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has anyone ever tried spraying red dye remover on a yellow/orange/pink old faded stain on an old carpet and just left it to dry and see what happens?
i lightly misted a large area that was all yellow from an old rug that covered 🙂 the carpet for a long time and the yellow was gone next time i went to clean the carpet
We do this every now and then and it does work at times. We usually just clean the house as normal, and then spray the stain and rake it right before we leave the house. Often times we will do this when the customer is not willing to pay for the red dye removal process (steam, etc.). We refer to it as a 24 hour cleaner to the customer. This way we don’t have the extra time invested in it, only a little bit of money for the red dye. We never guarantee the result and will tell them this may or may not take the color out. We also tell them that there is a chance a white powder may appear the next day when everything dries and evaporates, and if so, to just vacuum it up.
After re-reading my post, just wanted to clarify that there are obvious risks to doing this. We don’t do this often, and when we do, we only do it on small spots (quarter size or smaller). Any big spots, we use the regular red dye process, or nothing at all. Also, would only do this on light colored carpets in case any color loss occurs.
Another food for thought. I know many operators do not like to use the red dye process due to either cost, time or risk of color loss. In my opinion these are all justifiable reasons to not use it. However, remember that your customer is the boss, and if they are willing to pay the appropriate amount and risk color loss in the carpet to remove the eye-sore (in their mind), I would recommend doing it, or at least let the customer know you might be able to remove it at a considerable cost and then let them choose. Educate, under-promise, over-deliver. We went to a home today that had just been cleaned yesterday by a competitor. Carpet was still wet (truck mount) and the red spot in the middle of the room “would not come out” according to the guy. Obviously, this was a major concern to the customer, or we would not have been out there. Once the guy left, the customer called her sister (who we clean for and have removed numerous dye stains for that Stanley Steamer said wouldn’t come out) to get our number as she had seen what we did at her sisters. She has used the other cleaner on a number of occasions and liked the results. Will her calling us get us into her house in the future? Did that other guy loose a customer because he either was lazy and/or using inferior products? Only the future will tell, but I will tell you that she no longer has a red stain on her carpet. Great product Cody.
that is my concern, color loss.
I guess on the light tan, almost toasted carpet in the rental unit with the orange spills all over the place, its worth a try?
Is it worth a try? Heck yes! Try it on a inconspicuous spot first so if it takes the color out of the carpet nothing is really hurt. I find that most apartments have a tan cut pile carpet and 50% of them have red dye stains in them. I make an average of $75 more per apartment by removing the red stains than if I didn’t. It takes a few minutes more but I make more dollars per hour removing the “unremovable stains” than I do with the cleaning. Most cleaners won’t touch the stains in my area and I am the one people call when thy find out I can take them out.
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