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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mark Stanley on December 12, 2006, 03:57:16 pm

Title: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: Mark Stanley on December 12, 2006, 03:57:16 pm

Can anyone help please?

1. Off white polyester carpet
2. Less than 1 year old
3. Hot chocolate drink stain
    made with semi skimmed milk
4. Stain is two months old
5. They tried to remove using a vax machine
6. Stain remains after various small tests

I am guessing that its the natural co co extract in the drink that is causing the problem, that combined with the initial heat of the drink, then the attempt by the customer to remove stain by vax.

Thank you
Mark

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: *paul_moss on December 12, 2006, 07:17:17 pm

Mark if its poly prop then it will remove with your normal pre sray and extraction.
The picture is hard to see fully but it looks more like a plush carpet.If that is the case the the stain is in for good.

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: Mark Stanley on December 12, 2006, 07:26:37 pm

Thanks Paul,

I tried Multipro then Fibre & Fabric Rinse, No effect.

Mark

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: *paul_moss on December 12, 2006, 07:29:25 pm

Mark
In that case im sure it plush ( 3 different synthetic fibres, very soft pile) Nightmare to get most stains out.

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: Mark Stanley on December 12, 2006, 07:46:47 pm

Paul,

The pile was lovely and soft.

Plush - can you tell me more. I would have thought that this type of stain would have been easy to extract.

Why is this not the case.

Surely as the fibre is bonded on manufacture - how does the stain penetrate and lock on the the fibers?

Mark

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: *paul_moss on December 12, 2006, 07:59:23 pm

Plush/velour - Traditionally these carpets are soft non-twisted fibre with a velour finish. Will show footprints similar to "walking in sand."
 Sometimes called velvet-plush or simply velvet. A luxurious smooth-textured, highly finished,cut pile carpet surface with a very smooth and soft finish. Plush is usually longer and more dense than a "Saxony".
I think the synthetic mix is a blend of Polyester,nylon and acrylic.
I have always found them a nightmare to lean if they are trashed and most dye based stains wont come out.

Title: Re: Hot Chocolate Stain
Post by: Mark Stanley on December 13, 2006, 07:46:19 am

Thank you for the info Paul.

Regards
Mark