Removing adhesive residue from carpets
We were called to a premises in upmarket Westhill recently, builders had been working, and they had taped !!! yes taped, their dust sheets to the brand new carpet.
Of course when they had finished they pulled up the tape and dust sheets and all looked well.
After a short period, only 2 weeks or so, the sticky residue that had been left behind had attracted all kinds of dirt and residue leaving a metre long by 4 inch streak across the clients brand new 80/20 beige wool carpet, right in the entrance hall.
We were confronted by a few problems here, firstly the carpet was new, so very little aggitation could be used, because you would leave the pile looking different from the rest of the carpet, it was in a high traffic area so if we did not get rid of it completely, most certainly it would return quickly. The buliders used very strong adhesive tape, as the carpet had actually gone hard from the glue left behind.
So we applied MASTERCLEAN’s ® detergent free special spot and stain remover and slowly but lightly worked in small circles with a microfibre cloth, using just enough pressure to loosen the residue and sticky deposits, we then followed that up by extracting everything out, carefully.
On initial inspection it all looked great, the client was happy and we carried on with our day.
The next day the said client called the office to say a small area of stain was still present and could we return to take a look.
So 30 minutes after the clients call to head office our technician was back with him, and sure enough a small area had not quite been removed completely, the cleaner put it down to the carpet going much darker when extracted with fresh water.
They re-treated the area, and now all is well. One very lucky builders neck now off the chopping block!!!!
Just remember if in doubt always call a professional, what may seem a simple task can have many hidden hazards, luckily another tradesman working at the premises recommended the client called Masterclean ® before he touched it, we dread to think what might have happened if he hadn’t!!!
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