[cleanchoice]

I have a client who has to have her sisal carpets cleaned as it is a condition of sale of her property, if we can't clean them she has to have them replaced so we can afford to be adventurous!

So far I have trield misting with Blitz and then using a Dri Master hand tool on a very hot wash to remove the dog urine stains that are patched throughout the property.

If this does not work does anybody have any other ideas or suggestions

Thanks

Justin Williams

[woodman]

Hi Justin,

Contrary to popular belief Sisal can be wet cleaned with VLM, its not for the faint hearted and I would still advise any one is not sure to turn it away.

However you won't remove the urine stains and if that was one of the conditions I would bill her now and walk away.She will just have to bite the bullit and have it replaced.

[*paul_moss]

Hi Justin
Im of the same view as Trevor,walk from it,I always do.
They are hard work if you take them on and the end result is not a lot better visually than before you cleaned it.Stains are a nightmare to remove if atall. For the hard work involved and the end result  its just not worth it.

[Kinver_Clean]

There's a pub near here that has sisal in the bar. Asked me to wet clean it. Walked away, there is acres of it in a right mess.
You cannot unde3rstand some people.

Trevor

[Ian Rochester]

Similarly we had a big hall to look at, all the upstairs was sisal and liberally splashed with dog urine, in the end we walked away from it.  Horrible stuff.

It had cost the customer thousands to have put down!
 

[Cloverleaf]

If I could clean it, I'd make a fortune 

[cleanchoice]

Hi Justin,

Contrary to popular belief Sisal can be wet cleaned with VLM, its not for the faint hearted and I would still advise any one is not sure to turn it away.

However you won't remove the urine stains and if that was one of the conditions I would bill her now and walk away.She will just have to bite the bullit and have it replaced.

Hi Trevor, what is VLM?

[rs_cleancare]

Justin,

I always walk away from these.
I was asked to clean some in a hotel recantly and declind they begged me but i told them to put the money towards a new carpet.

I expect VLM = very low moisture.

Are you busy at the moment?
I have found this year to be a lot more bussy than this time last year around Chelt.

Rob.

[woodman]

Sorry, yes

VLM = Very Low Moisture

[des]

Has any one protected sisal when it was first fitted   (if you can ) and then cleaned it at a later date ,If this was possable it would open up a new large market for us carpet cleaners ,just a thought Des

[cleanchoice]

Has any one protected sisal when it was first fitted   (if you can ) and then cleaned it at a later date ,If this was possable it would open up a new large market for us carpet cleaners ,just a thought Des

I know it can be protected, i would imagine it is misted though and not protected with the same qunatity that a normal carpet would be. Crucial trading who supply many nautral fibre carpets to interior designers offer to protect it with Intec at source, presumably it follows that there is a potential market there

[cleanchoice]

Sorry, yes

VLM = Very Low Moisture

Trevor, my client has a dozen or so patches throughout her home, assuming it can work it will take me no more than one day and if she has to replace it will cost her £4,000. She is a good client so I want to look after her if I can. I have so far only tested on one stain, bearing this in mind do you think it is worth a go?

Thanks

Justin

[cleanchoice]

Justin,

I always walk away from these.
I was asked to clean some in a hotel recantly and declind they begged me but i told them to put the money towards a new carpet.

I expect VLM = very low moisture.

Are you busy at the moment?
I have found this year to be a lot more bussy than this time last year around Chelt.

Rob.

Hi Rob,

I am finding it about the same as last year, January and March amazing and February quiet