Ice Melt remover?

[steamron]

What is best and will it work on just salt, or any of the newer safer friendly ice melts out there?

 

[Jimmy L]

Acid rinse

 

[bob vawter]

PELADOW

 

[Pioneer Floorcare]

Jimmy got it in one! A strong mix of an acidic prespray, whether urine prespray or an acidic rinse plus agitation and heat will break up salt nicely

Acid rinse

 

[Russ T.]

Acid rinse

I've got some entry mats and a decent size walk off area that the local supermarket wants me to clean during the Winter. This area catches a lot of ice melt from the parking lot. I've experience that ugly, white mess that appears when dry. Is it that easy? Just acid rinse?

 

[J Scott W]

From the Interlink Supply spot & Stain Removal app (You can download and put on your phone or other device):

Ice Melt Compounds Other salt sources, salt water, salt from water softeners, etc.


Description

A real nuisance in some climates. The stain may look like wet pools in the carpet, white powdery residue or black stains. Any of these conditions or a combination can be caused by tracking in potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium chloride or urea based ice melt compounds. Caution! Resoiling and wick back are common with this type of stain. These products attract moisture from the air and so the carpet may feel damp. Some products also feel oily when damp.

Degree of Difficulty 3

Tools Required

· Extraction equipment

· Rotary floor machine with drive block and bonnets (optional)

· White cotton towels

· Sprayer

· Brush Pro counter-rotating brush machine, pile lifter or aggressive vacuum

· Grandi Brush grooming tool


Chemicals Required

1) Bridgepoint Urine Neutralizer (TCU)

2) Bridgepoint prespray appropriate for the carpet fiber, Zone Perfect for nylon and most synthetics, Traffic Slam for olefin, Wool Zone for wool, Flex for heavy commercial soiling.

3) Bridgepoint Flex Ice

4) Bridgepoint Encapuclean Green DS or Encapuguard Green

Procedures

1) Brush or pile lift the affected area with several passes in each direction to loosen and remove as much salt residue as possible.

2) Spray apply a solution of Bridgepoint Urine Neutralizer to the affected area. Work in with Grandi Brush.

3) Apply appropriate prespray. Allow dwell time. If not cleaning the carpet along with the spot removal, this step can be skipped.

4) Extract with hot water. Include Flex Ice in your rinse solution. Make extra vacuum only passes. Remove as much moisture as possible through extraction.

5) Encapsulate affected area to prevent wick back. This can be done using Encapuclean Green DS and either the Brush Pro counter-rotating brush machine or a rotary floor machine with cotton or microfiber pads. As an alternative, you can spray on Encapuguard Green and brush it into the face yarns with Grandi Brush.

NOTE: Suggest extensive use of entry way matting and limited application of ice melters to reduce future staining.

 

[Russ T.]

Pardon my ignorance but what is the fiber that this black, commercial walk off areas (not even really carpet) are made of? I want to use an appropriate prespray. Seems like it's an ACID rinse I want regardless, is that correct?

 

[Mark Saiger]

We are working on something new right now also especially with the salt we run into up here....

But, this has also been a go to in past few years...

Still some Salt just is aweful and very difficult to break up and flush out.

Agitation and pressure seem to help, but we have some places that just get trashed and the salt turns into rock again.

http://www.betco.com/products/pherfect/53304

 

[John Olson]

Steam Way 601. http://www.superiorcleaningsolutions.com/product-p/9251000.htm It works and no special process just spray the area agitate rinse then clean as normal but use a product Like Prochem All FIber Deep Clean or Steam Way's encapsulating rinse or one of the others out there with anti-wicking agents in case you went to fast or didn't let the 601 dwell long enough

 

[John Olson]

Oh, and Scott being Scott gave you a great detailed direction to follow. I just simplified it is all and gave you the one product that will absolutely without fail get rid of it so you can still use 601 and follow his directions and you will for sure not have any wick backs following step by step what he wrote

 

[GCCLee]

Pad cap that crap... let us know how it works

 

[Andy]

@Scott W ,@John Olson Do you use the Steamway 601 or the Urine Neutralizer full strength?

 

[John Olson]

@Scott W ,@John Olson Do you use the Steamway 601 or the Urine Neutralizer full strength?

mixed 4-1 for most entrances but if its been a really bad winter and its crusty on top then 2-1

 

[Andy]

thanks

 

[Jimmy L]

I'm sure CLR would work too as a prespray.

 

[encapman]

 

[J Scott W]

@Scott W ,@John Olson Do you use the Steamway 601 or the Urine Neutralizer full strength?

Yes, dilute Urine Neutralizer 1:4 for most jobs.

 

[Russ T.]

I’ve never had great success with this type of cleaning and I have a pretty fair amount of experience with it.

I’ll keep you guys posted, thanks for the help!

 

[encapman]

I've got some entry mats and a decent size walk off area that the local supermarket wants me to clean during the Winter. This area catches a lot of ice melt from the parking lot. I've experience that ugly, white mess that appears when dry. Is it that easy? Just acid rinse?

Sounds like the entry mats could be pretty hammered with an ice melt build-up. You could pre-spray with any of the acid based products mentioned above. And then rinse like crazy! A heavy amount of flushing can help unload the build-up of snow, ice, slush, water, dirt, oil, and concentration of sodium chloride.

Final step: You could also run back over the entry with a post-encap using Encap-HydrOx following the rinse step. Getting aggressive with an acid based formula should do the trick. Encap-HydrOx is extremely acidic (pH 3.5 in concentrate) and the hydrogen peroxide adds a kick too.

If you need help shoot me a message.