Ink Toner

[BLewis]

Hey guys & gals, just had a client call that had spilled ink toner over his basement carpet of about a foot by 2 ft. I told him to dry vacumn it out as much as possible and use a brush to try to get out as much toner as he could and do not get it wet. He called called back and said after vacuuming as much as possible (using just a hose from vacumn cleaner) that most of it is gone but that u can see a slight shadowing of where the toner spilled. Anything else I could suggest?

it is Berber with short nap

 

[Desk Jockey]

If he doesn't want you to do it then rent a Rug Doctor. It needs flushing out.

 

[packfancjh]

Flush it with Power Gel from Pros Choice

 

[Buck1955]

Dont use hot water it will set the ink. alcohol may help.

 

[dgardner]

Imo, telling a customer to vacuum toner with his own vacuum is a really bad idea. Several issues.

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[Shawn Forsythe]

WWPD

What Would a Padder Do?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Pigout, maybe some Cyclone and a wet pad. Got to control your fluids.

Seriously VacAway has some great spotters for both VLM and HWE.

 

[dealtimeman]

Shake it to the bottom

But seriously it needs to be vacuumed over and over then use solvent and cold water to flush out.

 

[J Scott W]

A would use a solvent such as All Solv Extreme and flush well. The home-owner may not have a way to flush thoroughly enough. He could just use damp cotton towels but it will take some care and patience.

Agree with the post that vacuum with their own vacuum can be a bad idea. One thing is that poor filtration in a home-owner vacuum can redistribute toner across the entire room. be careful if you go there to clean in the future. You may get an unpleasant surprise.

 

[Louis]

I used to be a copier tech. A vacuum and canned air was all I ever used. Spilled a lot of toner and I never bought aunt carpet or paid for a cleaning

 

[GCCLee]

Don't get the powdered ink wet he says!



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