Help! Double sided tape stuck in carpet!

[DrUmM@sT3r]

Hey Guys, I'm trying to get this adhesive out of some old commercial carpet, they used this tape to hold throw rugs from sliding- now it's in the main carpet & turned black. I'm posting pics of before & after using power solvent - bone tool, and then RotoVac w/brush like a 1/2 dozen times - I'm not getting it, now the adhesive is on my vacuum hose, sticky in my filter, just nasty. Thank you....

 

[Fat Mike]

Do you have a steamer? i have a black and decker steamer and that may work for you. i use it in repairs to activate adhesives and ive used it to soften glues and even caulking on shower repairs

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

You need to use a product called oil flo....... it stinks, but it works.... last Thursday, I slammed through about 40' of tape residue.... I poured it on, left it for 10 min. then used my gum tool to break it up.... it took me about 15 min.......

 

[Fat Mike]

im always worried about delam

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

im always worried about delam

Ok, let me rephrase what I said....' I put it in a trigger sprayer, sprayed it on, let it sit for 10 min...... blah, blah, blah......' yes, if you soak the carpet straight from the bottle, you can cause de laming...... keep it on the affected area......

 

[Bob Pruitt]

youtube and type into the search - saiger tape residue - and videos come up...it's a 3 parter...you will be an expert!

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

Thanks guys - great stuff! Appreciate it!

 

[Mikey P]

Wtf is Power Solvent?

 

[Cleanworks]

Wtf is Power Solvent?

From Prochem.

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

Wtf is Power Solvent?

Chris @ Sierra Cleaning gets it for me - it's the best for stains the brushhead won't quite get out, works great on gum, grease, oil, I use on almost every job, it made the carpet look better - but couldn't really touch this nasty adhesive. (When we were kids with our dirt bikes & hot rods, we mixed 1/2 gasoline & 1/2 diesel in a fuel can & that was our parts cleaner...)

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

So a few years ago I was on "That Metal Show" (4 episodes total), so I got called out of the audience to "Stump Eddie Trunk" the guest was Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen, well anyway I got Eddy, and the gal came out with the gifts & I grabbed a Def Leppard DVD, so now I'm thinking did I just "Stump the web master cleaner Mikey P?" on Power Solvent? (please make a note of it)

 

[Mark Saiger]

Hey Guys, I'm trying to get this adhesive out of some old commercial carpet, they used this tape to hold throw rugs from sliding- now it's in the main carpet & turned black. I'm posting pics of before & after using power solvent - bone tool, and then RotoVac w/brush like a 1/2 dozen times - I'm not getting it, now the adhesive is on my vacuum hose, sticky in my filter, just nasty. Thank you....

Don't know if these will help...

But yes, that job can still be a workout

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

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Don't know if these will help...

But yes, that job can still be a workout

Thanks Mark - I will watch tonight!

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

I called the company & they said "No heat, steam, or solvents." They said to use baby powder with a brush & then vacuum it up. I'm going to try it today and I will watch Mark's video's this evening.

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

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Don't know if these will help...

But yes, that job can still be a workout

That's basically what I did, just used Power Solvent and a bone tool. I could try it with your products, but the carpet is worn, wrinkled, fraying, at this point I don't feel it's worth the effort. If the carpet was in decent shape - that would be a different story. Thanks Mark Your videos are helpful for sure!

 

[Donwand]

Wtf is Power Solvent?

It was a great spotter until they changed the formula and now it has a nasty lingering odor.
I have 4-5 quarts you can have if you want to pay the shipping.

 

[Nomad74]

Pro's choice Power Gel.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

I called the company & they said "No heat, steam, or solvents." They said to use baby powder with a brush & then vacuum it up. I'm going to try it today and I will watch Mark's video's this evening.

I'd have "the company" show me how it's done.

 

[DrUmM@sT3r]

I'd have "the company" show me how it's done.

Lmao I tried it and instead of a black stripe - it's now a white baby power stripe. I'm heading over tomorrow to work it some more & see if I can get it better....

 

[Nomad74]

Lmao I tried it and instead of a black stripe - it's now a white baby power stripe. I'm heading over tomorrow to work it some more & see if I can get it better....

If you use the pros choice power he'll and a brush, also bring some defoamer. That stuff will kill your CFM.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Oil-flo, mist on, dwell, scrub, extract.... repeat if necessary......

 

[BIG WOOD]

For adhesive and gum, I use Cleanmaster's OJ.

I hate it when my customers tell me what not to use. I didn't know they were the professionals.

 

[Shane T]

Vacaway's Hell Gell and PIG. Put down the HG(spread it out evenly), let it dwell, scrub with a towel(most of the residue should come off onto the towel. Resist the urge to use water to soon). I like to let it dry and come back and wipe and left over residue with PIG.