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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on September 20, 2006, 01:58:03 pm

Title: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Neil Grainger on September 20, 2006, 01:58:03 pm: Hi All

Can anyone give me any advice on removing blacktop from Pub Carpets.

Cheers

Neil
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: cloverclean on September 20, 2006, 02:24:48 pm: What sort of cleaning system are you using
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: homenclean on September 20, 2006, 05:19:24 pm: Good pre spay with craftex champion, work in with pile brush leave for few min, light spay of champion and extract at temperature. depending on how bad may need a few passes. I do a lot off pubs and this works a treat, make sure the landlord can see you do it they are normally ammazed, ask about additional work at this point after they have seen what you can do.

Good luck

John
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Neil Grainger on September 20, 2006, 06:15:47 pm: Clean using HWE extraction.

Cheers

Neil
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: john rees on September 20, 2006, 06:59:01 pm: Hi Neil
The best product I've found is hydramaster blitz, quicker than anything I've ever used! used it today in a lounge believe it or not.....it was in a flat attached to an indian resaurant where all the staff live!!!! and they had walked about 5 years worth of grease straight into there from the kitchen! if I knew how to put a pic on here I'd show you! :(
All the best
John
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Neil Grainger on September 20, 2006, 07:07:22 pm: Hi John

Thanks ofr that, What was the process of cleaning that you used, Its my first pub so not come across this before.

Sorry to sound stupid.

Cheers

Neil
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: PaulKing on September 20, 2006, 07:10:47 pm: multisolv works like a charm
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Post by: stevegunn on September 20, 2006, 07:17:59 pm: chemspec enz-all
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Len Gribble on September 21, 2006, 03:03:13 am: Neil

Never stupid, I don’t agitate this type of work dwell time is good, agents Multi-pro/ Blitz. Care with what’s underneath, last one two five pence (profit ;D) and 100’s of bit’s of gum. >:(

Steve

Can I have my pictures back as you don’t do the real black top? ;D

Len
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: carpetclean on September 21, 2006, 06:05:48 am: its worth taking note of lens comments as he showed me some pics of his work and very impressive
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Post by: john rees on September 21, 2006, 07:38:05 am: Hi neil,
I used a T/M but when you pre spray with blitz you can see it breaking the grease down before even rinsing!but give some dwell time.so I'm sure a good hot portable would be ok to use, but perhaps more passes with the wand would be needed.
All the best
John
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: angela carlton on September 21, 2006, 08:07:41 am: A word of caution Neil

Many premises of this type have wool, or worse Belgian wilton carpets with the obvious danger of shrinkage, which is a strong possibility when attempting to remove blacktop

Angie
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Eric Lloyd on September 21, 2006, 10:52:12 am: One of my first jobs was a pub carpet with serious blacktop. Used Prochem Hiforce Prespray (now superseded by Power Burst) sprayed it on, agitated with orbis rotary brush, extracted with HWE with Blazer t/m, came up a treat - see pics. if they come through.
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Post by: cleanability on September 21, 2006, 02:17:59 pm: Out of interest I've cleaned many black tops from admittedly wool Axminsters and never shrunk one even with mulitiple upon multiple passes of my Scrubba brush. Why havent they shrunk? I have spoken with a pub carpet fitter once who explained to me they actually stick the carpet down with some sort of glue. Stuck to what I'm not sure, not I floor I suspect. Any ideas out there?

thanx
Chris
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Liahona on September 21, 2006, 03:41:04 pm: Underlay is glued to the floor and the carpet is glued to the underlay. Very common in pubs. Best, Dave.
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Neil Grainger on September 21, 2006, 05:26:11 pm: Struggling to get hold of Hydramaster blitz, everybody is out of stock. even hydramaster are stuggling. waiting delivery from the states

Please help anybody

Is their a good Prochem alturnative?
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: carpetclean on September 21, 2006, 07:18:11 pm: woodbridge have a similar product to blitz
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Post by: john rees on September 21, 2006, 08:09:06 pm: Hi Neil
Try cleansmart
all the best John
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Post by: Dave Parry on September 21, 2006, 08:38:07 pm: Neil I have some. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: darren_metcalfe on September 21, 2006, 09:52:40 pm: Chemspec Enz All. Did a job last week nothing would touch it, defo needed an enzyme of sorts. Used enzall took it straight out. Needed to give it a long dwell time about 40 mins with additional wetting and agitation.
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: Neil Grainger on September 21, 2006, 10:11:05 pm: Hi Dave

Can I borrow some from you, will speak to you in the morning if thats ok.

Cleansmart dont have any spoke with matt today.

Cheers

neil
Title: Re: Removing Black top from Pub carpts
Post by: john rees on September 21, 2006, 11:18:55 pm: Oh well, at least it shows it must be popular I suppose! ;D

all the best
John