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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleanability on June 09, 2011, 04:56:20 pm

Title: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: cleanability on June 09, 2011, 04:56:20 pm
Ive had these for years and never found out the cause. They came up again today. It was a set of patio doors and there were black marks on the carpet the length of the patio doors and spreading into the room for about 2-3 inches. Come to think of it I'm sure they've also occurred where theres a window to the floor. Could it be anything to do with the sun? They are also hard to get off and sometimes they wont budge. They look like soot marks is how i would describe them. Any ideas?

Chris
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: davep on June 09, 2011, 05:15:39 pm
Filtration marks  ???
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Post by: Mark Lawrence on June 09, 2011, 05:31:58 pm
How long have you been cleaning carpets Chris?

Mark
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Post by: Jim_77 on June 09, 2011, 05:32:04 pm
do a search for draught marks or filtration soil
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: gwrightson on June 09, 2011, 06:55:41 pm

2 to 3 inches , is a little unusual unless you mean that dark lines coming away from the skirting at right angles aprox.   if this is the case its the carpet fitter puncturing the backing when using kickers , seen it loads of times ,
 a little effort with ultrapak renovate usualy does the trick, I am about to try a new prochem product on some filtration marks will look forward to the results.
Geoff
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Steve. Taylor on June 09, 2011, 07:11:12 pm
A spoon of citrus gel mixed with hot water in a spray bottle 500ml works well.

found that out a couple of years ago when i forgot to replace the empty bottle of ultapak ::)
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: cleanability on June 09, 2011, 07:13:51 pm
Mark been carpet cleaning 14yrs. The knee kicker idea sounds feasible but I've only seen them where theres glass to the floor  ie patio doors. I must take a photo next time.

Chris
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Mike Halliday on June 09, 2011, 07:20:44 pm
did they look like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P2Jccjg4Lg&feature=youtube_gdata

these are filtration marks from the knee kicker used by the carpet fitter , problem is its takes years to show
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: gwrightson on June 09, 2011, 07:33:43 pm
Had a problem veiwing that Mike,
heres a good example.

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Post by: derek west on June 09, 2011, 07:34:50 pm
chris
i'm guessing there in your house so why not put a photo up so we're not guessing.
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Mike Halliday on June 09, 2011, 07:39:26 pm
Geoff made it private, changed the settings.... try now
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Post by: Len Gribble on June 09, 2011, 08:07:29 pm
Don’t know a the sun but understand the moon affect the tide movements


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GobzWKtW72A&NR=1


http://designcare.co.uk/technicalbulletin/draught-marks-a-filtration-soiling-on-carpets/

Am sure Nigel won’t mind if you cut and paste  ;D

http://www.cleaner-carpet-and-upholstery.com/filtration-soil.html
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Nigel_W on June 09, 2011, 10:06:15 pm

Chris,

It sound like draught marking. Here is a short video of one I did recently.

http://designcare.co.uk/news/carpet-cleaning-draught-marking/

Nigel
www.designcare.co.uk
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: cleanability on June 10, 2011, 08:39:26 am
Mike ! Yep thats what the marks look like. So now I know what caused them. So maybe I imagined they only occurred at patio doors  ;D.
Wish they would come off as easy as they do Kensington  :)

Chris

Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Len Gribble on June 10, 2011, 08:10:21 pm
Nigel

Any chance of the video with out your branding please (don’t do Kensington domestic)
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Post by: Nigel_W on June 10, 2011, 09:34:42 pm
Len

 :( ly i am  :o by your  :P in cheek request. At first I was  :-\ because its  8) to share but in the end i am  :( to tell you to  :-* off you  :( pirate  ;) ;D

Nigel
www.designcare.co.uk
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Steve. Taylor on June 11, 2011, 07:43:43 am
Kiss off you sure thats right nigel ;D
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Len Gribble on June 11, 2011, 08:43:45 pm
Nigel

I take it as resound NO >:( ;) but we use the same upholstery tool :o oh wife never ever takes me shopping ??? my philosophy is you don’t ask you don’t get :'(, cheeky yes ;D
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: colin fitch on June 12, 2011, 11:40:56 am
They come off easy in Hampstead.
Title: Re: Black Marks by Patio Doors
Post by: Jim_77 on June 12, 2011, 12:44:17 pm
That's what George Michael said anyway!