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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on August 06, 2012, 08:17:58 am

Title: Expanding Foam
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on August 06, 2012, 08:17:58 am

Has anyone come across this lady rang to ask me if I can remove it her builder got some on her carpet and it has set. I have told her I will call and look.
What disolves this stuff is acetone any good??

Help Please
Tony

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: wynne jones on August 06, 2012, 08:47:18 am

Tony

http://www.abbuildingproducts.co.uk/cured-expanding-foam-remover-pr-9.php

data sheet says water soluble solvent.

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Jamie Pearson on August 06, 2012, 09:20:19 am

The best thing I ever found for this stuff was One Step Zap It from Amtech which has now been discontinued. Not sure if there is an alternative out there.

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: james roffey on August 06, 2012, 05:40:40 pm

I had a customer who dropped some on her carpet, because i had not sunk into the fibres i just cut it out very carefully with a sharp blade, did the trick  :D

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on August 08, 2012, 10:47:54 pm

That it out of 128 looks  :'( :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Jim_77 on August 09, 2012, 01:17:42 am

Can't say I've ever come across it but I can click on the thread a few more times, increase the views to p*ss you off a bit more if you like ;D

Try something d'limonene based is my best guess

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on August 09, 2012, 07:25:40 am

 ;D ;D Thanks Jim try 129 more times  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: wynne jones on August 09, 2012, 10:20:10 pm

You'll get even less next time.

Cheers Tony.  ;)

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Griffus on August 09, 2012, 11:18:31 pm

Never had this on a carpet but get lots when doing builders cleans.

It is tough enough getting off UPVC frames etc. We tend to use Siroflex Solvent Cleaner or another Acetone based cleaner that we also use. Often we have to use a scraper and occasionally a magic eraser aswell.

Getting it off a carpet, I'd imagine would be a nightmare.   I'd suggest scraping / shaving as much away as possible. Steam may work (although never tried it).    Last resort would be a solvent, but it is the solvent + enthusiastic agitation that does the trick on UPVC so you'll have to try to emulate this someway if you can't just shave the stuff away.

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: Jim_77 on August 10, 2012, 12:46:30 am

Well there you go Tony we got there in the end, it's all about patience and persistence ;)

Title: Re: Expanding Foam
Post by: *Hector* on August 10, 2012, 07:17:21 am

Well Jim you have one of those qualities....  ;D


I will leave the public to work out which one   :P :P