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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: sherco on November 29, 2008, 12:27:46 pm

Title: Lilly pollen
Post by: sherco on November 29, 2008, 12:27:46 pm

Looked at a job this morning, women knocked a vase of Lilly's over...what the chance of getting pollen stain of the beige carpet, i don't think there is but have you guys got any ideas...She has tried to clean it herself so made it worse. In the other room was a vase of the same Lilly's told here to nip the pollen stamens out so it dosent happen again, i left her doing this. Thanks

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: Jim_77 on November 29, 2008, 01:21:07 pm

It's a bit of a swine, this stuff >:(

Worst case scenario is a 100% wool carpet and the pollen got wet from the water in the vase.  Unfortunately this is the most common scenario too!  The pollen sticks to wool like the proverbial to a blanket, and the water helps the pollen get really embedded into it.

Best case scenario would probably be no water on top of it, on a nylon carpet.

I use an alcohol spotter, one that is effective on stuff like soot damage, greasy head patches on sofas, draught marks etc.

The most important thing is to dry vac it loads and loads, possibly using your extractor and hand tool if it's already been wetted, and groom the carpet with a handi-groomer whilst you're doing it.

The fact that she's already 1001'd it might be the nail in the coffin.  Gut feeling...this is more likely to be an insurance job :(

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: sherco on November 29, 2008, 01:39:18 pm

Did explain all of this, im doing the job in a couple of weeks, i will let you know the out come. Thanks Jim

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: Jim_77 on November 29, 2008, 02:09:50 pm

Good luck! :)

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: M.Acorn on November 29, 2008, 02:28:48 pm

Had amazing results using solvex ,even though custy had tried 1001

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/03112008670.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/03112008671.jpg)
Very happy customer,and i was also happy  ;D

Think the paler patch was where the 1001 had bleached out the colour !

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: markpowell on November 29, 2008, 03:01:55 pm

Nice job,Citrus gel would have been my first choice.
Mark

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: sherco on November 29, 2008, 03:17:01 pm

Got both of these so thats good.

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: Doug Holloway on November 29, 2008, 03:21:03 pm

Hi Guys

White spirit will work equally well and is much cheaper.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: Bob Allen on December 01, 2008, 08:42:07 pm

Solutions chewing gum remover.........better than citrus Gel ima

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: dave123 on December 02, 2008, 03:03:04 pm

i've had success with both solvex and citrus gel combined .put solvex on first then the gel leave to dwell for a bit then extract

Title: Re: Lilly pollen
Post by: dan roberts on December 14, 2008, 10:11:43 pm

I use a potion of talcum powder, bleach, water and felt tips to mottle the white out into a vague yet new appearance for the carpet.

Dan