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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markbetts on November 28, 2016, 09:43:54 pm

Title: Blu tac
Post by: markbetts on November 28, 2016, 09:43:54 pm

Been to see a job.

Blu Tac on 80/20 .

Any advice the best / safest way to remove ?

I have 4 bedrooms to do and about 5 or 6 lumps in each room.

Thanks

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Mike Gwilliam on November 28, 2016, 09:58:07 pm

I use Prochem Citrus Gel which needs agitating into the blue tac to release it.

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: pro-fresh on November 28, 2016, 10:08:31 pm

http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/chemicals/chewing-gum-remover/resolvit-gel.html

Much better than citrus gel.

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: markbetts on November 28, 2016, 10:18:22 pm

Thanks Mike and and Pro Fresh

How long a dwell time would you give the citrus gel?

Many Thanks

Mark

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: john martin on November 28, 2016, 10:24:35 pm

good ol white spirit and and a scraper knife or whatever

this bloke agrees  :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAza9JyUVNk

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Steve Fortt on November 28, 2016, 11:46:29 pm

I always find citrus gel very good on blue tac...

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Tony Stewart on November 29, 2016, 07:52:29 am

Chemspec POG and rinse it. If you can I would charge for the removal as it takes more time to remove than you think.

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Bob Allen on November 29, 2016, 04:42:16 pm

Citrus Gel or low odour white spirit
Not a fan of using POG in bedrooms especially if there are young children due to the really strong smell.

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: cleanability on November 30, 2016, 08:11:38 am

Cant beat this stuff. Does everything  my old solvent spotter did and is a lot lot lot cheaper http://www.clean4less.co.uk/detak-chewing-gum-remover-5l.html?gclid=CPeH3MyD0NACFZMK0wod_1QMXQ


Chris

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Tony Stewart on November 30, 2016, 08:34:15 am

Chris
Is this safe to use on commercial carpet tiles and won't bring up the bitumen backing, in your experience?

As to the POG........my reading error on bedrooms. I am trying to remove the wretched stuff as fast as possible hence the POG. I do rinse it and leave the windows open, although somrtimes when I forget, I'm in a happy place!!

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: david_green on November 30, 2016, 10:17:38 am

Anyone bought the gumgetter from restormate or alltec? If  so any good?

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: Craig A Moore on November 30, 2016, 02:37:55 pm

citrus gel works for me but going to get that other one to try now

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: cleanability on November 30, 2016, 05:53:54 pm

Never had a problem with Detak chewing gum remover.  It comes in a plastic container unlike my old solvent spotter which would melt plastic.

Chris

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: clive ware on December 06, 2016, 10:00:15 pm

Nail scissors ;)

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: markbetts on December 07, 2016, 05:29:10 pm

Update.

All went well, 4 rooms in all , all with blu tack on.

A combination of solvall and Citrus gel worked a treat.

Must have been 20 to 30 bits in total.

Client over the moon.

Cheers

Mark

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: clive ware on December 07, 2016, 07:18:58 pm

Didnt try nail scissors then Mark? ::)roll

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: markbetts on December 08, 2016, 08:12:40 am

No , was tempted .

Hi Clive , I remember you , did you have the bane clean ?

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: clive ware on December 09, 2016, 12:04:25 am

Yep that was me - the itallion stallion as I was known then!! ;D
You got out of the photography then Mark?

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: markbetts on December 09, 2016, 07:54:03 pm

Well sort of , it's not "developing" as I would like at the moment 😂😂

Title: Re: Blu tac
Post by: clive ware on December 12, 2016, 09:39:32 pm

Still got the same sense of humour I see!! :D :D