[garybristow]

can someone fill me in on the sod met routine ,the recipe and whats its best use,i know its a powerful solution for tannin stains etc
gary

[Russ Chadd]

Its a good and very effective way of removing colour from stains by reducing... mix it up really hot and apply to the area... i blot using a towel and then extract.
Great on curry and iron bru

[garyhumphreys]

500mls hot water 2tsp sod met I tsp citic acid. Mist on or blot, rinse and extract. Plenty ventilation don't use around asthmatics.

[gwrightson]

never extracted before !!!

why extract  you need to let the solution work, this is done by allowing to dry, is it not ? 

i usualy speed up the process with hair drier , any residule is simple vacummed away .

perhaps i been doinbg it wrong all these years, but had good results 9o% of the time .

geoff

[Carpet Dawg]

never extracted before !!!

why extract  you need to let the solution work, this is done by allowing to dry, is it not ? 

i usualy speed up the process with hair drier , any residule is simple vacummed away .

perhaps i been doinbg it wrong all these years, but had good results 9o% of the time .

geoff

Cause you'll bleach out the carpet ya doughnut! 

Be wary of sod met. Its a great product but easily to lighten the carpet if you mix it too strong or leave it on too long.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

I have only ever used pro chems mixture, is there better out there?

[John Kelly]

There are various products with this in, Craftex and Chemspecs coffee stain removers are both based on this in liquid form. Powdered versions are Shift and Spray n Go. The beauty of the powdered ones are that you can alter the strength to suit. I used to remove stains for the insurance industry and used to get a 75% success rate which is about the norm. Don't expect to get out every stain, especially if the customers messed about with it.
Spray n Go is designed to be sprayed and left, however this is an American product where the vast majority of carpets are manmade. It is a bleach and can lighten wool carpets so be carefull. I used to mix it up hot, spray it on with handtool at the ready and them whip it out once it had achieved the desired result. If there was a slight discolouration remaining I would mist with a weak solution and leave it.

[Griffus]

It is great, but God does it stink  

The smell lingers in the waste tank too, so be sure to flush through with a deodoriser after use!

[gwrightson]

"Cause you'll bleach out the carpet ya doughnut!  

Be wary of sod met. Its a great product but easily to lighten the carpet if you mix it too strong or leave it on too long "

What a load of balls ,
the idea is to lighten the stain, the procees takes time  .......... and if you know what you are doing   its not a problem and in the worst case scenario the area is slightly lighter than before , far better that a patch of red wine , tea etc  and i always point this out to the custy any way.  

Geoff

[gwrightson]

 
"There are various products with this in, Craftex and Chemspecs coffee stain removers are both based on this in liquid form. Powdered versions are Shift and Spray n Go. The beauty of the powdered ones are that you can alter the strength to suit. I used to remove stains for the insurance industry and used to get a 75% success rate which is about the norm. Don't expect to get out every stain, especially if the customers messed about with it.
Spray n Go is designed to be sprayed and left, however this is an American product where the vast majority of carpets are manmade. It is a bleach and can lighten wool carpets so be carefull. I used to mix it up hot, spray it on with handtool at the ready and them whip it out once it had achieved the desired result. If there was a slight discolouration remaining I would mist with a weak solution and leave it.  " 


Thank you Johnj ust read your post,

Somebody who does know what they are talking about 

Geoff

[Carpet Dawg]

Geoff, I wouldn't recommend someone that's not used sod met before to apply the product on to any carpet (no mention of strength) and leave it on.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

I have used chem specs Haitian cotton on tea coffee stains with some success, is there sod med in it

[colin fitch]

Yes-contains sod met.

colin.

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

Thanks Colin , what about prochems de browner

[Paul Moss]

I have used chem specs Haitian cotton on tea coffee stains with some success, is there sod med in it

No it does not contain sodium metabisulphate, it contains sodium bisulfite which is in the same family but a different chemical compound.

[Paul Moss]

never extracted before !!!

why extract  you need to let the solution work, this is done by allowing to dry, is it not ? 

i usualy speed up the process with hair drier , any residule is simple vacummed away .

perhaps i been doinbg it wrong all these years, but had good results 9o% of the time .


geoff

Depenent on the situation can be extracted or not.

In some situations you will get far better results in reducing a stain by applying it to a dry carpet and leaving it to dryout/ reduce. I have reduced many a red stain ou of a white/ cream carpet that way 

[colin fitch]

Prochems de-browner is citric acid based.

 Haitian cotton liquid shampoo and powder both no longer available in u.k.

colin.

[brendan barnes]

Who sells the best concoction

[John Kelly]

Mr Fitch the powder is still available it was the shampoo that was discontinued. Keep away from them Prowler fumes

[Brendan (chem2clean)]

I have tried craftex tea and coffee remover, lot better than prochems . Where would I buy sod med neat?