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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Phillip Mold on April 21, 2009, 11:04:36 am

Title: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: Phillip Mold on April 21, 2009, 11:04:36 am
Going to a regular customers house tomoorow, they have found a stain resulting from over watering a plant, mostly from the peat fibre. Pot sits on a cream 80/20, I'm not confident of successful removal but suggestions welcome.
Title: Re: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: richy27 on April 21, 2009, 12:00:00 pm
i came across a sim situation a few months back in a conservatory lots of brown spots from water drips with fertilizer in the plant feed although it was not complete removal they did improve. have it written down what i used will dig it up in a bit. wouldnt hold you breath about removing them though.
Title: Re: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: clinton on April 21, 2009, 12:09:49 pm
Hi phillip

Dont see as many of them as i used to but dont think you will get it all out maybe an improvment.

Just be carefull what you treat it as it will loosen the pile on the carpet in time...
Title: Re: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: daysdeepclean on April 21, 2009, 12:40:59 pm
Put a bigger plant pot down ;D
Title: Re: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: derek west on April 21, 2009, 12:45:19 pm
ive done a few with minimal success, usually find the backing has diminished and the fibres are f****ed.
good luck.
derek
Title: Re: Plant pot stain- any ideas?
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 21, 2009, 02:56:21 pm
If it's in the corner try lifting the carpet. i bet you'll find discolouration and mould growing in the reverse. (Please note i was talking about the carpet, not you Phillip.)

Basically the carpet is knackered. Try something to stop the mould and bacteria growing on it. Let it fully dry out. Thereafter it'll be THE place for the plantpot in the room-but with an impervious barrier underneath it. :)

You'll often get a call to these around January 6th /7th when people remove the real Christmas tree.