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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markpowell on July 07, 2008, 02:31:05 pm

Title: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: markpowell on July 07, 2008, 02:31:05 pm

A lady rang me today who has borrowed a friends carpet cleaner over the weekend to clean her wool carpet.
She has woke up this morning to find dark brown patches all over it, i assume this will be browning.
I asked her what solutions she used in the machine and she sain "Astonish".
Has anyone heard of this and have any info on the stuff such as Ph etc ?
Mark

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: Gerry Styles on July 07, 2008, 02:42:47 pm

www.astonishcleanersweb.co.uk/

Sounds like it could be browning. Looked at thier website but does not give any product msds. You might get one off them if you give them a call

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: John Kelly on July 07, 2008, 02:43:50 pm

If its the "Mechanical Cleaning Machine" solution then the data sheet says PH of 11.5-12.5. Chances are the carpet has been overwetted. This along with a high PH solution which has probably been glugged rather than measured out.

Gerry typed as I was replying. Data sheet is there if you click on the picture of the product and scroll down.

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: garyj on July 07, 2008, 02:46:59 pm

Yep, it's another miracle product similar to Cillit Bang and Vanish. Used to be advertised on the shopping channels and can now be bought at hard ware stores and places like Woolworths.

I bought some once to clean up some old pennies  :-[, didn't work on them either  >:(.

Sounds like you know what she has done and you know the solution. Go and have a look, the only other option she has is replacing her carpets.

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: Straker Cleaning on July 07, 2008, 03:10:39 pm

Guy who from OvenClean that comes to us every 6 months said that is what they use for ovens :o

Would not dare to try it on soft furnishings  ::)

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: elliott cleaning on July 07, 2008, 09:38:33 pm

The man from Ovenclean every 6 months, Chris :o.

What the hell are you guys cooking!!!!!!

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: Karl Wildey on July 07, 2008, 09:58:36 pm

If the lady has a wool carpet and no one knows for sure it could be too high a ph, if not wool could be over wetting and if there is a jute backing could have wick up from the jute, or both. Either way its why customers shopuld not clean their own carpets and call in the professionals.

strond acid rinse should help to cure either problem if you wish to do the job, and quick drying

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 07, 2008, 10:19:36 pm

Could be pockets of dirt that have wicked up?

Shaun

Title: Re: Anyone heard of this ?????
Post by: *paul_moss on July 07, 2008, 11:14:27 pm

Shaun I did not know that carpets had pockets  :D