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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pristine Clean on September 12, 2009, 06:34:49 pm

Title: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Pristine Clean on September 12, 2009, 06:34:49 pm

Hi Guys,

Can you please advise on the best way to clean 100% Polypropylene?

What should I not do? Is there anything that I need to be careful of here?

Cheers

Dave

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 12, 2009, 07:05:10 pm

powerburst Champion Ultrapak

Be careful with solution hose and connectors if you have v. hot water.

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Pristine Clean on September 12, 2009, 07:15:27 pm

HI Mike,

Thanks for the reply

I only have a basic porty! Rhino 500psi it does heat the water to 120degrees am I best using cold water?

I did do a search on Polypropylene and it reads mainly that it shrinks! - it a lounge carpet and stairs.

Cheers

Dave

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: derek west on September 12, 2009, 07:18:27 pm

i hate it when people answer posts with get some training, but this really does need an answer like this.
derek

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: MAX Carpets on September 12, 2009, 07:21:13 pm

I................ , no I cant, I just cant it would be rude

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 12, 2009, 07:43:26 pm

Re shrinkage this is refering to a woven ployprop carpet known as a belgian wilton.

Do a search on this forum.

In fact, anything you think of, do a search, read the threads and the questions you come up with wll be more informed and the answers you get will be more specific. If that makes sense?

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: markpowell on September 12, 2009, 07:47:12 pm

Ultrapac renovate pre-spray and rinse.
Chech the backing make sure it is not a BW.
Mark

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Pristine Clean on September 12, 2009, 09:04:13 pm

Quote from: Derek West on September 12, 2009, 07:18:27 pm

i hate it when people answer posts with get some training, but this really does need an answer like this.
derek

 I have had training with Prochem, Ashbys, and other places but just wanted some re-asurance.

Dave

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: derek west on September 12, 2009, 09:16:34 pm

its a poly prop, if it aint woven, nuke it.
derek

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on September 12, 2009, 09:47:44 pm

Polypropolene is olifenic which means it is derived from oil, ultrapk is my chemical of choice for these abviously do your tests if it is a belgium wilton then procede with care but I do all of mine water cleaned, I would strongly advise using aggitation and a good dwell with your prespray.

Shaun

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Pristine Clean on September 13, 2009, 08:20:09 am

Hi Lads

Thanks for the replies.

Really helpful.

Cheers

Dave

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on September 13, 2009, 10:00:27 am

As Shaun Ultrapak good gear

Tony

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: nevil on September 14, 2009, 09:24:10 am

I know I,m going off at a bit of a tangent here but I cleaned a wilton rug last week the was 100% wool. And it was made in Belgum.

Pretty well what everyone else has said, check the backing. If it's woven. make sure you don't allow it to become overwet. Prevac, Light prespray, lots of brushing, extract using plenty of drying strokes. Repeat if needed.

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 14, 2009, 11:34:46 am

Doesn't it depend on the quality? The cheap and nasty ones are almost bald and you can quite clearly see the jute backing when you part the carpet fibres, thus they shrink when even lightly wetted, Where as the better quality Wilton's (Or proper Wiltons) have a more compact structure.... These also shrink but only if over wetted! Am I right? Do I get a star ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: 100% Polypropylene best way to clean?
Post by: markpowell on September 14, 2009, 09:15:20 pm

A wool fibre will hold 5 times its own weight in water, so when you clean the fibre holds the water, on a polyprop (Plastic) the water runs straight to the bottom of the fibre and into the backing, this is why BW shrink easily, you will have to seriously overwet a wool carpet for it to shrink.
Mark