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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: heritagecleaning on March 25, 2013, 08:52:00 am

Title: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: heritagecleaning on March 25, 2013, 08:52:00 am

I have to do some like this but the surrounds are varnished wood (same as the bannister on the pic)

(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1364201317_spiral stairs.jpg)

I've not done anything like these before and I'm worried about damaging the wood with over spray.

Any pointers?

Cheers


Owen

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: John Kelly on March 25, 2013, 12:24:39 pm

Shouldn't be a problem as long as you use a non solvent pre-spray or microsplitter. Have a couple of terry towels with you and just wipe over as soon as you've sprayed.

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: Max Campbell on March 25, 2013, 01:10:28 pm

We left a ring from our micro-splitter sprayer, which completely removed the colour from a dark-stained oak floor. It hadn't been stained & sealed very well, but don't think MS's are always benign.

If it were me, I think I'd do a compatability test on the wood - drip somewhere unobtrusive & leave for a while.

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: nathanjd on March 25, 2013, 02:47:18 pm

Yeah, ive done loads like this. Just an immediate wipe-off when each step is done with the terry towel.

Nathan

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on March 25, 2013, 02:50:52 pm

Never had a problem wipe overspray of asap as said.

Cheers Tony

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: james roffey on March 25, 2013, 04:04:21 pm

Agree with Max, it depends how well they are sealed i did a carpet and in a doorway the door bar was stained in a dark mahogany, it was not sealed at all just stained and soon as a little overspray from the wand touched it it migrated to the carpet, i got it out but certainly focused my attention  :o   

Title: Re: Carpet tiles on wooden spiral staircase
Post by: Len Gribble on March 25, 2013, 07:06:25 pm

A good vac apply cleaning agent (Dynamall) to hand mitt/terry towel and agitate in