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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davep on October 12, 2006, 04:34:12 pm

Title: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 12, 2006, 04:34:12 pm

Hi,  Going to look at a job where there is a small sun tan lotion stain, been there for few months and they have had a go at removing it. 

What is the best way to approach this?

Thanks..

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: Doug Holloway on October 12, 2006, 04:41:21 pm

Hi Dave,

If it's sun tan lotion then any detergent / MS should remove it BUT if it's got  a fake tanning dye in there then it will be very difficult if not impossible.

I would try white spirit, acetone and isopropanol.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: gerrystyles on October 12, 2006, 04:41:49 pm

? depends on what the customer has used on it. Depending on carpet type I would try Prochem Solvall or Solvex or Dri Pro. Then rinse extract with Fibre & Fabric rinse

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 12, 2006, 05:09:46 pm

Thanks lads, so what is the science behind your ideas?  What could go wrong and what is the best way to price the job, don't want to give any guarantees   :-X

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 12, 2006, 05:19:53 pm

when i put sun lotion on my son i used to wash my hands in hot water to get the stuff off, never needed to use a solvent.

the biggest (98%) ingrediants of sun lotion are;

water
alcohol
benzoate
glycerin

I would try simple hot water.

Mike

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 12, 2006, 05:23:03 pm

BUT!!!

if its suntan oil then the biggest ingrediants are;

parrafinum
and lots of big 20 letter words I can't read ;)

so this might be a problem

Mike

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 12, 2006, 05:29:56 pm

Thanks Mike, i get stuck on most 6 letter words!  Good point, if so i will call manufacturer. 

I guess i just need to be honest with Custy and say it has a 50 50 chance of coming out?  Dosen't seem such a great thing to say to someone who your taking money off...

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 12, 2006, 06:23:25 pm

Just been and it does have a colour in it, told her 50 50 chance of getting it out,  Its a Beige Wool carpet. 

Also she showed me a dark dusty mark where she said the Cat had laid a couple of times..  I asked if he peed in the house and got a strange look     ;D

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 12, 2006, 08:13:59 pm

This is the product..

http://www.olay.co.uk/olayproducts/everyday-body.jsp?11&pagesection=ing   

 :o

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: gerrystyles on October 12, 2006, 11:10:57 pm

I never give the customer a gaurantee especially especially if they have already tried to remove it

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: clive on October 13, 2006, 03:24:25 pm

Hi, It has a self tanning agent in it, which leaves an orange mark on the carpet. I see loads of these stains and have never once even improved them!!

Clive

Title: Re: Sun Tan Lotion
Post by: davep on October 13, 2006, 04:37:59 pm

 :-X