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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: garyj on January 28, 2005, 03:46:23 pm

Title: I did this!!!!
Post by: garyj on January 28, 2005, 03:46:23 pm

Last week I went to a house where a large ink splat from a leaking bic type biro pen had ruined a white wool ( 80 /20 ) carpet. I got most of it out using solutions but was left with a faded blue mark about the size of a penny. The lady of the house had already had a go with vanish, so that could well have set the stain before I got there. Rather then leave the mark as it was ( right it the middle of the room ) I asked her if I could have her permission to use bleach :o

I applied the bleach using a cotton bud and extracting straight away. And guess what........it came out ( or covered it ). A week later and everything is still OK.

Bet I get some criticism for this one, but in this case it worked.

Has anyone else used this method?

PS If anyone else has a go and it goes wrong it wasn't my idea ;)

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Mark Roberts on January 28, 2005, 03:54:43 pm

What type of bleach?

Reducing, Oxidising??

Mark

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Dynafoam on January 28, 2005, 11:30:48 pm

Gary,

What was the carpet fibre?

'Theoretically', solution-dyed synthetic fibres can tolerate hydrochloride bleach

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: garyj on January 29, 2005, 11:35:03 am

It was a high mix wool. The lady didn't mind me trying bleach as anything would have been better than the ink stain.

The bleach used was Domestos. ( About 1 cotton bud full ).

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Ian Hare on January 29, 2005, 02:28:32 pm

Sodium Hypochlorite then??

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Dynafoam on January 29, 2005, 02:42:47 pm

Gary,

It seems you were lucky - chlorine and wool do not make happy bedfellows - oxygen would have been a safer option.

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Ian Hare on January 29, 2005, 02:53:26 pm

John, am I right in assuming the new trend of heavily advertised 'Oxy action' supermarket DIY spray bottles are all Oxygen bleaches?

Title: Re: I did this!!!!
Post by: Dynafoam on January 30, 2005, 03:18:11 pm

Ian,

You are correct in your assumption - and I have seen several examples of the damage they can cause - spot dyeing course anyone?