Tar spot on the carpet...

[Jeremy N]

It is just a 3x3" spot. I've got some POG and Cobbs Stain Solve.

Any suggestions?

 

[FB19087]

naphtha

 

[Jeremy N]

Do you have any techniques that you would suggest?

 

[Desk Jockey]

towels. have plenty, that stuff is a mess.

Use a solvent spotter and work from the outside in.Keep blotting so you don't make it larger. Citrus gel solvents keep it from soaking the backing. Pog will help with any yellow staining. Rinse with solvent spotter and HWE.

 

[dgardner]

If it's thick - a bone scraper or gum getter to break up the tar and allow the solvent to penetrate.

 

[ruff]

Delimonine (not sure about the spelling) works well on tar. So will most other solvents. Remove as much before solvent if possible.
Use the same precautions as with any solvent that can damage the backing.
If olefin, you may want to use another solvent as dilimo bonds with it.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

WD 40. Agitate with the edge of the can.

As noted, LOTS of white towels should be kept on the truck for spots like these.

 

[Jeremy N]

 

[Jeremy N]

It's not a huge or thick spot. I'm gonna give it a try today.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Looks easy.

Just be careful of spreading it. Don't over use the solvents either.

Patient you should be.

 

[GeneMiller]

Most Any solvent will take that out. Squirt agitate vacuum repeat. Don't use water until your done as it will repel the solvent.

Gene

 

[Clean Response]

no problem some solvent and it is gone. Easy... I had gum that was harder to remove than that.

 

[dgardner]

It's not a huge or thick spot. I'm gonna give it a try today.

Did you take an 'after' pic?

 

[Jeremy N]

Here's a pic my tech took:

 

[Harry Myers]

I think if it was tar there would be more tracking from the feet. Almost looks like marker

 

[Jim Martin]

our summers are really hot and the asphalt gets soft and it can stick to the bottom of your shoe if they have done any type of crack sealing or repairs...so needless to say..summer time i am always running into this problem..I keep a case of all solve extreme at all times and always have a few on each truck.....

gets it out every times..........

 

[GeneMiller]

Tar from the beach is a biggie here.

Gene

 

[Harry Myers]

Here in NC I don't come across that. Yes asphalt tracking but not one spot of tar. Jim I agree with you. The oxidizer was not necessary. A solvent alone.

 

[Larry Cobb]

The Dynachem Stain Solv will take out the Tar stain . . .

Apply generously, agitate with bone scraper and extract with hand tool . . .

 

[Harry Myers]

Larry you do not see the difference in the hue. I know you are very knowledgeable but an oxidizer on a solvent to me is unnecessary.

 

[Harry Myers]

Larry also I know you have good products . No insult at all.

 

[Harry Myers]

I may be a souped up porty from you . Because of your knowledge.

 

[Larry Cobb]

I only recommended two solvents for the spot . . .

 

[Goomer]

I think if it was tar there would be more tracking from the feet. Almost looks like marker

I agree.

It does not look like any of the tar I have come across.

Looks much too "thin" and uniformly spread to be tar, but none the less, glad it came out.

Spring brings the tar around here as the roofing season picks up.

Surprisingly EASY to clean if your not a total spazz and make more of a mess by spreading it.

I find the key to be to take your time with the primary towel BLOOTING phase and to GRADUALLY dissolve and transfer the majority of the solids to a towel before any direct "heavy"direct topical application of solvent is applied via spray or quirt.

Surprising how fast tar can dissolve with a good solvent, so gotta be careful not to liquefy too much at once and let it move deeper down.




My recent roofing tar adventure....................