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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clive on December 02, 2004, 11:44:54 pm

Title: fluff
Post by: clive on December 02, 2004, 11:44:54 pm

I am cleaning a nursery school carpet next week having cleaned it a year ago. The carpet is a short pile tufted polyprop and fluff just sticks to it like glue. I have a seb036 vac which hardly touches it and have also tried a rotowash contra rotating brush which doesnt pick it up either. The carpet cleans up fine but would look much better if I could remove some of the fluff!
Any Ideas?


Clive

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: nick.solution on December 03, 2004, 08:53:36 am

Hi Clive

Try using a window cleeaners squeegy on a broom handle and rake the carpet when finished cleaning this will roll the fluff into a tube and you can lift it off the rubber squeegy reduces the static build up.

Best regards Nick

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: Neil Gott on December 04, 2004, 05:43:37 pm

A carpet pile brush can sometimes help loosen the fluff.

Fluff is a right pain. It is there on most carpets, but it shows up more on some than others.

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: Doug Holloway on December 04, 2004, 06:01:08 pm

Clive,

Fluff is usually 'stuck' with a static bond.

It might be worth prespraying with an anti static treatment and seeing if that helps.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: Dynafoam on December 04, 2004, 06:47:31 pm

For neutralisation of static bond, the best pre-treatment would be a cationic surfactant such as Ultrapac Renovate (1:20 or even 1:30).

After a 15 minute dwell, a good treatment with the Host machine with white or zebra brushes would be my choice. One of the advantages of the Host is that there is a narrow gap between the brushes where the fluff collects, whereas the Sebo Duo has brushes that are set further apart and the base-plate prevents the fluff entering the machine.

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: Bob Allen on December 05, 2004, 04:57:59 pm

Clive, Ive agot a hover mower you can borrow! :D

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: 1aacclaim on December 05, 2004, 05:36:37 pm

Clive,

Try using a new wire brush by gently combing the pile. or try a lint remover (double sided celotape on roller)


Terry

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: Kinver_Clean on December 05, 2004, 06:31:50 pm

A little while ago I saw a gadget to remove dog hair from car seats. It was a bit of 18 tooth per inch hacksaw blade about 4" long set in a wooden handle like a grouting tool. Being a tight so and so, I made one which works very well in the car and also on carpets with ingrained fluff from the back of certain types of rug.

Trevor

Title: Re: fluff
Post by: clive on December 05, 2004, 09:02:44 pm

Thanks for all your replies.
I will pick up your mower next week if that is ok bob!! ;)
Good to see you on the board Terry...
Clive