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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Whites2014 on August 05, 2014, 08:41:49 am

Title: Mascara stain
Post by: Whites2014 on August 05, 2014, 08:41:49 am: Good morning

Has anyone any idea to get rid of a trodden in Mascara stain?

I'm keen to get this one out fully as there is more work from this new letting agent that has set up.

No previous cleaners have been in.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: Deep Cleaning Solutions on August 05, 2014, 08:58:27 am: Prochem recommend Sovall ( but I have never used it ) and solvex/citrus gel.

http://www.prochem-uk.com/shopimages/pdf/cthstainrg.pdf

We would normally use citrus gel and acetone.

You can buy 5ltr container acetone on Ebay, but remember to buy the 99.9 % pure solution. It is basically a much stronger mix of nail varnish remover and we tend to use it instead of prochem solvex as solvex is ridiculously expensive. Sometimes I will mix a little low odour white spirit with acetone if safe to use and find it just as good as solvex but for a fraction of the price.
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: david@zap-clean on August 05, 2014, 12:00:03 pm: Chemspec POG - works great on mascara.
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: clive ware on August 05, 2014, 04:08:37 pm: pog, solvex or ordourless white spirit.
All work fine on mascara
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Post by: stuart_clark on August 05, 2014, 04:09:57 pm: Chemspec Pog everytime
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Post by: gwrightson on August 05, 2014, 04:23:38 pm: POG never use any thing else but, on make up.

Geoff
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Post by: neil 47 on August 05, 2014, 09:37:43 pm: I know your going to call me for this ,but generally white spirits on small marks
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Post by: clive ware on August 05, 2014, 11:18:18 pm: just what I said Neil. Bartoline odourless white spirit.
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: john martin on August 05, 2014, 11:46:45 pm: Quote from: neil 47 on August 05, 2014, 09:37:43 pm
I know your going to call me for this ,but generally white spirits on small marks

why would anyone call you ... white spirit was developed by stoddard as a cleaning product . Its essential imo and relatively costs peanuts ..
I have white spirit ... acetone ... isopropyl . I stopped buying the branded products solvex pog etc as the generally no better or worse .
I also have a heap of fels naptha from ebay to see what the americans were on about .. but its cleaning component is similar to white spirit so no better imo .
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: neil 47 on August 06, 2014, 01:51:16 am: Was doing a ex rental and the stairs had tar all over them, i saw some pvc cleaner that was left by the builders and it removed it straight away, gave it a good flush after , best stuff ive ever used ps it was trashed anyway ,
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Post by: derikraven on August 06, 2014, 05:57:43 am: what's POG?
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Post by: Mike Halliday on August 06, 2014, 06:50:45 am: Paint - oil- grease, POG

woman use soap and water to remove mascara, why do we have to use solvents?
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: Deep Cleaning Solutions on August 06, 2014, 07:28:28 am: Skin really is unique Mike. I was using some wood dye yesterday and had it all over my hands, a few hand washes and a bath and it had gone. Now if you had spilt the same amount of wood dye on a carpet it would of been a differen story!
Title: Re: Mascara stain
Post by: clive ware on August 06, 2014, 09:36:08 pm: Anyone tried DAZ in their carpet cleaning machines?

Only joking!! :D