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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jamesjames on May 28, 2007, 11:45:56 pm

Title: Optical Brighteners
Post by: jamesjames on May 28, 2007, 11:45:56 pm

HI Chaps, I use a HWE portable, I would like to try a product with an optical brightener, could any one recommend one.

Regards
James

Title: Re: Optical Brighteners
Post by: darrenlee on May 29, 2007, 12:52:04 am

used to use stapro staybrite years ago think they were bought out,  there trading name is something chemicals but still run stapro brand, i will have a dig in my archive and post later

darren

Title: Re: Optical Brighteners
Post by: Kev Loomes on May 29, 2007, 08:23:45 am

Ultimate Master from Alltec: http://www.alltec.co.uk/store/item/1e44v/Healthy_Home/Ultimate_Master_10Kg.html

Title: Re: Optical Brighteners
Post by: Eddie Conroy on May 30, 2007, 10:53:54 pm

I am probably an innocent, but why do you intend to use an optical brightener?
What we see is the result of light reflection/absorbtion. change in brightness is altering the material
Optical brighteners in spot cleaners tend to lighten the material and in many cases when poorly applied leave those horrible cleaning rings that we have all seen.
Are all brighteners at the bleaching /oxygenator end such as staybrite or do the acid rinses, which all manufacturers appear to claim, also brighten and stabilise colours?
regards
Eddie