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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Phillip Mold on July 09, 2008, 05:29:24 pm

Title: Sisal Carpet
Post by: Phillip Mold on July 09, 2008, 05:29:24 pm
Just come back from a site quote, customer bought a new sisal carpet for the lounge 12 months ago. They have a dog, more correctly a bitch who is now in season, with the result of predictable spots, and a large patch of wee.

Having searched the posts on here about sisal I am inclined to decline this one unless someone has a good idea as to how to clean it
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: Karl Wildey on July 09, 2008, 06:15:29 pm
you can only dry clean it, nebver wet clean, and the odg stain will probably be permanent
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: lands on July 09, 2008, 06:18:16 pm
Karl is correct but you can potentially (wet) treat spot areas (subject to testing of course)
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: maxcarpets on July 09, 2008, 06:20:51 pm
Run boy Run!
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: lands on July 09, 2008, 06:21:06 pm
Mr Walker was telling me today that he had removed a pee stain using prochems fibre dri and the envirodri and that was on sisal.

I think you should do it. Try the dry method all over and if stain still there spot as normal testing of course and I would try M Power (eh derek  ;) ) if required.
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: Derek_Walker on July 09, 2008, 08:36:37 pm
Hi Philip,

I would use the envirodri with dry cleaning powder. Mist the carpet and stained area's with either M Power or a microsplitting agent then apply some dry powder and brush in. Leave it for up to 20 minutes then brush it again and vacuum off. I have had some success with this method but you should always advise the customer that it is at their own risk and the results could be limited. I would definately not use hwe as this would pose too many risks.
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: PaulKing on July 09, 2008, 08:47:09 pm
or just run away

it costs less
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: Gerry Styles on July 09, 2008, 08:52:34 pm
I did on last year - used HOST
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: lands on July 09, 2008, 09:09:41 pm
Glad you filled in the gaps on my post Derek
Title: Re: Sisal Carpet
Post by: Derek_Walker on July 09, 2008, 09:45:00 pm
No problem Pete  ;D