What are the top three soils that wick up?

[Mikey P]

1. graphite substance type dry soil
2. urine
3. home type spot cleaner



imo that is, how about you?

 

[J Scott W]

Sugary drinks, cola and such

Any other spill with a significant volume of liquid. Could be coffee, tea or whatever.

Pet urine

 

[hogjowl]

Church AC leaks and janitor closet overflows on glue down carpet

 

[hogjowl]

On, and those janitor garbage bag drag marks

 

[Jimmy L]

I see some nasty garbage bag drag marks in apartment hallways.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

"Bag drag"

Slobs throw half full coffee, soft drink, and "snuff spit cups" into their office/work area trash can and then the bag leaks as its dragged over the carpet.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Sugary drinks, cola and such

Any other spill with a significant volume of liquid.

^^this^^
especially and in particular, ones that don't get sopped up well right away

geeze, this ain't quantum fizzicks

..L.T.A.

 

[Lyman]

Salad dressing is the worst, panacake syrup is a close second, and then meat juices spilled from a hot platter of meat. Fat that is hot can sink in to the backing.

 

[Mikey P]

 

[Steve Lawrence]

So, did you get them out?

 

[Mikey P]

I'd be shocked if I didn't, but who knows what she and Charlie dumped on there.

looked perfect when I left.

(did the Ricky G encap trick too as the last step)

 

[Larry Cobb]

Scott has the right idea:

1. Coffee due to color and hot penetration.

2. Soft drinks due to sugar and stickiness from citric acid

3. Urine due to an abundance of pets

Dynachem Odor Attack (Oxidizer +Enzyme) will take care of all Three.

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index...b8a26370fe86bc2a1d0d6393c&keyword=odor+attack

 

[Dolly Llama]

Dynachem Odor Attack (Oxidizer +Enzyme) will take care of all Three.

every time too, huh, Lar...
and never any wick backs no matter how poor a job a wand jockey does??

92.74% of wicking (not be confused with recurring spots) is simply due to not thoroughly flushing/rinsing all the way to base of fiber
(or in the case of CGD , not smearing the mess far enough and wide enough in your favorite snot slurry)

here's a tip that will help some of youinz that get more than one or two wick calls a year...
drop pennies on the baseball to basketball size spots 'n spills.
Then when they disappear with pre-spray dwell (good pre-sprays anyway) you'll know where to flush/rinse more thoroughly....

this really ain't rocket science kiddies .
Flush the crap out, and there ain't nothing to wick

"recurring" spots are a whole 'nother thing .
Deep spills that make it past backing and into pad WILL return in weeks or months if plenty traffic on them

..L.T.A.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Blood

 

[Larry Cobb]

every time too, huh, Lar...
and never any wick backs no matter how poor a job a wand jockey does??

Flush the crap out, and there ain't nothing to wick

"recurring" spots are a whole 'nother thing .
Deep spills that make it past backing and into pad WILL return in weeks or months if plenty traffic on them
..L.T.A.

Times they are a'changing . . . Larry.

We have spotting claws, and spray nozzles to flush better than ever before.

Chemistry has improved (pure enzymes) and gotten stronger than a couple of years ago.

The tech of course, still has to know what he is doing to get good results.

 

[Nate The Great]

Massage oils...

 

[Dolly Llama]

Times they are a'changing . . . Larry.
.

thanks Lar

I didn't know it was the stone age a year and half ago

.L.T.A

 

[jcooper]

(did the Ricky G encap trick too as the last step)

A fine mist of peroxide on the spot can also help, I'll clean the room come back 10 minutes later and mist some on.

 

[Able 1]

Blood
Coffee
Urine

 

[Old Coastie]

Blood

And how many times have you felt like spilling some, a little? Amirite?

 

[steve_64]

Bong water.

 

[Vincent Feehan]

Great setting Mike, must be great to work in such a scenic landscape

 

[SamIam]

Massage oils...

Fricken Nate spilling the oils again!