[gwrightson]

 had a call today , lady requires all her carpets cleaning, going to survey this evening , but
 i have been informed her son , had got some thing for xmas called gunge or squirm !!! she wasnt to sure herself  , and had left some on the bedroom carpet
 and this had set hard , any ideas as to best aproach would be apprtiated
  im not sure but i get the feeling its this type of sticky stuff you can play with ,
and throw about etc. " no comments thankyou" 
 will try get more details later
 geoff

[Doug Holloway]

Geoff,

Probably a type of glycerine gunge which should come off easily with hot water.

Colour could be a problem but isn't normally with this type of product.

Put some m/s or detergent in a spray bottle , fill with customers hot water , spray on , leave 5 mins and wipe with a white towell.

Should make you look like a hero! and you can then book the job.

Cheers,

Doug

[gwrightson]

 Thanks doug,  have been to survey , got the job
 have made no promises about the gunge!!! customer happy with that.
 the gunge apparently was some sort of jelly called alien squirm , comes in an egg shaped container with a toy worm or alien or similar,
 what did suprise me was the mess it has made of carpet , has left a circle of approx 6inches diam.  and the residule is similar to that of candle wax
 looks to me like it has damadged the pile!! 
 is a low profile wool mix
    ill try your suggestion first
    geoff

[Big_Fish]

Our 4 year old son got some gungey stuff in an egg ifrom a party bag before Christmas. He dropped it and some fluff stuck to it. He decided to wash it under the tap! The result was a very sticky mess that stuck to not only his skin but also to the basin. Water made it spread further and more and more sticky. I ended up scraping it off of both basin and child then had to give him a good scrub in the bath. The residue floated like bright green scum.

Not sure what it's made of...good luck!

Nicky

[john rees]

been there done that.........got the t-shirt!

the only think I've found that worked was tecman solvent cleaner/chewing gum remover, first I punctured the spots with a prochem chewing gum spike then left for a few mins to soften then rinsed with the wand......found that the hotter the rinse water the better!
                hope this is of help
                                              John

[Dynafoam]

Geoff,

In light of Nicky's reply I suggest that you try Eco Spotter on a section of the patch first and remove (hopefully) softened stuff with a bone scraper.

If it is going to turn into a sticky mass with hot water, the more you can remove first, the better.

[Len Gribble]

Geoff

Have never come across this, yet! But have come across I think customer said a gerbil could have some other furry thing making out with partner it set rock hard only remedy Stanley blade, this is defiantly not a windup.

Len