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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: fletch on November 26, 2006, 07:25:29 pm

Title: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: fletch on November 26, 2006, 07:25:29 pm

Does anybody with experience know how to remove Iron Bru from a 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet.
The custy had used a 4in1 all singing all dancing domestic carpet cleaner before I got there, so I rinsed this out with hot water with my bravo then applied Red R x in a small area which did nothing, I then put some fibre & fabric rinse in but to no avail ??? , I finally mixed a bit of oxibrite in with fibre & fabric rinse :-[ yet again nothing.

Any good sound advice would be appreciated  :)
                                         Fletch.

Title: Re: Iron Brew on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: mark_roberts on November 26, 2006, 07:27:51 pm

Insurance claim.

Title: Re: Iron Brew on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: fletch on November 26, 2006, 07:44:07 pm

Is it that bad this "Iron Brew" then?

Title: Re: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: Barry Livingstone on November 27, 2006, 12:12:18 am

try some craftex rust remover then rinse ???

or coffee stain remover

Title: Re: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: derikraven on November 27, 2006, 06:16:31 am

I've always believed that irn bru dyes the carpet rather than stains it due to the food colourant in it

Title: Re: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: DK on November 27, 2006, 08:09:03 am

Irn Bru doesnt come out of carpets,it tells you on the can.

Regards

Davd

Title: Re: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: carpetguy on November 27, 2006, 08:12:50 am

Derek is correct, there are two specific dyes in Irn Bru, a yellow and a red, the only thing that works is high heat.............but..........you could lose additional colour from the fibres.

There are claims from Kirby, who sell a product which they claim will remove Irn Bru and if used with high heat you will get a limited result, but the product, is just a similar product to many others, which most suppliers offer, to remove, red wine, fruit drinks, etc.

If you offer to attempt a high heat treatment ( domestic iron through clean white towel ) make absolutely sure that you warn the client of the possibility of colour loss.

In 90% of cases I suggest..........insurance claim !

good luck

robbie

Title: Re: Iron Bru on 80/20 wool-polly beige carpet
Post by: fletch on November 27, 2006, 11:25:43 am

Well thanks for the replies and advice lads, I think I did the best I could considering the circumstances.
I did think about doing the heat treatment with an iron etc?
However the size of the stain was spread out to much.
                       
                                 Regards,
                                    Fletch.