commercial carpet ?

[KOOSER55]

I had a customer call and say that after the carpets dried in there office that the carpethad white stuff all over it i havent looked at it yet i think my guys used one of the pre sprays with a high ph (11 i think) is this just a situation where the carpet needs to be rinsed?

 

[Shane T]

May have had something like drywall dust wick up as it dried. I would try rinsing it(go easy on the water) and get it dry fast.

 

[rhino1]

May be one of those powdered carpet deodorizers wicking up also.

 

[sweendogg]

Find out what was used on the carpet, but yes I would tend to agree with either drywall dust or carpet deoderizer.. the deoderizers are PIA.

 

[Out of Character - 0]

Vacuum 1st, then rinse and dry.

 

[RickL]

I had the exact samething and I asked if they used Carpet Deodorizer they swore up and down several times no.
Well after two trips they admitted finding a can where the cleaning service had been using it. Vacumm Vacuum Vacuum after it's dry and that should take care it. That stuff wicks up for ever!!

 

[Shorty]

FUNNY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just on a year ago I had to travel to an Aboriginal township for a carpet job.

May 8 last year. :wink:

Their normal cleaner who has been in the industry for about thirty years was unable to get the carpets clean in their administration office.

As luck would have it, I had just picked up a new Dyson DC14 that morning.

After a 1&1/2 half drive we got to this place and found the office.

Checked out all the carpet and it was clean apart from all this white stuff.

So I ASKED "do you ever put powdered carpet cleaner or deodorizer in the carpet"?



"Oh yeah, all the time".


So I unpacked the new Dyson and got to work.

The "white stuff" started to disappear.


The boss got me to stop and asked me..............



"Hey man, what is that machine" :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:






"It's a vacuum cleaner"



"Wow, the other bloke never had one of them"





So the job paid me $660.00, I only paid $425.00 for the Dyson and vacuumed for 1/2 an hour.


Nice tidy day 'cos I also picked up some other jobs while I was there, all Oscar Ash. :wink:

Ooroo,

 

[lancehollister]

Could be the latex glue from the backing of the carpet. Or another cleaner you nuetralized.

I would think they had a few cleans that overwet the carpet and this eat away at the backing and whene you cleaned it surfaced.

 

[Sticky]

could it also be salt from the winter? it usually turns white after cleaning...hydramaster Rinse Free Liquid works great to get salt residue out...

 

[Royal Man]

Carpet fresh