Furniture Oil Spill on Olefin

[Johnny]

Customer spilled furniture oil on CGD olefin a couple weeks ago.

Presprayed with Slop & Gobble (3 oz/ gal) + percarb + delim.

Scrubbed with green-stripe pad on OP machine.

Rinsed 240 degrees with Pro-Max, slow dry strokes.

Post-padded with cotton pads on OP machine.

Felt dry when I left.

Looked good to me, but anal helper (with better eyesight?) said he still saw a shadow.

Customer called a few days ago and asked if there is anything else I can do.

Is there?

Don't know whether it wicked back or residual oil attracted more dirt, or?

Encap it, or lost cause?

Much obliged,

John

 

[Hoody]

Encap

 

[FredC]

no idea


but probably would have spotted it with some prosolve....then cleaned with a good prespray boosted with energy

 

[Royal Man]

Could be wicking. But, keep in mind that Olefin will drink/absorb Oil. It may also change the light refraction. It's can be like when oils gets on a polyester shirt. It may never come out completely.

 

[Leslie Judson Jones]

Johnny,

If the customer spilled enough oil on the carpet I’m pretty sure that it soaked through the backing of the carpet. I would remix your formula of Slop & Gobble and pour the mixture on the spot. Take your foot and agitate the spot by applying pressure. This will emulsify the oil beneath the carpet. Then use a water claw with a fresh water rinse.

 

[Royal Man]

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/20 ... .En.r.html

 

[Johnny]

Thanks for the insight.

"You boys is gonna be my brain trust.": Gov. Pappy O'Daniel

This spill is in a medical complex with noise and access limitations, so I might try encap first.

 

[Johnny]

Johnny,

If the customer spilled enough oil on the carpet I’m pretty sure that it soaked through the backing of the carpet. I would remix your formula of Slop & Gobble and pour the mixture on the spot. Take your foot and agitate the spot by applying pressure. This will emulsify the oil beneath the carpet. Then use a water claw with a fresh water rinse.

Thanks, Les. I did as you suggested and the spots remain gone after two days.

 

[hogjowl]

Was it a direct glue down?

 

[Johnny]

Was it a direct glue down?

Si.

 

[hogjowl]

And the water claw worked?

 

[Johnny]

And the water claw worked?

Rinsed with the GreenHorn. Dry strokes got most of the solution out. The Water Claw got very little.

 

[mirf]

Nice work. I wonder if the encap would have worked :idea: