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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Carpet Dawg on December 16, 2012, 09:01:18 pm

Title: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Carpet Dawg on December 16, 2012, 09:01:18 pm

http://www.restormate.co.uk/epages/15094.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/15094/Products/0048

Had a customer asking me if I had anything to put on some rugs and a sofa of her's to make it "fire retardent". I remember browsing restormate and stumbling across craftex product.

Last time I was at her house I cleaned her  carpets, but i'm pretty sure she had a synthetic suite and rugs.

Does anyone know if it does the job? or if  there's any other products out there that does what it says on the tin?

Also, is it a case of just spraying it on and letting  it dry in?

Tony

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: JandS on December 16, 2012, 09:11:23 pm

Last time I did fire retardent was 3 years ago in a local
WMC
Got the Prochem stuff then and laid it down and left to
dry.
You can only hope it does what it says on the tin.
Not a lot of point nowadays though with smoking ban.

John

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Paul Moss on December 16, 2012, 09:14:36 pm

Yep Restormate sell a fire retardant

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Carpet Dawg on December 16, 2012, 09:19:57 pm

Thanks

Paul, is it the Craftex one that is in the link?

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Paul Moss on December 16, 2012, 09:26:09 pm

Think he does a couple, its been a while since a got some.

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Carpet Dawg on December 16, 2012, 09:42:29 pm

cheers mate, i'll give them a call.

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: oliver collins on December 16, 2012, 10:51:57 pm

The trouble with that stuff it tends to make material go hare and stiff
Oliver Collins

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: John Kelly on December 16, 2012, 10:58:02 pm

Fire retardents work by leaving salts in the treated material. Basically they are a salts combination in a carrier fluid. When it is sprayed onto a fabric it is absorbed and eventually the carrier fluid evaporates leaving the salts behind. It is these salts which inhibit burning by causing any flames to splutter and die out.

In view of this I believe treating any manmade rugs would be futile as the liquid would just run off the pile fibres. Wool rugs don't need treating as wool is naturally retardent. Therefore they are only suitable for manmade and natural fabrics. In manmade fabrics the salts are trapped within the weave.

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: Carpet Dawg on December 16, 2012, 11:14:15 pm

John

So mainly for upholstery, curtains etc

Would you say its more effective if the upholstery i slightly damp before applying? i.e. after a clean

Title: Re: Is this product any good? for fire protection
Post by: John Kelly on December 17, 2012, 08:27:29 am

Would work best if dry as it would absorb more easily but you can use it on damp materials just making sure it just didn't run off the surface.