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STAIN TYPE: KOOL AID (NOT BLUE), COLORED
BEVERAGE, CANDY AND OTHER FOOD DYE STAINS
FOR WOOL FIBERS LOOK HERE
TOOLS REQUIRED: HWE, Carpet Shark, trigger sprayer, steam iron or steamer and a terry towel.
CHEMICALS REQUIRED: Red Relief or Red 1.
PROCEDURE:
Step 1. Clean stained area using hot water extraction.
Step 2. Blot area dry with clean white towel to remove excess moisture from carpet.
Step 3. Mix Red Relief Part A and Part B in equal parts.
Step 4. Using trigger sprayer, wet stained fibers with Red Relief mixture.
Step 5. Cover spot with a moderately wet (excess water squeezed out) terry towel. Note: A lightweight-cleaning towel folded double works well here.
Step 6. Apply steam heat from an iron set at the lowest steam temperature.
Step 7. Check the stain every 30 seconds.
Step 8. When the stain has turned to a light yellow or has disappeared remove heat and towel.
Step 9. Extraction rinse chemical residue away.
Tips: Usually incomplete stain removal is the result of insufficient heating time (high temperature is not necessary but dwell time is important). Red Relief will continue to work on stains which have penetrated dye sites even after you have rinsed the carpet clean. Because of this you will find that if the slightest tinge of red remains following your treatment, it will disappear overnight.
The type of iron you use is IMPORTANT, here’s why... Conventional irons can work against you because of uneven heat/steam application to the carpet. The iron that will serve you best is an iron which has steam vents covering the ironing surface rather than one with a single row of vents around the perimeter of the ironing surface.
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