John
November 15th, 2004, 04:50 PM
I SEE SPOTS....
We have encountered a problem that has been minor in the past but today it's become a major concern.
We just cleaned light tan carpets ( berber style ) with our regular detergent and recommended carpet degreasers ( purchased from the local janitorial supply company ), the problem is that after the carpets dried ( 24 hours ) the pre-spotting degreasing solutions used became very apparent ( brown/yellowish spots and puddles ), We cleaned all the carpets again with just the detergent and deoderizers ( Pine-Sol ) which was seemingly removed the spots but again after 24 hours the spots became very apparent and unsightly.
HEEELLLLLP!!
What can we use to rid these 'Tannin' spot ( I have Tannin spot remover which I am hesitating to use because of the amount of work envolved but if this is the way to go then we will have to go with it ).
How can we avoid this in the future ( we have another job with almost white carpet next week ) and if it happens again.. WHAT-TO-DO???
Thanx all.. looking forward to your comments!
Donald:
Good News!
If the spots disappear when just cleaned, you can keep them away for good. You must first rinse the carpet with 2 oz per gallon of ProsChoice Last Step while making multiple dry strokes. Then trigger spray ProsChoice ARA (Anti Resoiling Agent) on top of these problem areas (if you need these products, we stock both of them).
Set your air conditioner and ceiling fan to expediate the drying time, and you're done. The use of 'Tannin' spotters is not appropriate. True tannin can only happen with cellulostic and natural fibers. If I place a newspaper on the driveway and let the sun beat down on it, the paper will turn yellow. If I place a plastic milk jug on the driveway, it would probably take 50 years for it to yellow. What you have going on here is just 'wicked dirt.' The dirt in the backing just comes back to the surface as the carpet dries. Remember allot of Berber carpets are made of Olefin, a type of plastic. It's easy to determine when you are going to have these types of problems by performing a Specific Gravity Test (Olefin is .9)
In other words, the fiber floats! Just clip a small face fiber tuft and place into water, squeeze out any air bubbles and see if you can make the fiber sink. If the fiber floats to the surface, this carpet will have the following characteristics: matting and crushing (flatten traffic areas will not rejuvenate after hot water extraction), oil loving (gets dirty quite easily, and is exceptionally hard to clean), recurring spots, capillary action contamination, and/or solution died benefit.
We have encountered a problem that has been minor in the past but today it's become a major concern.
We just cleaned light tan carpets ( berber style ) with our regular detergent and recommended carpet degreasers ( purchased from the local janitorial supply company ), the problem is that after the carpets dried ( 24 hours ) the pre-spotting degreasing solutions used became very apparent ( brown/yellowish spots and puddles ), We cleaned all the carpets again with just the detergent and deoderizers ( Pine-Sol ) which was seemingly removed the spots but again after 24 hours the spots became very apparent and unsightly.
HEEELLLLLP!!
What can we use to rid these 'Tannin' spot ( I have Tannin spot remover which I am hesitating to use because of the amount of work envolved but if this is the way to go then we will have to go with it ).
How can we avoid this in the future ( we have another job with almost white carpet next week ) and if it happens again.. WHAT-TO-DO???
Thanx all.. looking forward to your comments!
Donald:
Good News!
If the spots disappear when just cleaned, you can keep them away for good. You must first rinse the carpet with 2 oz per gallon of ProsChoice Last Step while making multiple dry strokes. Then trigger spray ProsChoice ARA (Anti Resoiling Agent) on top of these problem areas (if you need these products, we stock both of them).
Set your air conditioner and ceiling fan to expediate the drying time, and you're done. The use of 'Tannin' spotters is not appropriate. True tannin can only happen with cellulostic and natural fibers. If I place a newspaper on the driveway and let the sun beat down on it, the paper will turn yellow. If I place a plastic milk jug on the driveway, it would probably take 50 years for it to yellow. What you have going on here is just 'wicked dirt.' The dirt in the backing just comes back to the surface as the carpet dries. Remember allot of Berber carpets are made of Olefin, a type of plastic. It's easy to determine when you are going to have these types of problems by performing a Specific Gravity Test (Olefin is .9)
In other words, the fiber floats! Just clip a small face fiber tuft and place into water, squeeze out any air bubbles and see if you can make the fiber sink. If the fiber floats to the surface, this carpet will have the following characteristics: matting and crushing (flatten traffic areas will not rejuvenate after hot water extraction), oil loving (gets dirty quite easily, and is exceptionally hard to clean), recurring spots, capillary action contamination, and/or solution died benefit.