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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Andy on July 21, 2013, 10:02:16 pm

Title: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Andy on July 21, 2013, 10:02:16 pm

Hi All

I am cleaning a wool carpet tomorrow and wondered if there are any pointers I need to be aware of regarding cleaning a carpet that has been scotch guard protected (roughly 5 years ago).

Thanks

Andy

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: richie on July 21, 2013, 11:12:01 pm

The carpet will no longer have the guard on it.  5 yearts of foot traffice and vacuuming will have striped it back.  Clean as normal. If the carpet is still in very good condition offer to re-guard it. 

Richie.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Andy on July 21, 2013, 11:16:07 pm

Hi Richie many thanks for reply.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Andy on August 23, 2013, 01:55:47 pm

 Hi what about cleaning a carpet that has been scotch guarded 18 months ago.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: benny d on August 23, 2013, 02:53:53 pm

Just clean it your usual way.
That's all you can do.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Derek_Walker on August 23, 2013, 04:21:39 pm

If it's in good condition don't go nuclear on it, if you feel you need to restore it with heavy duty chemicals make sure they are aware of the consequencies and offer to re-apply the treatment.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Ian Gourlay on August 23, 2013, 05:17:41 pm

If its got Stain Protector you are suppose to use a Cleaning solution around about ph9 same applies to wool

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Jamie Pearson on August 24, 2013, 02:49:55 pm

As already mentioned pH 9 or below or a woolsafe cleaner will clean without removing protector.

My preference is Chemspec One Clean Traffic Lane Cleaner and Chemspec One Clean Liquid which has a 1:500 dilution and is recommended by all the major american carpet manufacturers for use on stain resistant carpet.

The Prochem equivalent would be Prespray Gold and Liquid Woofsafe or Fibre & Fabric Rinse

A top up coat of protector will be a profitable up-sell.

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Russ Chadd on August 25, 2013, 08:21:12 am

Some have commented on how well MPower works in these situations... probably a safe choice

Title: Re: Scotch Guard cleaning
Post by: Jamie Pearson on August 25, 2013, 08:27:57 am

Does this mean that Scotchgard is Mpowers kryptonite then?

I thought nothing could resist its attack.