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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: John Gregory on March 22, 2009, 08:10:34 pm

Title: Can this be sorted out
Post by: John Gregory on March 22, 2009, 08:10:34 pm

I know it looks like head grease but I don,t think it is

What do you reckon  John

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: markpowell on March 22, 2009, 08:15:34 pm

Looks like head grease to me john, try Fab Res mate.Mark

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Mike Halliday on March 22, 2009, 08:17:05 pm

from the position of it it came from the head but is it grease or perhaps hair dye ??? last time I saw something like this was from a 80yrs old gay man who swore blind his hair was naturally a lovely shade of red ::)

best way to find out is clean it.

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: clinton on March 22, 2009, 08:23:02 pm

John

I would try what mark said and just see if anything transfers to your cloth :)

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 22, 2009, 08:34:16 pm

Trouble is that it's quilted so it's a bugger as some of the grease gets through into the inner and wickes through, Hydramaster sell a really good procduct for this kind of grease cleaning called Fabric Master Heavy Duty.

Shaun

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: clinton on March 22, 2009, 08:38:19 pm

Looks like they have belgium willton on the wall ;D

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Doug Holloway on March 22, 2009, 09:00:29 pm

Hi Guys

I would use an enzyme digester on this and would be fairly confident.

I would make sure it was very well extracted.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: John Gregory on March 22, 2009, 09:21:38 pm

Thanks for the replies  lads , all ready tried fabric  restorer and nothing moved. putting a order with Hydramaster this week so I will give heavy duty a try

John

PS Doug what  do you mean by enzyme digester   are we talking something like chemspec's enzall

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: 1 man band on March 22, 2009, 09:22:14 pm

i can see two eyes  ears,  nose , one tooth  cheeks an a chinny chin chin and if you look close enough his brother is sat next to him, they have the same mammy but different dads, leroy and dave.

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 22, 2009, 09:36:27 pm

Yeah enzall it breaks down proteins in fibres but I once sent a white wool carpet a yellowy colour with some and had to reduce it to get it back.

I'm sure you will have got some protein spotter in the van so you can always use that after the HM stuff, turbo dry or get a hair drier to speed it up so you can assess quicker.

Shaun

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: AJB on March 23, 2009, 07:58:09 am

Ask if anyone uses anti-Dandruff shampoo. The active ingredient can cause yellowing in fabrics, if it doesn't respond to anything, chances are it's that.

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: clinton on March 23, 2009, 03:41:44 pm

Good point that :)

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Doug Holloway on March 23, 2009, 05:36:08 pm

Hi Guys

Enzymes are the most powerful cleaning agents going, working at very low concentrations.

There are however H&S issues and I strongly recommend they are only used in localised areas, for specialist stain removal such as above.

It is very important to thoroughly rinse out.

Different enzymes will break down proteins, (proteases), fats, (lipolases) and (carbohydrates), amylases.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Nigel_W on March 23, 2009, 06:10:26 pm

It could also be caused by wet hair or client attempts at spotting the cushion - in which case it will be a browning stain that may be removed by sodium metabisulphite.

Nigel

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: Buster Ingram on March 23, 2009, 08:10:10 pm

John if all else fails and the customer can wait, bring it down to Wolverhampton on the 6th and I'm sure there will be someone who can fix it.

Title: Re: Can this be sorted out
Post by: John Gregory on March 23, 2009, 08:29:15 pm

Good idea Dave will do that

John