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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ja2867 on October 07, 2005, 11:29:13 am

Title: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: ja2867 on October 07, 2005, 11:29:13 am

Have a customer whos cat was sick on carpet, they tried to remove with vanish with out consulting us, it has died beige carpet to pink, does anyone no of a product to counter react.

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: tony harrison on October 07, 2005, 03:13:57 pm

I think you are about right the carpet has died.

It sounds that the vanish may have bleached the carpet if it has then there is little you can do to reverse it.

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: Kinver_Clean on October 07, 2005, 05:54:53 pm

I have seen this on a navy blue carpet about 1 1/2" thick. ( The carpet not the sick)  The carpet had a pale ceam dinner plate sized spot.

It makes me very angry that this keeps happening. I am sure Im not the only one.

Not much hope unless you know a good colourist.

Trevor

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: ABLECLEAN on October 07, 2005, 07:46:51 pm

One of my customers used vanish on their blue carpet and ended up with 4 orange patches which I have taken photo's of to show my customers.

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: Ian Rochester on October 09, 2005, 10:06:58 am

Had one a while ago, she used  Vanish Foam Spray on cat sick and it turned a 6 month old beige carpet to bright orange, I managed to fade it using Extracta Stainaway but couldn't shift it completly.

I now carry a little digital camera in the van just to photograph such things, also use it to photograph any damage to suites and carpets before cleaning.......just in case!!

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 09, 2005, 10:30:02 am

Hi Guys,

I'm pretty sure these stains are being changed by the oxidising bleach which seems to have been added to Vanish.

Try dabbing on neat acid rinse.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Vanish and cat vomit on a carpet
Post by: triumph cleaning on October 25, 2005, 06:51:48 pm

Only today I came accross another customer who used vanish on her beige 80/20 carpet, she now has some lovely white spots everywhere.
Can't the manufacturers be sued for misrepresen >:(tation?