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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ukmediums on December 02, 2003, 02:12:26 am

Title: Ink Stain from classroom carpet?
Post by: ukmediums on December 02, 2003, 02:12:26 am

In a classroom we have a bad inkstain, dried, on out carpet. Typical hard wearing wooly tight pile carpet.
I have tried removing it by steam cleaning it with a nozzle to no evail. Anyonehave an idea how it will come off

TIA
Simon

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: NSCleaning on December 02, 2003, 09:07:26 pm

Forget it - unless it's washable (it probably isn't) you cannot get it out.  I have tried "last resort" commercial stain removers on it in the past without success.    

It's either an insurance claim or a bleach and re-dye job, in which case should only be entrusted to an experienced carpet/upholstery cleaner.

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: highstandard on December 03, 2003, 01:08:18 am

Have you tried Astonish, Dilute it in water then apply it to the area... using a terry towel press down on the stain .it should remove it. Try a small area first it may take the colour out of the carpet.

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: eclipse on December 17, 2003, 01:05:28 am

hi all
      try chem-dry ink remover if you can get hold of it
fantastic stuff although if you have tried cleaning with other products there may be a chance that it may be locked in

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: The Great One on December 17, 2003, 12:49:58 pm

Hi

I would say it is now a dye stain and now immpossible to remove.

You attacked it with a steam gun...

Heat sets a stain!

If you rub a carpet stain this causes friction and that generates heat and the stain will set.

Regards

Martin 8)

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: claire21 on December 24, 2003, 10:29:56 pm

??? ??? ??? i have a pen ink stain an a brand new cream coat and i cant get it out could any help me please

Title: Re: Ink Stain
Post by: petra on December 27, 2003, 12:07:41 am

Vanish oxy works well from the supermarket...
Petra