Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: SimonW on February 20, 2015, 09:21:21 pm
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Evening to all of you,
What is your most favourite spotting, stain removal kit - from witch solutions would you build up such a kit.
It is not just for my usage but for all of us to share skills and experience to improve better quality services.
If you are happy with idea, feel free to share it here.
Would you like to add any other aspect regarding stain removal? Again go ahead posting it down here.
Thanks,
SimonW
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its "which" not "Witch" ;D
but i find Solutions kit is Wizard ;D
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Aloha didn't notice dude. It happens!
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;D
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I carry a bar of laundry soap & Nail brush in my pocket, any stains that don't rinse out are rubbed with that then rinsed again, this gets out 90% of remaining marks.
Any marks that don't come out are the specialist stains that require either a bleach or solvent
I routinely use..
sod' met'
HP with ammonia
Acetone
POG
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Ever got old tea and coffee stains out with any of those?
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Ever got old tea and coffee stains out with any of those?
Yes, if they don't rinse out then sod met, but it depends on the carpet fibre, manmade they could rinse out with just fresh water
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I thing the Chemspec spotting kit is the most comprehensive, even includes dyegone. Comes in a good quality zipped bag.
The prochem one is also good and comes in a sturdy carrying case. Both look the part when in the customers house.
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I have the old Chemspec spotting kit in red plastic box
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I carry a bar of laundry soap & Nail brush in my pocket, any stains that don't rinse out are rubbed with that then rinsed again, this gets out 90% of remaining marks.
Any marks that don't come out are the specialist stains that require either a bleach or solvent
I routinely use..
sod' met'
HP with ammonia
Acetone
POG
same as mike, plus craftex rust remover, and thats pretty much all i need. not the soap though but might give that a go cheers mike.
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any particular brand of laundry soap mike?
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Creighton the yanks use purex naptha stain remover soap bars.
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i have a bar of the naptha, imported from usa, very handy!!!
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I've got 20 bars or fels Naptha for sale £10 a bar :)
I use Morrisons own laundry bar
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i have a bar of the naptha, imported from usa, very handy!!!
Excellent - my wife's going to the states in March ;D
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been looking at spotter kits as im due one, the chemspec one looks a good buy........
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Mike if your coming to Tacca day ill have a bar of that soap off you to try
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Prochem seems good choice. A bit expensive comparing to Chemspec but with this case it looks professional.
I'd take Prochem
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As my competence at mixing presprays improves I finding that less and less I need to resort to spotters. There are a few things however that will not be removed with any recipe of prespray. Rust remover, cellulose thinners for paint, meths, solvent gum for chewing gum and isopropanol are in my spotting kit. Then I have a bleaching kit with peroxides, sodum met with iron and a ultrasonic gun.
peter
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Was that Gum or Gun ? ;D
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Stanley knife ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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@peter maybury
do you want to say that buying whole kit like prochem is a waste of money?
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I have the old Chemspec spotting kit in red plastic box
+1 20 years old now and still looks the part
David
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I just prefer to use the quickest and easiest solution to a problem, I have not found that there is one manufacturer that make all of the best solution to each situation Pro hem rust remover has never been anywhere #s good as the drafted or stapro product. Nothing get paint off as quickly as cellulose thinners.. etc By all means buy a kit but you will find that you will replace some of the items with more effective products over time.
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those soap bars are on Ebay at reasonable prices
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Try sunbrite soap, think it's still sold in tesco.
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Ever got old tea and coffee stains out with any of those?
Yes, if they don't rinse out then sod met, but it depends on the carpet fibre, manmade they could rinse out with just fresh water
mike is the sod met good on the wool carpets ,will it get tea and red wine out of them cheers
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I've had some amazing result with sod met on wool with wine & tea/coffee stains, they have literally disappeared before my eyes as I sprayed it down.
the only problem I have with it is the fact that it needs mixing very hot so I use water directly from the kettle which knackers the triggers of the spray bottles. so they just dribble.
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chemspecs haitian cottoon works good on tea and wine stain,think it has sod met or same family in it.Same as Mike said boiling water and knackered sprayers.
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Spray n Go is designed for this. As Mike says the hotter the better but be cautious it is a reducing bleach.
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I now have a cunning plan....
I don't mix it so hot but activate it with a hot iron, I do the same with hydrogen peroxide, spray it down then run a hot iron across a cloth.
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Spray n Go is designed for this. As Mike says the hotter the better but be cautious it is a reducing bleach.
you don't trust me do you john >:(
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I now have a cunning plan....
I don't mix it so hot but activate it with a hot iron, I do the same with hydrogen peroxide, spray it down then run a hot iron across a cloth.
cheers mike al give it a go ;D
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chemspecs haitian cottoon works good on tea and wine stain,think it has sod met or same family in it.Same as Mike said boiling water and knackered sprayers.
thanks al give it a go
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I have the old Chemspec spotting kit in red plastic box
The new one even has a bottle opener !!