[clive]

I am cleaning a nursery school carpet next week having cleaned it a year ago. The carpet is a short pile tufted polyprop and fluff just sticks to it like glue. I have a seb036 vac which hardly touches it and have also tried a rotowash contra rotating brush which doesnt pick it up either. The carpet cleans up fine but would look much better if I could remove some of the fluff!
Any Ideas?


Clive

[nick.solution]

Hi Clive

Try using a window cleeaners squeegy on a broom handle and rake the carpet when finished cleaning this will roll the fluff into a tube and you can lift it off the rubber squeegy reduces the static build up.

Best regards Nick

[Neil Gott]

A carpet pile brush can sometimes help loosen the fluff.

Fluff is a right pain. It is there on most carpets, but it shows up more on some than others.

[Doug Holloway]

Clive,

Fluff is usually 'stuck' with a static bond.

It might be worth prespraying with an anti static treatment and seeing if that helps.

Cheers,

Doug

[Dynafoam]

For neutralisation of static bond, the best pre-treatment would be a cationic surfactant such as Ultrapac Renovate (1:20 or even 1:30).

After a 15 minute dwell, a good treatment with the Host machine with white or zebra brushes would be my choice. One of the advantages of the Host is that there is a narrow gap between the brushes where the fluff collects, whereas the Sebo Duo has brushes that are set further apart and the base-plate prevents the fluff entering the machine.

[Bob Allen]

Clive, Ive agot a hover mower you can borrow!

[1aacclaim]

Clive,

Try using a new wire brush by gently combing the pile. or try a lint remover (double sided celotape on roller)


Terry

[Kinver_Clean]

A little while ago I saw a gadget to remove dog hair from car seats. It was a bit of 18 tooth per inch hacksaw blade about 4" long set in a wooden handle like a grouting tool. Being a tight so and so, I made one which works very well in the car and also on carpets with ingrained fluff from the back of certain types of rug.

Trevor

[clive]

Thanks for all your replies.
I will pick up your mower next week if that is ok bob!!
Good to see you on the board Terry...
Clive