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Stain Removal : Blood ,Tea,Coffee ,Wax,Nail Varnish,Mascara

Posted on January 13, 2015 | Leave a comment

Here is a list of techniques that could help remove stains from your carpets and rugs.

Remember there is no guarantees that it will work so always proceed with caution, a lot of stain removal success is down to a lot of variables, ie; type of fiber ,hot or cold tea,coffee,how much was spilled , the carpet backing etc

Blood

  • First thing (PPE ) personal protection equipment, gloves and mask if possible and thoroughly disinfect all equipment used during this procedure
  • The first thing to do with blood is blot up the excess with kitchen towel ,and seal in a disposable bag.
  • Once it is all disposed of start to treat the stained area .Rinse the area with cold water using a wet extraction machine. if you haven’t got one spray heavily with cold water and blot keep doing this until no blood is appearing on your blotting towel.
  • If a stain is still present treat with a enzyme stain treatment, mix it with warm water not hot. and apply  to area and leave for 10 minutes then rinse again with a detergent as enzymes can set of asthma attacks so proceed with caution .If a orange haze is left then a treatment of rust remover may help to remove this .
  • Blood stains may reappear this is due to wick back , re clean the area and dry with fans or a hair dryer  as quickly as possible,taking care not to get to close or you will scorch the fibers
Blood

Blood covered sofa

Tea

If you spill hot tea on a wool carpet there is  a 95%  chance that it is permanent .

  •  Blot, the area removing all tea , Do Not Rub as this will cause fibre distortion
  • spray area with cold water , to rinse area and bot or extract using a wet extraction machine .
  • Apply any detergent available and spray the area and repeat rinse procedure.

If there is still staining use hydrogen peroxide and 5 %  ammonia.(with caution) spray the area and let it dwell for up to a  2 to 3 hours .once completed rinse the area as above.

Nail Varnish 

  •  Pour some acetone in a dish

    Red Nail Varnish

    Removing Nail polish with acetone

  • Blot up  larger pools with a tissue
  • Using a ear bud dip it in the acetone and gentle work it into the varnish blotting it out ,careful not to spread the stain  or wet the carpet backing repeat until all gone
  • Rinse the area with a mild detergent

Mascara

Mascara is oil based , so good old white spirit will sort it

  • white spirits applied to a white towel then blot the area avoiding getting any white spirits on the carpet backing
  • Rinse  area with mild detergent when finished

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Cleaning Traffic Lanes

Posted on March 27, 2014 | Leave a comment

Traffic lanes are areas of carpet that become heavily soiled and worn , due to the heavy traffic over just one certain area .

The soil becomes embedded and the grit sand and soil removes a protective layer that surrounds the fibre , this stops the light from reflecting and leaves the area of carpet looking dull and worn .

To clean areas like this we  use different stages , after testing the fibres to identify what fibre it is follow these stages .

  • Plug your machine in and switch your heater on
  1.  Give the carpet a good brush with a carpet brush or stiff broom, rotary,crb (Contra rotating brushes)
  2. Vacuum the area thoroughly , going north, south, west and east
  3. Apply your chosen carpet cleaning solution (hot)
  4. Allow the solution to dwell for 5 to 10 minutes ( Do not agitate yet)
  5. Agitate with your chosen method , now leave this again to dwell 5 to 10 mins
  6. pre spray the area again , checking all the time that you are not our wetting the area .
  7. Allow the solution to dwell for 5 to 10 minutes then agitate once more

The reason to do this is to change the state of the soils and grease that lay on the carpet , they are solids, and we are attempting to change this into a soluble solution that can be easily extracted .

Traffic lanes

Removing soiling from traffic lanes

 

 

By Neil Kelloway

 

 

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How to clean your own carpets

Cleaning a carpet : we must follow 4 principles

1. Chemical.
Your chemical must be a dedicated carpet cleaning solution , and choose the correct one for the fiber construction of your carpet, wool carpets should no more than 5.5 ph , use up to 10.5 on heavily soiled polypropylene carpets

2. Agitation.
Helps distribute cleaning agents for maximum soil suspension and removal.
To use a cleaning solution without any agitation would require an increase in cleaning solution temperature, a stronger cleaning chemical and or more time

3. Temperature.
To use a cold cleaning solution would require an increase in agitation, chemical action and or time.

4. Time
To minimize time to perform a cleaning task would require an increase in cleaning solution temperature, more agitation, and or a stronger cleaning product

When using this method , there is some points to follow.
Do not over wet , do not keep going over the same spot , as all you will do is soak the carpet and cause wick back.(Where a under lying stain returns through wicking)
Also put the correct dilution amounts of chemical into your spray , or severe re-soiling will happen

Items needed

• yard brush
• Carpet solution
• A sprayer for your solution
• White vinegar (optional)
• A Carpet cleaning machine ie; Vax, Rug doctor, Bissell

The vinegar acts as a deodoriser and helps to extract all the detergent residue, and organic soiling.
It also softens the fibres whilst neutralizing and rinsing all detergent out of the carpet.

Leaving it cleaner and smelling fresher longer.

Steps to follow

1. vacuum your carpet well , do it north to south then west to east slowly , as up to 80% of dirt is dry organic soil

2. Spray your chosen Carpet cleaning chemical onto carpet at recommended dilution rate. it should be enough just to dampen the carpet fibres.

use one of these to lightly spray the area to be cleaned

use one of these to lightly spray the area to be cleaned

Do not be tempted to put more than the recommended amount as this can cause rapid resoling issues.

3. Agitate chemical well into the carpet with a stiff clean yard brush. give it a good scrub , but not to much as it could cause fibre damage to wool carpets

lightly agite the solution int o the area to be cleaned

lightly agite the solution int o the area to be cleaned

4. Leave for 15 to 25 minutes depending on soiling , don’t let it dry out though

5. put plain hot water(not boiling) in your machine. Add a dash of white vinegar about 10ml per litre .DO NOT put any cleaning chemical in your machine just vinegar and hot water, the vinegar smell will disappear in 10 to 15 minutes

6. Extract using machine

7. Open windows and turn heating on if a wet or cold day.
Carpets should be dry in 2 to 4 hours .
You can help the drying process further by toweling the carpet , this works very well on stair carpeting as it stops wick back caused by very heavy soiling on the bottom 3 steps.
Nb we use Non detergent based products
http://barnsleycarpetandupholsterycleaners.co.uk/

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Posted on September 18, 2012 in Barnsley Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning

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