Hi all,
Did the job yesterday and was quite happy with the results considering how bad the carpet was and the fact it had been dried for about two weeks,
The customer seemed to be happy with it and relieved that he does not have to replace the carpet,
I wouldn't say it was a miracle cure as some marks are still visible but a 100% improvement over what it was like,
My method was as follows :-
get disclaimer signed
test a discreet spot with a few solvents
white spirit had no effect
meths had no effect
paint thinners had no effect
paint stripper had no effect
amazingly prochem bazooka spray made a dramatic improvement, so thats what i went with,
sprayed a small area of about 3 ft square at a time, scrubbed with rotary and a red pad, sprayed again
extracted with plain hot water
sprayed area with powerburst and then rinsed with fibre & fabric
This seemed to deal with the larger areas of paint, i just needed to spend some time with a few of the smaller darker areas with more bazooka and rinsing.
After that, just cleaned the whole section of carpet once more, had plenty of air coming in and a was a hot sunny day which helped to dry it off quick.
3 hours work in all, charged well into a 3 figure sum
If it had been my carpet i would have been pleased with it, i have offered to go back and treat patchy areas with some hydrogen peroxide to blend it a little,
I will try and upload the photos,
Regards
steve