[derek west]

my first proper, and i mean proper blacktop job. that bad my shoe came off when i walked across it, it was that sticky, you cannot see the carpet and if you knock on it, it sounds like your knocking on a door.solid. excited aint the word. roll on sunday, wooooohooooooooooooo.

pictures to follow.

[Steve Rothwell]

You need to get out more Derek....... 

[Colin Day]

At least the heat from the trucky will get through it. The only time I ever think "I wish I had a TM" is when I'm cleaning Indian restaurants, worst black top ever.... But I tend to give those jobs away now, I was piling the pounds on with all the food they paid me with

[Steve. Taylor]

Derek i love it when you talk dirty

Hot power burst with a dash of citra concentrate? no ice
You might even find some black chewing gum spots under all that

you lucky boy
ps give it a good wack with a wire brush get the pre spray in there

[richy27]

At least the heat from the trucky will get through it. The only time I ever think "I wish I had a TM" is when I'm cleaning Indian restaurants, worst black top ever.... But I tend to give those jobs away now, I was piling the pounds on with all the food they paid me with

colin you really need to keep those comments to yourself or the cold water crew will be knocking on your door  LOL

[derek west]

You need to get out more Derek....... 

i do get out, i'm going the pub on sunday to drink 60,000 pints of lager.



out of the carpet.

really can't wait, when he said i'd got the job, a little bit of wee come out that might be old age though

steve i think this will be hot citra boost with a dash of powerburst. and GUM! there was a crisp packet in there that ripped when i tried to pick it up. seriously. it was like walking on sticky laminate. i'm wondering if there is a carpet under there at all.

[Paul Simpson]

This was one of my worse ones 
Is it as bad or worse?

(Pic attached)

[Joe H]

you can still see the pattern - so no, its not a real bad one.  But it is a "funny" colour.

[derek west]

This was one of my worse ones 
Is it as bad or worse?

lets put it this way paul, if i get it  to look like the carpet in your picture, the customer will be happy.

[Colin Day]

At least the heat from the trucky will get through it. The only time I ever think "I wish I had a TM" is when I'm cleaning Indian restaurants, worst black top ever.... But I tend to give those jobs away now, I was piling the pounds on with all the food they paid me with

colin you really need to keep those comments to yourself or the cold water crew will be knocking on your door  LOL

Heat's a comfort thing

[Billy Russell]

At least the heat from the trucky will get through it. The only time I ever think "I wish I had a TM" is when I'm cleaning Indian restaurants, worst black top ever.... But I tend to give those jobs away now, I was piling the pounds on with all the food they paid me with

colin you really need to keep those comments to yourself or the cold water crew will be knocking on your door  LOL

Heat's a comfort thing

Bloody Hell Colin, Lets not start this debate again!!!!!! 

Derek, can't wait to see the pics, In the words of the great Michael Jackson it's black its white...................

No no no, I'm bored of that now!!!!!!!!!!!!

[derek west]

yeah i'm bored of that too....

in the words of the great freddie mercury the customer will say, its a kinda magic.

well i hope they do.

[Billy Russell]

Well well well, i hope you pull this one off, as the not so famous yazz would sing, The only way is up!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Jim_77]

Who owns the pub Derek?  Dirty Diana?

[derek west]

micheal jackson songs are sooooooo last season jim, keep up.

in words of the late great george formby



if you could see what i could see, when i'm cleaning carpets, 2011 remix version.

[tomsy]

I thought Colin used his oven cleaner on that stuff!  Probably can't get the carpet in the dip tank.

[robert meldrum]

Hope you take a pack op carpet tacks with you as it's highly probable you will get shrinkage on such a manky carpet.

Ironically the best product I ever used on such a carpet was a non c/c chemical from Cleenol which is sold as a hard surface degreaser.

The restaurant  owner started spraying it in the worst area and the solid blacktop came away very easily. Even using steam and an Ashby's chewing gum wand was less effective than this stuff.

Obviously requiring heavy duty rinsing and not to be recommended in normal every day situations.

[Colin Day]

I thought Colin used his oven cleaner on that stuff!  Probably can't get the carpet in the dip tank.

I might try "Vanquish" next time

I had one in St Ives and I ended up packing up and leaving, the black top was like chewing gum....

[derek west]

bob
thought about tacks.
as for degreaser, its not grease. this is pure beer. its one of them pubs that only opens 2 nights a week. takes £11000 a night, is full of 18 14 to 30 year olds drinking and spilling beer, the worse bit is inbetween the bar and the dance floor. i would guess i could clean it with just hot water. but i'll use a prespray first to try and loosen it a bit.

shrinkage is a worry though. its a wilton, but luckily not belgian. so the wool will help a bit.

[Steve. Taylor]

Bob a lot of the kitchen degreaser contain the 3 sodium's

1, TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE
2, CARBONATE
3, METASILICATE

Sodium metasilicate (aka) the grease buster

All 3 can be found in cc pre sprays/detergents