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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Weatherley on October 24, 2005, 10:29:46 pm

Title: Which stainguard?
Post by: Steve Weatherley on October 24, 2005, 10:29:46 pm

I'm cleaning a cotton linen suite tomorrow with HWE and customer has asked me to stainguard after the clean. Which type of stainguard would be best to use......solvent based or water based?

Title: Re: Which stainguard?
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 24, 2005, 10:32:10 pm

Steve,

If you are going to use solvent based then you will have to dry the suite first.

Water based can be applied when still wet.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Which stainguard?
Post by: Steve Weatherley on October 24, 2005, 10:50:27 pm

How would it affect the suite if I applied solvent based whilst still damp? I was told by Ashbys when I did initial training that if you apply solvent stainguard it aids in the drying time.

Title: Re: Which stainguard?
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 24, 2005, 10:59:26 pm

Steve,

I think you may have some confusion.

A solvent based protector will dry quicker because it is more volatile and has a lower boiling point.

However if the suite is wet the solvent will not penetrate and a very poor bond will be formed.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Which stainguard?
Post by: Steve Weatherley on October 24, 2005, 11:03:24 pm

Doug
Thanks for clearing that one up for me.

Steve