Water stain on special silk...

[Mikey P]

Thoughts?

Roof leak....

 

[hogjowl]

My first thought was where’s Pemberton ?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Flip it over and then hand her a bill for $100.00. No water used at all!

 

[DAT]

That's about right.

 

[Hack Attack]

doesn't look like any dye bleed, I think theres a good chance that will rinse out without too much drama

Use a spotting machine and dry stroke it to death

 

[Mikey P]

Flip it over and then hand her a bill for $100.00. No water used at all!

Add three 0s to that...

 

[Andy]

They probably got suckered into buying faux silk otherwise silk is silk. A real silk rug on the floor?

 

[Cleanworks]

That looks like sisal not silk

 

[Mikey P]

The homeowner is worth well over 40 billion, I'm sure he can afford a replacement Ruggable if we fail..

 

[Desk Jockey]

Add three 0s to that...

A guy has to sleep at night.

 

[Hack Attack]

That looks like sisal not silk

I wondered that but hard to tell from pic

Im presuming they know what they bought, whens a client ever been wrong lol

Most the sisal i see is on boats.. yes of course put that in a wet environment

 

[Bob Pruitt]

Are you going to use compound?
Also since it's a rug...it could be removed from the large humidity controlled space and brought back to your rug cleaning shop...if you thought that was necessary.
Let us know how long it took to remove the spots.

 

[Mikey P]

Its a 25' x 35' cotton/silk blend weave


Its not going anywhere..

 

[just saying]

Try Pemberton (upholstery) technique.

 

[Mikey P]

Are you going to use compound?
Also since it's a rug...it could be removed from the large humidity controlled space and brought back to your rug cleaning shop...if you thought that was necessary.
Let us know how long it took to remove the spots.

Not a 35x25...

 

[Hack Attack]

I think I'd be using a fabric safe encap mixed light, spray on extract off

 

[just saying]

Try just one of the area...or a small part of
it...apply the "chemicals"/Pemberton...
cover the area ...has to breath and at same
time remind occupants its there.

 

[Jimmy L]

Alcohol would be my first option.

 

[Mikey P]

I should receive a photo of the backing today..

 

[Mikey P]

Alcohol would be my first option.

Why?

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Once you see it in person you'll know more of what to do.

That "water stain" seems awfully dark to be just that. I'm thinking there was something in the water (like coffee) or its browning from the cotton in the material.

 

[Nomad74]

Mike, you were at the same class I was. Were you too busy taking selfies in the bathroom?

 

[just saying]

Yeh...might be just soil in what
dropped onto the rug.
Isn't there a pretty good chance the owner
would be delighted with a Pro
carefully "trying"?

 

[Mikey P]

Once you see it in person you'll know more of what to do.

That "water stain" seems awfully dark to be just that. I'm thinking there was something in the water (like coffee) or its browning from the cotton in the material.

Caused by a roof leak...

 

[Mikey P]

Mike, you were at the same class I was. Were you too busy taking selfies in the bathroom?

Dude, this rug is probably worth more than your 235 rentals were, combined...

 

[Mikey P]

Mike, you were at the same class I was. Were you too busy taking selfies in the bathroom?

and I wont be the one working on it.

 

[Nomad74]

Dude, this rug is probably worth more than your 235 rentals were, combined...

For the record. I fell asleep and got caught.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Caused by a roof leak...

BIG issue here Mike:

There is all sorts of "stuff" that could be in the water from the roof, including staining materials from wood and other products. This is very likely a permanent stain. IF this were a synthetic rug, you could hit it with your nuclear peroxide, but it isn't.

I don't give this one much hope.

 

[Nomad74]

If they throw out that rug, can I have it? I would like to use it as a down payment on a flipper house. This carpet cleaning gig is tearing up my Tom Cruise-ish body.

 

[Mikey P]

BIG issue here Mike:

There is all sorts of "stuff" that could be in the water from the roof, including staining materials from wood and other products. This is very likely a permanent stain. IF this were a synthetic rug, you could hit it with your nuclear peroxide, but it isn't.

I don't give this one much hope.

But...

What can my guys try since they're going out anyways..