[Chris R]

Hello
I was at a customers house last week cleaning several rooms of carpets for her.
She asked me to have a go at a Gloss paint stain that was on the hall carpet.

The carpet was a polyprop belgium Wilton, the stain was about 12inch by 6 inch. She had mopped up some of the paint when it happened, but still a good amount left.  A week old and very solid !

A first tried Eco Spotter from Solution UK, no good.

Then I put a large amount of OJ gel from hydramaster onto it and left it for a good hour or more.

No joy.

Told her to claim on her insurance.

Had a phone call from her today. The insurance sent out Rainbow carpet cleaners, they removed the stain COMPLETLY. 

It only took them about 30 mins.

Anyone know what range of Chemicals Rainbow use ?

Cheers
Chris

[Paul_Ashworth]

I would have tried a solvent spotter such as prochems solvall you have no chance with an Eco spotter on a stain

[Paul_Ashworth]

like paint

[Mike Roper]

Hydramaster do a pog in gel form which is very good- spotmaster gel I think its called.
Mike

[John Kelly]

There are paint strippers available for boats which do not effect plastics, Fibre glass is actually a polyester. I have used these before on major paint spills. You have to be "very" carefull and have a machine ready and waiting to whip it off as soon as the paint has softened.
This is a last resort and other solvents can usually work.

Don't try this unless you really know what you are doing and always test first. It also pays to have an old machine as it can create a guey mess.

[Dave_Lee]

I bet they went in, no messin and used Nitro (Paint Remover) then flushed it all out.
Dave.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I agree with you Dave but when you're insyarnce approved you can do what you want, when you are doing a favour things like that can back fire.

Shaun

[John Kelly]

Standard paint strippers would melt the Polyprop as well as the paint thats why to use the special plastic friendly versions.

[John Kelly]

Just remembered Craftex sell aerosol grafitti remover for this very purpose. Needs to be whipped off quick though.
Also don't forget restoration companies can be a lot more adventurous with their methods as if they damage the carpet the customer will get it replaced.
Mike Halidays mentioned this elsewhere.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

John have you got your new machine in yet?

Shaun

[PaulKing]

be there in that capacity and would have used chemspec pog smelly expensive but work 9 times out of 10

[Bennie25]

Your best chance would have been a non volitile sovent.  (eg. prochem solvex)

[Jason Hedges]

I'd have gone pog as well.

Gloss paints a funny bugger, sometimes weaker (safe) or medium strength (safe-ish) spotters wont touch but hit with the heavy solvent based works every time. I will always pre-test solvent spotters in an inconspicuous area first to test but if ok then carry on.

If you're worried, solvents will work nearly straight away, so after aplication test for paint weakening, if so aggitate and rinse with acid rinse and jobs normally done. Might need one or two applications.

You'll probably find (as mentioned above) rainbow hit the carpet with heavy solvent based spotters because theywill work effectively on 99% of carpets.

If not they've got the back-up of a huge company including insurance that will cover their asses.

Time is money!

All the best,
Jason.