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Homeowner Forum / Cleaning / July 2005Carpet/Tar
We have inadvertently dragged in some tar on the bottom of furniture legs. We have used AFTA, Isopropyl Alcohol and another spray on cleaning product that says it works for grease, etc. The AFTA has taken the bulk of it away but the carpet is a beige and still shows a shadow. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Mike > We have inadvertently dragged in some tar on the bottom of furniture legs. > We have used AFTA, Isopropyl Alcohol and another spray on cleaning product > that says it works for grease, etc. The AFTA has taken the bulk of it away > but the carpet is a beige and still shows a shadow. Does anyone have any > ideas? hello Mike, I have no knowledge of "AFTA", perhaps you could explain for me what it is. I thought of you tonight as I perused my household tips book. I came across some suggestions for tar removal- one being lighter fuel to remove the tar another is eucalyptus oil and Brasso was a third which surprised me as I thought that would stain as bad as the original. Tar can also be softened with butter. The remaining stain should be removable with a carpet cleaner but I am also wondering if Phish might post up his oxyclean tip for cleaning stains on carpets for you. If not it's probably at Google so you could try a search. Thanks for the info. The AFTA I bought at my carpet store. It seems to be a mild mineral spirits. I searched Google and found a post which someone said to use DW40 but let it set for 5-10 minutes. I tried it last night and it looks like the shadow stains have gotten better. We have some oxyclean so I might try that afterwards to take the DW40 off. I'll keep your other ideas in mind should I need to go further. Thanks again. >> We have inadvertently dragged in some tar on the bottom of furniture >> legs. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > post up his oxyclean tip for cleaning stains on carpets for you. If not > it's probably at Google so you could try a search. Make that WD40. :) > Thanks for the info. The AFTA I bought at my carpet store. It seems to > be a mild mineral spirits. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> post up his oxyclean tip for cleaning stains on carpets for you. If not >> it's probably at Google so you could try a search. > Thanks for the info. The AFTA I bought at my carpet store. It seems to be > a mild mineral spirits. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > stains have gotten better. We have some oxyclean so I might try that > afterwards to take the DW40 off. sodium percarbonate won't remove hydrocarbons ... hydrocarbons [ AFTA, WD40, oil, grease, etc] best remediated with oil eating microbes. http://microbes.wonderchem.com Personally I've use it to clean up kerosene spills on carpet. (I know, supposed to not fill the heater in position.) Other folks have told me they've removed stains that have been in white carpet for years. Bit pricey, but a little bit goes a long ways. FS I checked the product and it looks very interesting. What dilution would you recommend for carpet? Thanks for the info. >> Thanks for the info. The AFTA I bought at my carpet store. It seems to >> be [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > FS >> Thanks for the info. The AFTA I bought at my carpet store. It seems to >> be a mild mineral spirits. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > sodium percarbonate won't remove hydrocarbons ... Yes, quite, thank you dear. It's very good on stains though. > hydrocarbons [ AFTA, WD40, oil, grease, etc] best remediated with oil > eating microbes. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Bit pricey, but a little bit goes a long ways. How very interesting! It reminds me of maggots eating away at gangrene. Fascinating! go to a janitorial place and buy a product made to remove tar / gum that is a citrus product. |
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