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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: DMIS on December 27, 2011, 12:18:51 pm

Title: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: DMIS on December 27, 2011, 12:18:51 pm

Hello

Ive had a call from a customer who told me that a truck was parked outside his shop over the holidays and must have been losing diesel oil or engine oil. The shop has reopened and the people entering the shop have walked the oily mess into the shop onto the carpet.
Any advice on which are the best products to use to remove this mess from the carpet would be appreciated. I will be viewing the shop later today so will be able to let you know what type of carpet is in place.

Thanks in advance for the replies.

Regards David.

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: Simon Gerrard on December 27, 2011, 12:58:10 pm

Ultrapac Renovate, Citrus Gel

Simon

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: Colin Day on December 27, 2011, 01:42:39 pm

Gum off it!

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: Jamie Pearson on December 27, 2011, 01:43:59 pm

I prefer dry compound on fuel/oil spills. Usually with a pre-spray of something like Chemspec heavy duty soil lifter or Prochem bonnet buff.

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: derek west on December 27, 2011, 04:02:08 pm

pre spray carpet and while agitating with enviro i have a bottle of citra boost in my holster ;D if it don't move with the agitation i give it both barrels, okay maybe one barrel of the citra boost, and agitate again, usually does the trick with out losing any time.

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: dave123 on December 27, 2011, 04:04:32 pm

Amberklene FE10 is the best stuff I've ever used on oil or grease spills . Made by Ambersil .


Dave

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: Seymour Sunshine on December 27, 2011, 06:20:10 pm

I've never tried this on a carpet, but it works brilliantly on clothes: rub Swarfega onto the affected area until the oil is fully dissolved/emulsified, then clean as usual. I've cleaned all sorts of (washable) clothes using this method.

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: wynne jones on December 27, 2011, 07:28:46 pm

Sounds like a job for Champion.

On really bad patches spray a bonnet with white spirit and pad, then extract.

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: DMIS on December 28, 2011, 04:24:30 pm

Thanks for all the replies.
Regards David

Title: Re: Best products to clean oily marks on carpet.
Post by: Paul Moss on December 28, 2011, 06:42:39 pm

Or you could always google a pro cleaner near you  ;)