07-12-2017, 09:14 AM
I also agree with what GroovyJon has said.
If it is a coffee stain, then it is the tannin's that are staining the carpet, more-so than wicking.
The way Rick G outlined the removal of tannin's is also the way I effectively remove them & have been doing so for well over a decade.
A tannin stain will form on the top of the pile, I have never had one start to smell (after removal), when the weather gets hot.
My weather is fairly warm most all year 'round & I effectively remove ALL coffee stains with Rick's method, or my own.
If it starts to smell when weather is humid, then that indicates to me that there are salts in the carpet that absorb the moisture from the air & then off-gas the odor.
Tannin, (coffee stains) will not do this, as far as I am aware.
After three decades + of porty & t/m use, I now use encap; & bonnet cleaning in over 95% of my work.
This has been for the last 14 years roughly, as I started back in the industry in '71.
Just because people may have some things bigger & much more powerful than what I have, does not mean that I cannot accomplish the same (or better) result with what I have & the knowledge I use, in fact, the majority of my work, a truck mount cannot be used, & a portable does not work as well as what I use, which is a Cimex & Sprayborg.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
If it was a great concern I would lift the carpet for further investigation to see what is under the carpet (unless it is a direct stick), & possibly even consider (after removing the offending problem), a specialized stain removal system or even dye rectification for any color problems, depending on the carpet fiber.
If it is a coffee stain, then it is the tannin's that are staining the carpet, more-so than wicking.
The way Rick G outlined the removal of tannin's is also the way I effectively remove them & have been doing so for well over a decade.
A tannin stain will form on the top of the pile, I have never had one start to smell (after removal), when the weather gets hot.
My weather is fairly warm most all year 'round & I effectively remove ALL coffee stains with Rick's method, or my own.
If it starts to smell when weather is humid, then that indicates to me that there are salts in the carpet that absorb the moisture from the air & then off-gas the odor.
Tannin, (coffee stains) will not do this, as far as I am aware.
After three decades + of porty & t/m use, I now use encap; & bonnet cleaning in over 95% of my work.
This has been for the last 14 years roughly, as I started back in the industry in '71.
Just because people may have some things bigger & much more powerful than what I have, does not mean that I cannot accomplish the same (or better) result with what I have & the knowledge I use, in fact, the majority of my work, a truck mount cannot be used, & a portable does not work as well as what I use, which is a Cimex & Sprayborg.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
If it was a great concern I would lift the carpet for further investigation to see what is under the carpet (unless it is a direct stick), & possibly even consider (after removing the offending problem), a specialized stain removal system or even dye rectification for any color problems, depending on the carpet fiber.
Without seeing the problem first-hand, we can only give opinions, then it's a matter of elimination.
Simple really.
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Take me as I am, or watch me as I go.
I'll retire when I can no longer do what I love, or I no longer love what I can do.
Stop moving, start dying........