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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: M.Acorn on March 08, 2013, 04:31:48 pm

Title: Coke stain
Post by: M.Acorn on March 08, 2013, 04:31:48 pm
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1362760135_2013-03-08-732.jpg)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1362760150_2013-03-08-735.jpg)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1362760166_2013-03-08-736.jpg)
Customer had tried various different products, was a decent wool mix.
Could have prob left it longer,and walked down the 3 flights of stairs to get my hairdryer,but customer was over the moon with result,did look better when pile was brushed,she said she could kiss me she was so happy  ;D
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: davep on March 08, 2013, 08:27:39 pm
You finishing it tmrw  ??? ;D
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: lee_gundry on March 08, 2013, 09:09:59 pm
i wont be buying dye gone ;D

LeeG
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 08, 2013, 09:43:12 pm
I've used mine twice, not overly impressed
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: Paul Moss on March 08, 2013, 09:49:46 pm
Ok ask yourselves these 2 questions.
1. How much did you earn last year on stain removal.
2. How much did you earn last year just cleaning carpets.

 ;)
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: Andrew@Approved Carpet Cleaning on March 12, 2013, 12:14:47 am
Cohe? Or am I having a bald moment  ???
Title: Re: Cohe stain
Post by: stuart_clark on March 12, 2013, 12:40:54 am
ight as well just use spray and go or some other reduceing agnt as dye gone is quite expensive isn't it
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: M.Acorn on March 12, 2013, 07:28:17 am
Yes
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Paul Moss on March 12, 2013, 09:30:04 am
The thing is that if you look at the before and after pictures, the stain started by the skirting and then moved about 8 inches out.
I would have continued spraying it until  the stain carried on moving right out the door. ;D
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Andrew@Approved Carpet Cleaning on March 12, 2013, 10:08:13 am
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363082888_1 coke.jpg)

a whole bottle of thin coke, found when moved a teenagers bed! She reckons must have been there for a couple of weeks.
Flushed, used M power, used the Oreck, dwell for 10 mins, and Roberts your aunties husband.

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1363082990_1 coke2.jpg)
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Carpet Dawg on March 12, 2013, 06:48:06 pm
Are you sure it was coke Mark? Coke comes out real easy, even just a flush should do it. You wouldn't need to reduce coke!

IMO the customer had no idea what it was but told you it was coke. I'm 99% sure thats not coke!

Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: M.Acorn on March 12, 2013, 07:26:17 pm
Well now you mention,she said she thought it could have been coke,did think it looked very dark though.didn't question her,just got on with it,was not that impressed with the result,but then didn't add heat either
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Carpet Dawg on March 12, 2013, 07:31:34 pm
its a strange stain, almost looks likes rusty water. Like a radiator spill.

Dye-Gone is good product (a tad expensive though) but some stains will just not come out completely. Sometimes a second application helps, or/and a longer dewell time. And as you said, heat also aids the reaction time.
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: bennymon on March 12, 2013, 07:37:55 pm
Thought the same I done a coke stain last week and it flushed straight out del
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: M.Acorn on March 12, 2013, 07:47:37 pm
The bit near the skirting came out fairly easy,but the other bad one wouldn't budge.
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Griffus on March 13, 2013, 12:33:26 am
Had old Coke stain on wool a few years ago and it was worst I've dealt with. Got way worse before it got better, and when I say better, about as good as the pictures in first post.

I would agree this certainly looks like Coke, where the one in the picture further down not so much, doesn't look dark and menacing enough  ;D

Coke therefore doesn't always come out entirely, especially from wool.

Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: Barry Livingstone on March 13, 2013, 07:58:35 am
Id have used Spay and GO on that a few times and a Bobs your Uncle  ::)roll Flushed out!!
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: stuart_clark on March 13, 2013, 11:55:49 am
I think Mrs Customer might of used everything under the kitchen sink before calling you out mate!
I for one have never had any issues removing coke from carpets
Title: Re: Coke stain
Post by: M.Acorn on March 13, 2013, 02:32:52 pm
Yes like I  said in the first post,she had tried a few different products on it before she called me.I explained to her in detail when she booked it in and also said due to this it was probably set.
When I got there I felt the stain and asked why was it wet,she said oh, I had another go with Vanish earlier !!!!

AHHHH !!!!!
Dye gone was the last resort