Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jacko on August 17, 2004, 07:26:25 pm
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Was called to survey a cream suite today - stained with chocolate, coffee, and generally soiled. Fibre is synthetic i believe polyester, with brown specs.
Lady of the house says it was wet cleaned when they lived in France and suffered shrinkage. (it did not notice however)
I do not believe that dry (solvent) cleaning will be effective on the stains. (have not got a machine for this so would be a hand-job with Dry-pro).
Any ideas....
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Jacko
Have seams split? If so were thay repaired? Any other signs of shrinkage damage? Your description suggests that wet cleaning is required ( as you have already surmised) subject to testing.
Do a shrinkage test on the fabric. 5% is usually acceptable. Work to best practice standards and dry as quick as possible.
Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken
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Jacko,
If polyester it should wet-clean OK and has a reasonable wet-stain surrender. Don't use too high a temperature.
Coffee stains are best treated before general pre-spray and if you are using a micro-splitter this can be applied direct over the coffee-stain treatment without intermediate rinse. If the areas of coffee staining are large, agitate these areas with a towel of mitt as the double spray will have made them wetter.
If the chocolate is stubborn, B144 Stainpro or an enzyme should help.
John.
John
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Ken, John, thanks very much for advice.