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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: hso on June 22, 2009, 09:45:07 pm

Title: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: hso on June 22, 2009, 09:45:07 pm

oh dear,

how can i get out a white coffee, two sugars !!! stain out of a 80% wool beige carpet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE USED AN EXTRACTION MACHINE WITH PROCHEM EXTRACTION PRO AND BUGGAR ME THE STAIN IS GETTING BIGGER,

IM GLAD ITS MY CARPET !!! BUT WITH NEW SOFA ARRIVING SATURDAY...TIME IS AGAINST ME TO SORT THIS


PLEASE HELP ME

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on June 22, 2009, 09:55:37 pm

Apply white vinegar 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water leave to dwell for 15 mins and HWE.

Shaun

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: markpowell on June 22, 2009, 09:56:57 pm

a protien spotter to remove the coffee, sugar, then a tannin stain remover such as browning prescription,
Mark

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: hso on June 22, 2009, 09:59:10 pm

UMMMMM TRIED A PROTEIN SPOTTER......USELESS....I MUST GIVE THE WHITE VINEGAR A GO.....DO I THEN LEAVE IT OR RECLEAN.....IM NERVOUS NOW !!

THANKS GUYS

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Neil Williams on June 22, 2009, 10:05:23 pm

How hot was this coffee? Please tell me it wasn't nigh on 99 degrees C
Don't over wet which could be why you said it is spreading.
Personally I would stick the hand tool in the middle of the stain and wet around the outside of that, so that the moisture is drawn into the middle.

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: hso on June 22, 2009, 10:09:47 pm

 ::) Do you think it would be less stress to get the carpet fitters in.... ??? ???

is it best to dry out with cold air or hot............

it looks great when wet and then looks awful when dry.....perhaps a nice big rug off ebay would be a suggestion, glad i dont do carpet cleaning professionally.... :o :o :o

too much like hard work and stressful............

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Neil Williams on June 22, 2009, 10:34:55 pm

If the carpet is not too old and you are lucky enough to have the right pile for doing it, it is possible to cut out the offending area and replace with an off cut or from some location not normally seen. BTW get someone who knows what they are doing to do this!
Why not tell us where you are and possibly someone might pop along and get you out of the mess.
It's not stressful for us because we have nothing to lose ;)

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on June 22, 2009, 10:36:28 pm

Simple

Cover the stain with the new sofa :)

Well perhaps not. :'(

Back to the drawing board ???

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Jim_77 on June 23, 2009, 01:17:19 am

phone your insurance company.

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: hso on June 23, 2009, 12:40:34 pm

would you believe it................no wet wonder foam off price drop channel...£10 includes the applicator and products has bloody well worked.....jesus, im ditching my fancy extractor and prochem products and just going to use wonder foam from now on.....................


thanks for all your help, you are all little gems.  :D :D

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Joe H on June 23, 2009, 12:50:41 pm

 ;)

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: mark_roberts on June 23, 2009, 02:32:29 pm

That was fast delivery.

All that money wasted on a machine too as well.

The wonder foam does work better on cheap carpet.

Mark

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: daysdeepclean on June 23, 2009, 02:37:25 pm

I thought it only works on polyprop ???

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: hso on June 23, 2009, 07:27:11 pm

my mother dragged it out from the back of her cupboard and i thought it was worth a try......

the carpet is 70--80% wool and was not a cheap one... but yes it works,...thank god,

will invest in my own £10 shampooer....ebay bargains....love it

thanks to all

Title: Re: oh cripps and the sofa arrives saturday
Post by: Dave Roelants on June 23, 2009, 11:52:38 pm

well you so called professionals may as well pack it in now, forget the thousands of pounds you've invested in training and equipment the answer's available right here right now for £10!  :o