[Neil Grainger]

Hi all,

What is the best way to clean Sea Grass, regular customer has just had some fitted and wants me to clean it. To be honest have always pulled away from Sea grass cleaning.

What can be done.

Cheers

Neil

[Straker Cleaning]

Very little and often .......... dry granules is safest way with natural mattings but results limited with ingrained soil and water based stains 

[nevil]

Very little and often .......... dry granules is safest way with natural mattings but results limited with ingrained soil and water based stains 

I agree completly with Chris.
I wouldn't clean it with anything other than dry granules. Make sure you explain to the customer that results are likley to be very limited. Managing expectations I call it. Helps avoid dissapointment later on.

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

I wouldn't wet clean it under any circumstances Neil.

Awful stuff.

See previous topic "Sisal Carpet "  - it's the same construction.

Steve

[pete sween]

All of above is correct but you can treat isolated stain using normal methods (subject to rigorous testing though).

Once got hot choc stain out of seagrass carpet.

Pete

[maxcarpets]

Is it a local customer Neil? If yes than I would recommend soaking it with as much water as possible. Only Joking! Its not the hassle, results are useless. Hows things?

Justin

[danny taylor]

Seagrass cannot be cleaned apart from vacuuming. I was once asked to clean a load of it and was told by the manufacturer there is nothing you ccan do with it, not even granuals.

[pete sween]

Seagrass cannot be cleaned apart from vacuuming. I was once asked to clean a load of it and was told by the manufacturer there is nothing you ccan do with it, not even granuals.

Hi Danny,

The manufacturer does not know what he is talking about.

Pete

[John Gregory]

Is that  Pete . Pete

[derek west]

as in pete, da der derrrrr da der derrrrr de de de de derrr derrr da derrr derrr.
sorry that was the sweeney theme tune. but shhhhhhh i didn't mention the word sweeney.
derek

[Derek_Walker]

Normally if the carpet is very dirty or stained the customer will have it cleaned no matter what as a last resort. As long as you qualify the results or potential problems then it should be okay. Have had some success with spray mist colloidal cleaner or microsplitters, followed by granules and left for 20 minutes before vacuuming out. Not guaranteed results though.

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Welcome Pete.

Regards

Roger