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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: brianbarber on January 31, 2010, 09:59:41 pm

Title: Protector factory applied on polyprop
Post by: brianbarber on January 31, 2010, 09:59:41 pm

Just a request for any info.
Been decorating and taking carpets up ,(polyprop) on reverse it's printed with batch code etc, and in large letters scotchguard.
As I don't push protector to and customers with man made carpets I wondered if anyone can shed light on why this carpet had been scotchguarded?

Mr B

Title: Re: Protector factory applied on polyprop
Post by: Ken Wainwright on February 01, 2010, 11:12:53 am

IMO, flourochemical protectors work well on all fibres, but as polypropylene does not accept water well, any applied protector applied on site will not adhere to the fibre.

When applied during manufacture, protectors are cured with heat and this tends to adhere better to polyprop, so the carpet will then have an enhanced dry soil and oily soil performance. The polyprop is already highly resistant to water based soiling. The protectors we apply cure to the air.

Other synthetic fibres will benefit from protection to varying degrees, but I would still apply them to all of my own carpets regardless of whether natural or synthetic.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
The Ken

Title: Re: Protector factory applied on polyprop
Post by: Les on February 01, 2010, 04:20:27 pm

More PROFIT for whoever sold the carpet to a gullible customer....???? :o ;D

Les

Title: Re: Protector factory applied on polyprop
Post by: Ken Wainwright on February 01, 2010, 04:51:40 pm

Les

I presume that your opinion is gained from hard earned experience.

Could you please enlighten us of your products and findings.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
The Ken