[john martin]

  That ultrapac stuff seems to be mostly detergent and D-Limonene as solvent  ...  the orange x u tried is likely to be D-Limonene based also ...
split x wool x u tried is likely STPP   microsliptter
You would probably have got better results with a more regular  detergent  like formula 90 + your orange x
 ,scrubbed in with a rotary & white pad  and extracted with highish heat  ... perhaps finishing with a bonnet .
I don't think u have heat with your machine ? that could be part of the problem  ?

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

David don't think I would use that as a before and after
Cheers Tony

[Joe W Brown]

David why are you using wool-x and spot-x rather than something stronger like shockwave or powerburst if you dont mind me asking?

[Carpet Dawg]

I dont use Ultra pac anymore.

For draft marks and situations like Davids, I use strong dose of enzall and citrus contrate together (could also try power burst and citrus concentrate together). Then rinse with the usual formula 90 in the tank (i always use f90 as a rinse) The results are always 100%.

Did a rich client a couple of years a go (lives in a very modest house but owns over 30 properties and goes off skiing in France 6 months of the year) and I removed some draft marks that a previous carpet cleaner refused to do as they told him that trying to remove the draught marks only makes them worse!  

Needles to say that customer now gives me alot of work!  

Tony

[david@zap-clean]

You spelt copyright wrong

My mistake, thanks for spotting that.

[david@zap-clean]

Just out of curiosity, was the job removing the soot, or was that just part of your general carpet clean?

I cleaned the whole carpet with renovate.  There were some very dark draft marks, small amounts of soot all over it, traffic lane dirt - and the usual dark patches by the sofa and chairs.

I then had to spot treat the multiple wine/coffee/??? stains.  Though, as Paul Moss says 'I did leave some soot behind' - which wasn't coming out with rotavate.

The customer was very pleased with the result.

[david@zap-clean]

David why are you using wool-x and spot-x rather than something stronger like shockwave or powerburst if you dont mind me asking?

Joe, I used rotavate on this job. I use wool-X and split-X routinely on other jobs though.

I'm fairly new to this game and I'm experimenting with different solutions.  Just yesterday I received the £60 sample pack from solutions (a bargain) - just in the nick of time as I had a call-back on a chair I'd cleaned earlier in the week that still had some neck oil showing after it had dried out - spot-sorted in 10 mins.

[david@zap-clean]

  That ultrapac stuff seems to be mostly detergent and D-Limonene as solvent  ...  the orange x u tried is likely to be D-Limonene based also ...
split x wool x u tried is likely STPP   microsliptter
You would probably have got better results with a more regular  detergent  like formula 90 + your orange x
 ,scrubbed in with a rotary & white pad  and extracted with highish heat  ... perhaps finishing with a bonnet .
I don't think u have heat with your machine ? that could be part of the problem  ?

I don't (yet) have a bonnet cleaner, and I don't have an in-line heater either. I did use very hot tap water for the pre-spray and in the rinse with this job though.

I know I need to get a bonnet cleaner soon.  I can't believe how much money I've had to spend since I 'launched' this business! Bonnet cleaning is on my list of 'must-haves'.  I'm keeping an eye on the second hand market.