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dillydi

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Smelly Rug
« on: March 03, 2009, 10:01:12 am »
Cleaned a synthetic piled rug with suede inlays using traffic and crystal green. The smell was terrible afterwards.
Applied urine neutraliser on the front and backing trying to stop the smell, and that seemed to stop it, by the way they have two dogs and four small children.
One of our domestic cleaners took it back to the house yesterday and the customer has complained about the smell, its still there, as strong as ever.
Help please 
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The Great One

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 10:47:48 am »
Hi

Is it a urine smell?

Urine normally leaves a stain?

Have the dog been constantly laying on it, defecated it, given birth on it, been sick on it?

A great product I have used is Sta Kill by Stapro (£4.95 for a trigger spray from a janitorial supplier) or maybe Microsan or Solubac. You have to leave these products on to work, to break down the bacteria therefore killing it, a deodorizer can be applied afterwards.

Regards

martin 8)
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2009, 10:58:14 am »
Smells like a damp carprt and only minor brown stains on backing
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Mike Osbourne

Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2009, 01:09:06 pm »
How is it constructed, latex in the foundation? If it is it's probably that rotting away, no amount of cleaning will help. If that's what is causing it.
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2009, 03:46:48 pm »
Rugs coming back tonight I'll take some photo's
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markpowell

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2009, 04:09:45 pm »
Sure you have checked but are you sure there is no wool content and its completly dry?
It may be urine contamination that you have re-activated during cleaning tho.
Mark
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2009, 08:42:17 am »
photo's s promised
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2009, 08:43:45 am »
Photo
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2009, 08:44:35 am »
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2009, 08:45:04 am »
photo
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2009, 08:45:29 am »
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 08:45:54 am »
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dillydi

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 08:46:18 am »
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1 man band

Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 07:58:09 pm »
turn your psi down right down, use the minimum amount of water, luke warm water, small amount of solution and thats that ,you most probly had your psi up , and your water temp was to hot my friend
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Mike Osbourne

Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2009, 08:22:08 pm »
It may be behind that cotton backing is a latex rubber coating that is decaying and that's what is causing the smell.
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1 man band

Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2009, 08:33:10 pm »
YES!  HE MOST PROB HAD TO MUCH TEMP SO IT REACTED

GIVE THAT MAN A MARS BAR
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derek west

Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2009, 08:42:44 pm »
chemical reaction, impossible to reverse. got one in the shed. ive tried everything to get rid.
its not gonna happen.
you have to bin it to win it.
derek
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2009, 08:43:50 pm »
I'd apply a neutraliser to it and leave it on over night.

Shaun
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mark_roberts

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2009, 10:48:11 pm »
These rugs can smell really bad even when new.  The canvas backing and the latex glue give off the smell.  As the face is acrylic its easy to clean.

Did you notice the rug smelling before you cleaned it? 

Unless you identify whats causing the smell its hard to give specific advice.  Its also very difficult and potentially damaging to soak these rugs which is really the only way to remove difficult deep odours.

In future always pre-qualify the smell from these rugs before you clean it.

Mark

PS. groom out your wand marks.
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HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)

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Re: Smelly Rug
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2009, 10:54:13 pm »
i am not a carpet cleaner ( i know, wot u doing responding to this post then ::) ), but for pee smells we use a product called re-osan which is used in refuse areas, old folks homes and the like where there is a lot of urine smells to mask.....not saying to use it, just check its suitability :)
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