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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: adl on March 31, 2004, 10:09:24 pm

Title: Mould on suite
Post by: adl on March 31, 2004, 10:09:24 pm

i have a suite that a customer has put in storage for the last 6 months in a garage. Unfortunatley it is now mouldy, black and stained i cannot get it out anybody got any ideas ( i expect it is probebly beyond repair but i do like to help my customers if i can
Thanks Dave

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: Len Gribble on March 31, 2004, 10:27:45 pm

Dave

I would tread on the side of caution with this one, if it’s as bad as you say you may have mould within the carcase framework walk away.

Len

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: John_Flynn on March 31, 2004, 10:34:16 pm

Hi Dave

As Len says, but I put it this way, the problem is the customers DO Not let it become yours, walk away.

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: adl on April 01, 2004, 10:21:05 am

luckily (for the customer that is) its only on the cushions she has been told that there is nothing i can do, but i just thought id ask, see if any of the ol-timers ;D ;D had any old witches spells and secrets ;D ;D ;D thanks anyway for your help
Dave

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: Dynafoam on April 01, 2004, 10:48:09 pm

Dave,

The problem with black mould is that it grows within the fabric - with natural fibres, within the fibre strands themselves.

The most effective treatment I have found is Ultrapac Renovate BUT results are most often dissapointing.

I have also had some sucess with peroxide bleaching boosted with ammonia as a final treatment but this is likely to cause undesired colour loss and posible fibre weakening.

Best left alone.

John.

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: adl on April 02, 2004, 12:54:56 am

Yeah i did my best for her (as shes only 22) i took her for a drink instead as she looked unhappy!

Title: Re: Mould on suite
Post by: Dynafoam on April 02, 2004, 02:59:41 am

                   ;D  You're a saint, Dave  ;) ;)

John.