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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: alldon on May 16, 2012, 06:57:25 pm

Title: Coke stain
Post by: alldon on May 16, 2012, 06:57:25 pm

Hi coke stain about 2 years old on cream carpet. What's the best course of action apart from walking away cheers

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Post by: neil 47 on May 16, 2012, 06:58:46 pm

hot water flush

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Post by: craignozza on May 16, 2012, 07:48:13 pm

What fibre is the carpet ?

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Post by: alldon on May 16, 2012, 08:26:00 pm

It's a wool carpet has I said the stain as been there for over to years seems as the coke has dyed the the wool

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Post by: Griffus on May 17, 2012, 08:03:59 pm

Had an old Coke stain on light beige wool carpet last year. Tried a few things but couldn't budge it. One of the times since I started that I felt frustrated and to be honest, a bit out of my depth.

A year on and I still don't think I could have budged it. I think I would have given in earlier though as the more you try the wettter it gets and thus the darker it looks.

I look forward to some answers to this one. The major point here will not only be the amount of time it's been down but also what has been tried by the home owner during that time.

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Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on May 17, 2012, 08:16:57 pm

I would try spray and go if it don't come out, give up

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Post by: Paul Redden Countryfresh on May 17, 2012, 09:20:48 pm

'dye gone' subject to testing with caution as last resort

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Post by: alldon on May 18, 2012, 09:03:02 am

Cheers guys have walked away from. Don't think it will come out

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Post by: cleantech on May 21, 2012, 10:17:49 pm

neutral, alkaline, acid, reducing agent

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Post by: Hyden on May 23, 2012, 10:16:47 am

Club soda works wonders on a variety of water soluble stains.I suggest you always keep a can of club soda on hand at room temperature. Club soda is carbonated water; thus, club soda will not cause any damage to the carpet backing. You can slowly drizzle a small amount directly on the spill, but we caution you to not soak the carpet. Club soda does not leave a residue and therefore does not need to be rinsed out. In fact, club soda can be used as the rinsing agent for other cleaners.