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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: northstar on December 10, 2007, 05:38:48 pm

Title: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: northstar on December 10, 2007, 05:38:48 pm: I am trying to remove a strip of adhesive from a polyprop twist pile tufted carpet.

At some point a piece of plastic cable trunking has been glued across a doorway. This has now been removed, leaving some kind of hard glue residue on the carpet.

I only had my One Step Zap It solvent and this did not touch it.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Mike
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: Deep Clean Newcastle Gateshead on December 10, 2007, 05:50:43 pm: could try Citrus Gell
Aidan
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on December 10, 2007, 06:45:35 pm: p.o.g. it will remove it in a crack ;)
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: markpowell on December 10, 2007, 07:24:50 pm: could try glue spot or citrus gel
Mark
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: PaulKing on December 10, 2007, 07:28:18 pm: pog it!
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: Doug Holloway on December 10, 2007, 08:44:39 pm: Hi Guys

Obviously depends on the adhesive but white spirit is a very versatile cleaner for adhesive marks.

Cheers

Doug
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: John Gregory on December 10, 2007, 09:24:24 pm: what about M power dilute it 120-1 then let it dwell for 10 mins then extract with cold water

John
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on December 10, 2007, 09:30:31 pm: John are you have a laugh? I'd have done what Paul King instructed or if in doubt try OJ from Hydramaster or Citrus Gel from Prochem.

Shaun
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: richie on December 10, 2007, 09:37:05 pm: John,

Please tell me that you were joking when you said try using M Power.

I would use something like Prochem Solvall Spotter or Gluespot.

Richie.
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: John Gregory on December 10, 2007, 09:58:00 pm: honest it works on everything , my wife left me a couple of weeks ago , A quick spray with M power now we are expecting our 4th baby and spending christmas in Florida.

john
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on December 10, 2007, 10:01:30 pm: I sprayed some on Bryan Robson and am still waiting for him to dissappear :'(

Shaun
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: John Gregory on December 10, 2007, 10:06:00 pm: Shaun are you sure diluted it correctly, I sprayed some on Stuart Pearce,,

John
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: John Kelly on December 10, 2007, 10:19:39 pm: This sounds like physical lumps of glue rather than adhesive residues which you get from tape etc. Therefore you will need to find the solvent which will dissolve the product without damaging the carpet. I'm afraid the only way of doing that is to try various ones.
I had a one last year where they had taped polythene sheeting to the carpet with a cheap copy of duck tape. I had great difficulty removing the residue even after trying about 6 different products there was still a slight shadow remaining.
If this residue is on a commercial carpet you could try "shaving" the bulk of it away from the fibres with a sharp Stanley blade. This would leave less of it to deal with.
Title: Re: Glue-I don't know what to do-do you?
Post by: mark_roberts on December 10, 2007, 11:15:27 pm: Duck billed scissors are great for this sort of thing if its on the top of the pile.

Mark