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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: BEN DAVISON CLEANING on May 30, 2011, 05:54:08 pm

Title: Lucozade
Post by: BEN DAVISON CLEANING on May 30, 2011, 05:54:08 pm
A customer of mine has a lukazade stain on a light blue bedroom carpet.its still orange but has been there for about ten years.Just was just wondering if there was anything that would shift it.I said its unlikely after such a long time.
cheers Ben
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: Neil Williams on May 30, 2011, 07:54:04 pm
10 Years? Not even cutting out and putting a new piece in would look right now.
In other words....No
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: BEN DAVISON CLEANING on May 30, 2011, 08:04:37 pm
thought as much.
she just asked on the off chance tbf   :-\
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: clive ware on May 30, 2011, 08:43:35 pm
10 years? Wouldnt even get it out after 10 hrs!! ;D
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: Linds Russell on May 30, 2011, 09:12:21 pm
This is worth a try:

Spray with general spotter, blot, spray with Chemspec Help Mate, dwell, neutral rinse.

Irn Bru comes out like this and it looks like Lucozade.

Linds
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: Neil Williams on May 30, 2011, 09:38:28 pm
If it was reasonably fresh then it might be worth a stab but not 10 years, and probably the same after 10 hours.

This is worth a try:

Spray with general spotter, blot, spray with Chemspec Help Mate, dwell, neutral rinse.

Irn Bru comes out like this and it looks like Lucozade.

Linds
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: Linds Russell on May 31, 2011, 07:30:28 am
I removed a 2 year old Irn Bru stain from an 80/20 last week, so it may be worth a try.
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: richy27 on May 31, 2011, 11:28:31 am
very unlikely you will remove it as others have saild even in short time periods these stains can be permanent .

If you are going to have a stab at it make sure you correctly qualify the custys expectations and make it quite clear it is highly unlikely you will be able to remove.  be carefull using reducers such as help mate and spray and go ( sod met based products )  they give of fumes.

Make sure the customer is fully aware its their stain and you are not taking reponsibility for the out come .
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: markpowell on June 01, 2011, 08:02:00 pm
A customer of mine has a lukazade stain on a light blue bedroom carpet.its still orange but has been there for about ten years.Just was just wondering if there was anything that would shift it.I said its unlikely after such a long time.
cheers Ben


What is lukazade :P
Title: Re: lukazade
Post by: BEN DAVISON CLEANING on June 01, 2011, 09:33:46 pm
lucozade ;D
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: from edge2edge on June 13, 2011, 04:05:39 pm
Just done a blood spillage at a vey nice country house and they showed me a big lucozade stain on a new wool carpet light brown in colour i have told them it probably wont come out but if anyone can give me some pointers i would be grateful.Regards Alan(swindon................centre of the unknown universe)
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: Gary Humphreys on June 13, 2011, 04:23:54 pm
Got one out last week from 80/20 by first attempting to use a microsplitter spotter on it which not surprisingly did nothing. This was followed by stainpro which did lighten it so repeated which didnt make any more difference. Tried Prochem Red rx which lightened it again so repeated again. Finally used hot iron and towel which removed every last bit of colour.
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: colin fitch on July 16, 2011, 01:38:31 pm
This is a before picture of an old Lucozade stain on an Nepal rug.
Is there anything i could try on it [looking for suggestions]

or shall i just use my reducer on it?

colin.
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: markpowell on July 16, 2011, 07:43:25 pm
Looks like someone had a go at it already with the vanish, dont even bother wasting your time mate
Mark
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: PaulKing on July 16, 2011, 08:14:24 pm
if you get it out, your a legend
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: Neil Williams on July 16, 2011, 09:15:04 pm
if you get it out, your a legend
And shall be known for ever more as 'Merlin.'
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: colin fitch on July 17, 2011, 11:34:08 am
Cheers Mark,

Yes they have already admitted to having a go or 2 at it.
I have some spare time this weekend so i will have a play and report back later.

Paul/Neil

Yes it would be nice to be known as a legend ;D

colin.
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: Len Gribble on July 18, 2011, 08:00:22 pm
Colin

Try toothpaste  ;)
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: colin fitch on July 18, 2011, 09:50:46 pm
Hi Len,

Thanks for the tip  ;)

Look what happened [what do you think?] All i have to do now is wash it and it should blend in.

colin

Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: PaulKing on July 18, 2011, 10:08:15 pm
What brand of toothpaste .

You legend
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: colin fitch on July 20, 2011, 12:43:25 pm
Sorry for the personal joke between me and Len.

Dave at the big clean has got a 3 day rug course on next week. They will cover the removal of this and other difficult stains to remove.

colin.
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: Neil Williams on July 20, 2011, 04:08:02 pm
They will cover the removal of this and other difficult stains to remove.

What is the plural for a group of Merlins anyway ;D
Toothpaste? Possible bleaching agents in it? Because I've seen it take the colour out of bathroom carpets before.
Title: Re: Lucozade
Post by: colin fitch on July 20, 2011, 11:34:56 pm
Paul / Neil

The product used was magic, supplied by Dave at big clean.

colin.