, craply manufactured carpet tiles then.
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No bother thanks.. I've got the contract for the weekly clean. so hopefully hooving it once a week will keep the fibres down..