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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wayne zabel on August 01, 2011, 06:08:06 pm
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Im going to have a play about on a piece of carpet sample with old coffee stains on it.
I have bought some Sod Mets and want to know best ways to mix and apply to stains please.
Thanks
Wayne
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boil the kettle, add a few scoops of sod mets in to a spray bottle, preferably a throw away one. then quickly add boiling water, screw on the spray cap, shake (gently) and spray onto stain, then sit back in amazement as the stain appears to dissappear before your very eyes.
ps... wear a face mask and gloves. do not, and i'll reapeat that, "that" do not inhale direct fumes from the bottle. it'll take your head clean off. have fun.
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Derek's just messing about. Take a huge sniff, it's gorgeous ;D
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I know about the smell.I used to do homebrewing many years ago and used it for sterilisation of the kit.
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Its not something I use myself as I would only have a need for generic type chems. But if I was gonna get into that end of specialist, advanced stain removal using sod mets i'd get the proper training. Its not the type of thing you should try to pick up on a forum, even though I have learnt alot here, sod mets is not something Id go into a custys home with and if you need to ask on here about it well... I'l say no more.
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Derek's just messing about. Take a huge sniff, it's gorgeous ;D
;D
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S/M is actually a very safe to use agent, people often think of bleaching agents as what you stick down the loo, but the term 'bleach' refers to a family of different agents all having varying characteristics & dangers.
here is a post I made showing a link about bleaches.....
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=127471.0
when i use S/M I put 20g in a 500mls bottle with a flip top fill with boiling water then liberally soak the stain, this look extreme as you do it but I find this works better than misting with a spray bottle which I believe lets the S/M cool too much as the fine mist passes through the air.
90%of the time it work immediately, with the other 10% it will help but if it doesn't disappear straight away you tend to get diminished result over time
this is how I use it but best to experiment at home to find your own prefered method
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Its not something I use myself as I would only have a need for generic type chems. But if I was gonna get into that end of specialist, advanced stain removal using sod mets i'd get the proper training. Its not the type of thing you should try to pick up on a forum, even though I have learnt alot here, sod mets is not something Id go into a custys home with and if you need to ask on here about it well... I'l say no more.
I have no intention of going into a clients house and using Sod Met,As I put in my 1st post I want to have a play about and experiment, thats all.
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Only works on wool tho wayne, unless im using it wrong.
Mark
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Only works on wool tho wayne, unless im using it wrong.
Mark
You'll find the times you only really need it are on wool. As such you will find a hot iron invaluable for helping to control the speed of the reaction.
Buy a cheap iron (doesn't need a steam function) as the SM will ultimately knacker the plate of the iron. That said my iron was £1.99 from Argos in 1999!
Rog
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When you use the iron Roger do you use a damp towel too, i was going to invest in a steam gun, but got iron already
Mark
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Hi Mark
I use a dry towel. Dampness has nothing to do with the reaction-it's the heat which does the work.
I do have (usually) my spotter to hand to flush the site, and to stop the reaction, as soon as I have got the carpet to the state I want it to be.
Rog
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Hi roger, Ms spotter? Mark
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Sodium met in its various forms should be a staple in any ones armoury. Couldn't imagine doing carpet cleaning without it.
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Hi roger, Ms spotter? Mark
Wouldn't know-never used one.
Rog
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when i use S/M I put 20g in a 500mls bottle with a flip top fill with boiling water then liberally soak the stain, this look extreme as you do it
Tried that today. I was 99% sure it wasn't going to work and told the customer likewise.
But it was fake tan spots all over a cream/biege bedroom carpet which even the cleaner had had a go at.
End results...they are still there.
I didn't promise the world and therefore didn't fail to deliver ;D
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Where is the best place to purchase guys
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home brew shop
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Chemspec Spray n Go and Craftex Shift are the 2 most popular professional products. May cost a little more than home brew shop but I wouldn't say they were expensive, £20 and it should last you a year or more.
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John do you know if it goes off and loses its effectiveness?
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Both Shift and Spray N Go have an indefinite shelf life as long as they are both kept dry. However, the manufacturers state that they will remain active for 2 years, again as long as the lid is firmly shut, allowing no moisture to be absorbed.
So when using it, take out what you need and replace the lid immediately.
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Hi Guys
Sodium Met is a reducing agent and works by 'grabbing' oxygen.
Obviously a sealed container will only contain x amount of oxygen so when this is used up no more oxidation will occur.
Everytime you open iy you add more oxygen, so it will gradualy lose it's potency.
Cheers
Doug
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Hi
I use sod Mets for coffee and red wine,
However i normal use liquied high heat as my shampoo so i have to leave the stains to the end change to clean water and then flush out in case it causes futher bleaching am i correct in my cleaning methord or am i being overly careful
Oliver Collins
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I very much doubt that the very slight acidity left behind by Liquid High Heat would have any bearing on the use of sod. met.
Have you even tested the pH of a carpet you've just cleaned using that as a rinse? Even with a pH-neutral pre-spray, unless you're grossly over-using the product, I'd be surprised if it read very far over the acid side at all, to be honest!