1 year old Mowhawk recycled plastic carpet

[mirf]

The carpet is light yellow and is filthy already. Client said that they only have water in the rooms and stairs. alot of spotting,
and the stairs are a mess. Has anyone cleaned this and was resoiling a problem. Still under warrantee!

 

[ruff]

I don't know if it still happens.
However, they used to soil fast before initial cleaning. The reason, I was told, is that in the procees of manufacturing they use oil for lubrication. All that oil was supposed to be removed by the mill (cleaned) before it gets to the consumer.

However, some time their cleaning, for lack of a better word, SUCKED!
So the carpet was still left oily and attracted soil like a magnet.

Usually once cleaned, by a real (not make believe) cleaner (not like the mills) it will just have the normal soiling.

 

[mirf]

Thanks. Going to clean Monday.

 

[dgargan]

Also never believe a customer when they tell you they never eat in that room and their pet never goes in the house.

 

[Mike Draper]

yeah, and when they say it was just cleaned " about a year ago" this means 3+ years.

 

[mirf]

only installed 1 year ago. kids 1 and 3 and mom is health nut so not much of a chance of much. Maybe a party but spotting is everywhere

 

[billyeadon]

I don't know if it still happens.
However, they used to soil fast before initial cleaning. The reason, I was told, is that in the procees of manufacturing they use oil for lubrication. All that oil was supposed to be removed by the mill (cleaned) before it gets to the consumer.

However, some time their cleaning, for lack of a better word, SUCKED!
So the carpet was still left oily and attracted soil like a magnet.

Usually once cleaned, by a real (not make believe) cleaner (not like the mills) it will just have the normal soiling.

Actually the polyester whether recylced or virgin does not have a lubricant. Olefin (polypropylene) has a lubricant (spin finish) due to the low melting point. That does need a scouring before being shipped or it will resoil.

I am not sure why this particular carpet is resoiling but seeing that polyester whether it is recylced pop bottles or the new triext (SmartStrand) is now over 30% of the manufactured carpet we need to get used to it.

Sorry I don't have a better answer. I would look to add a citrus booster to your prespray to attack the oliophilic tendencies of polyester.

 

[joeynbgky]

hey!!! But the manufacturer says only clean with water!! no chems needed!!! what a joke

 

[floorguy]

and they never want to POP back in the wear patterns...still just lays there

 

[steve frasier]

I have a couple of businesses with this carpet in the 2'X2' tile squares

prespray it with powder emulisfier and water rinse, maybe a crb brush scrub at times, has been fine so far

they put down new oil on the blacktop parking by one of them, thought I was going to have a mess but so far no problems with it

 

[mirf]

Thanks for the help!