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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ian richards on May 04, 2005, 06:01:11 pm

Title: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: ian richards on May 04, 2005, 06:01:11 pm

Hi

I did a job to day, quite a big job. The customer at some point had spilt Red wine on the lounge 80/20 wool carpet, and then proceded to throw detergent on it (You know the score) Hence a big black mark. It took me ages to rince out the soap residue, having to stop start and then force dry out, in fact i couldnt get it all out :(

I have told the customer that if it resoils i will go and do it again F.O.C

I know of one way to help remove it, but, you shouldnt do it ::)

Any ideas??

Cheers

Ian

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Len Gribble on May 04, 2005, 08:37:32 pm

Ian

Try an acid rinse, it funny how things work when I get foaming in the tank I use soap!

Len

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Karl Wildey on May 04, 2005, 08:59:49 pm

CDR anti foam is supposed to work. You need to PM derek bolton for the full story as he mentioned it today on a course.

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Gavin Reardon on May 05, 2005, 12:29:42 pm

Hi Ian

On my dinner break mate, how's things up there?

All you have to do mate is to get Liquid Defoamer some thing like S760 put it straight on to the problem area work it in, and then acid rinse out. 

Regards Gav  ;)

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: strakercleaning on May 05, 2005, 01:29:40 pm

Once had a job that foamed so much, I had to prespray with Liquid Defoamer before i could begin to rinse.  :o

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: ian richards on May 05, 2005, 03:53:13 pm

Hi Guys

That's what i did chris, but it went on and on ???   

Didnt want to overwet for obvious reasons, i have since been told neat white viniger and then rince out  :o   I don't know if i would do that though, with a ph of 1 ???

Ian

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: dave401uk on May 05, 2005, 04:20:55 pm

Ive never had to try this, but i was once told, that you could put salt in your tank for heavey amounts of foam,as i said ive never tryied it, but i think it would work

Dave

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Doug Holloway on May 05, 2005, 05:03:28 pm

Ian,

White vinegar would have a pH nearer 3 -4, you need conc.Hydrochloric, nitric etc to get 1 .

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: ian richards on May 05, 2005, 07:19:04 pm

Doug

I did a ph test on it and it came up 1.  I have just done it again and got the same result ???

Ian

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Len Gribble on May 05, 2005, 07:33:15 pm

Ian

Care with white vinegar, only last week was cleaning a regular customer home while she was cleaning her windows; the smell was like a fish and chip shop I asked what she was using reply white vinegar my response pick the one without malt in it.

Len

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: Doug Holloway on May 06, 2005, 04:48:57 pm

Ian,

Are you sure you are getting pH1 with white vinegar(acetic acid) or is there some HCl in there?

Are you testing with papers , these have an error of at least 0.5.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock on May 06, 2005, 09:56:24 pm

i know its stupid , but white wine from the pas de calais region can work. must be the ingreients. but i dont vouch for it

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: dave401uk on May 07, 2005, 06:40:13 am

yep your right

Title: Re: Excess Soap Removal
Post by: ABLECLEAN on May 07, 2005, 03:18:48 pm

Dave, I use Chateau Neuf de Pape myself but I am just a flash B####rd!!!!!