Help on an upcoming job with grape stain

[BLewis]

I have a fairly large church sanctuary job coming up and they have a light grape stain about 1 X 2 ft where a bunch of communion grape juice spilled.

I did a search and it appears Fels and peroxide should do the trick. Any thoughts or will this do it. Should this be treated before normal cleaning or afterwards?

Thanks in advance,
Bill

 

[Guest]

Should this be treated before normal cleaning or afterwards?

I usually rinse and speed dry these type of spots before applying anything.

Do they have some of their regular choice of juice in the fridge? Is it possible for you to read the label for ingredients? Most grape juice isn't so much organic as it is synthetic.

 

[Ron Werner]

my church has a olephin (how is that spelled again!) carpet, the grape spills just clean out with a good flushing and normal prespray (O2)

 

[hogjowl]

Chances are it's an olefin Billy.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Read ICS article on wine stains.

Then don't do that.

Seriously: Chances are that it cleans right out, or will just need a hit of a tannin spotter or synthetic dye remover.

If its olefin, beware of wicking.

 

[hogjowl]

Billy runs a Vortex.

Wicking is a foreign word for him now.

 

[mgibson]

chemspecs coffee stain remover will do it coffee and grape juice are both vegtible stains and sodium metibisulfite should remove it. Chemspecs browning treatment is the same thing.

 

[BLewis]

Thanks for all the tips guys. I think this will have it covered. I'll let you know when the job is completed.

Thanks again!