Any new miracle cures for my polyester, smart strand nightmares??

Brody Robert · Jan 28, 2017

I'm about to throw my hat it due to this crap. It doesn't matter if I'm doing an expensive house or a small tract home, this crap is everywhere!!

I've tried traffic slam rinsed with ice or white lightning.
Tried flex with citrus solve same rinses.
Tried promax
I've tried prozyme and few other enzyme cleaners with a squirt bottle of degreaser
I've tried extreme clean and judsons.
I've tried encapping and then hot water extraction..

I'll put a picture up so you may know what I'm taking about. It's not a great picture but maybe you'll get my drift.

Contractors put it in and even people buying new gets this crap and I'm losing my mind.

I get it, prequalify prequalify prequalify, but a rich old lady who just bought it a year ago and paid high price for it has a hard time hearing it could be wearing out. I mean even though she thinks I'm sexy and the nicest guy in the world still has a hard time with that.

So, I need you to give me a legit new miracle cure for this stuff!!!

Ps. I got so mad a rental one time I went and got a thing of tide and oxyclean to try and budge it. Nothing!

Freaking loosing my mind. I think arkansas owns stock in this crap or something.

Thanks and well wishes.

BIG WOOD · Jan 28, 2017

We might be tackling the same kind of carpet because flex didn't do much for me either

I've been going through a bunch of saiger sauce and I'm very happy with it.

I went through a gallon of chemeisters solvent booster and was very pleased with how it tackled the polyester carpet. I'm working on going through harvards booster which is a little less strength of butyl than harvards but I'm very happy with that as well

hogjowl · Jan 28, 2017

So where's the picture?

BIG WOOD · Jan 28, 2017

hogjowl said:
So where's the picture?

I got a picture I want to show you, but I don't think you'll like it

Brody Robert · Jan 28, 2017

Oh yeah. Sorry. Possible the klonipin side effects. [photo=medium]8697[/photo][photo=medium]8696[/photo][photo=medium]9474[/photo]

Larry Cobb · Jan 28, 2017

Our new Citra-Green was developed to clean Polyester carpet.

It has a new surfactant & Citrus solvent to attack oily stains.

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=5344

Brody Robert · Jan 28, 2017

Larry Cobb said:
Our new Citra-Green was developed to clean Polyester carpet.

It has a new surfactant & Citrus solvent to attack oily stains.

http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=5344

Actually think I tried that. I may try it again. I remember it was strong smelling and can't remember how impressed I was.
I'll give it a shot again though. I ain't skeered.

NobleCarpetCleaners · Jan 29, 2017

Are you wanding?

SamIam · Jan 29, 2017

You could try Procyon and a Rv360i with a brushhead!

Joel D · Jan 29, 2017

Yes, agitation of some kind. I use rotovac xl with flex. I like flex a lot.

If that doesn't do it, repeated agitation a few times prespraying again can improve it but friezy type carpet is usually a waste of any extra time.

Mark Saiger · Jan 29, 2017

Wear is wear unfortunately... And the new smart strand type fibers are just a problem.

We found that the RV with Brush head will help a bit but they still look like junk with the cheaper stuff.

My smart strand at home is doing great... But we maintain it... But some of it... Is just plain ugly after a year!

steve_64 · Jan 29, 2017

Aggitation. I recommend the crb but anything will help.

Sierra Clean Care · Jan 29, 2017

I was hoping with the 995 years of combined experience on this board, I was going to hear the magic bullet fix for dumbstrand..... Everything suggested I've tried myself, all to a disappointing end..... Man I hate that shyte......

Cleanworks · Jan 29, 2017

It is what it is, cheap imitation of a nylon carpet. You need to vacuum it really well, the apply a killer prespray, then agitate with some type of brush, then blast in with a high powered truck mount, then THROW IT AWAY.

Sierra Clean Care · Jan 29, 2017

Cleanworks said:
It is what it is, cheap imitation of a nylon carpet. You need to vacuum it really well, the apply a killer prespray, then agitate with some type of brush, then blast in with a high powered truck mount, then THROW IT AWAY.

I would like to cut steps..... Some gas, and a match.... Problem solved.....

Cleanworks · Jan 29, 2017

About 10 years ago, I made the mistake of putting polyester in a suite I owned. Just in the bedrooms, thinking, how much traffic do we have in the bedroom. I was on a budget and the nylon I could afford was just builders grade 35 oz. They had this beautiful polyester right beside it that was twice as thick. New, it looked lovely but after a year, it was already uglying out in the traffic lanes. We vacced it regularly and cleaned more often that we should but could not improve the traffic lanes much. I wouldn't do it again no matter what and I always recommend to my customers that they buy the best nylon they can afford. Cheap nylon will out last polyester every time.

Lee Stockwell · Jan 29, 2017

Yet the mills blame the cleaners.

"It was beautiful when it left our plant!"

SamIam · Jan 29, 2017

Some carpets are fugly no matter what you do.

Dinge away sometimes cover fugly if it's wear related.

SamIam · Jan 29, 2017

Had a guy get reverse nap shadowing in TFA on his polyester. Inspector said oh that's a good twist in the carpet it's totallly normal.

Right out of the kitchen they turned left and it looks like where you step
It flips or reverse making the TFA look darker.

Onfire_02_01 · Jan 29, 2017

Polyester is polyester even if buy a different name. Always nylon unless you are selling the house you put it in.

Goomer · Jan 29, 2017

Brody Robert said:
I'm about to throw my hat it due to this crap. It doesn't matter if I'm doing an expensive house or a small tract home, this crap is everywhere!!

I've tried traffic slam rinsed with ice or white lightning.
Tried flex with citrus solve same rinses.
Tried promax
I've tried prozyme and few other enzyme cleaners with a squirt bottle of degreaser
I've tried extreme clean and judsons.
I've tried encapping and then hot water extraction..

I'll put a picture up so you may know what I'm taking about. It's not a great picture but maybe you'll get my drift.

Contractors put it in and even people buying new gets this crap and I'm losing my mind.

I get it, prequalify prequalify prequalify, but a rich old lady who just bought it a year ago and paid high price for it has a hard time hearing it could be wearing out. I mean even though she thinks I'm sexy and the nicest guy in the world still has a hard time with that.

So, I need you to give me a legit new miracle cure for this stuff!!!

Ps. I got so mad a rental one time I went and got a thing of tide and oxyclean to try and budge it. Nothing!

Freaking loosing my mind. I think arkansas owns stock in this crap or something.

Thanks and well wishes.

It's WEAR.....It's physically damaged because it it garbage.

Lighter the colors, the worse it looks and the earlier it will show.

No chem will fix it because it is not a soiling issue, it's damage.

Is she cute for her age?

Mikey P · Jan 30, 2017

Simple:
Pre Vav
Add ChemSpecs BioSolv and some OXY Clean to your fave high pH prespray.
Rinse with something mild and use a rotary brushed with a clear sir tube.

If she's going to be a pain let her watch the site tube.

Sleep well, you've done all you can.

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