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I have a customer who spilled fish oil concentrate on a wool rug. I cleaned it and got the stain out but it still has a strong fish odor. Any suggestions would help.
RickWhen I cleaned for a motel that was by hells canyon, I would get calls from them to clean after a leaky ice chest of fish had left a strong odor. I charged them more them anyone else, but they continued to call me because they said I could remove it best. It was not wool, but I used 1/3 OD to 2/3 reg. cleaner. If you try this with wool, try a covered corner first to check for a reaction. If this doesn’t work… GO FISH! Anyone else?
Fresh Scent, when applied to dry fabric, is designed to neutralize odor caused by organic matter. It can be applied full strenght or dilluted. Mix according to the strenght of the odor.
Brian, have you had 100% sucess with neutralizing organic matter odor with fresh scent?
Most of the time. The key is to apply fresh scent when dry and use enough product to treat all contaminated material (including the pad and subfloor). I have treated carpet and upholstery soiled by an accidental bowel movement, vomit, rotten liquid spilled from a fridge, dead mouse juice, human urine, cat urine, dog urine, ect. (Finish with disinfectant for bodily fluids.) The most difficult is urine. To save time, I sometimes treat strong urine with fresh scent first then treat with enzyme, however , I feel using enzyme first then returning several days later to apply the fresh scent seems to work better. I don’t mind going to these extremes when the customer says “I don’t care how much it cost, I just want that awfull smell gone”. If they seem concerned about the price, they get no guarantees. I many times forget about final step. This works very well against smokey upholstery and has worked well on wool rugs with a hint of urine odor left after enzyme was used. I have found if your charge to your customer is at least double, or up to four times your cost of your products that you used, you will come out pretty good.
Brian, just curious how many times you come back to a house for the fresh scent treatment and find that the spot has wicked back? I know we always try to warn customers that when dealing with urine spots that may have infected the pad/subfloor, there is a chance of wicking when applying enough enzyme/fresh scent to saturate the spot. Always my fear when doing pet spots.
Rick, agree with others with liberal application of fresh scent on dry rug(not diluted if scent is that bad). Test for colorfastness (1 word?) first. Don’t know the pH of fresh scent and whether that would be an issue as it was added to our product line after I took the class and the website doesn’t list pH for products anywhere that I can find (hint hint…unless I’m blind).
Dave,
Wicking is seldom a problem if you spend plenty of time extracting. I prefer to have a gallon jug full of cold water and a couple ozs. O.D. w/ me while I am extracting the enzyme. A urine spot the size of a dinner plate, I will dump a 1/2 gallon of cold water on the spot to help flush out the discolored enzyme from the carpet and pad. The O.D. helps w/ the foam. I also spary straight O.D. directly on the spot while it’s still saturated w/ enzyme. During extraction, the O.D. will be carried out w/ the enzyme.
I have thought about getting a waterclaw to extract areas like these, urine and other offensive odors. Has anyone used one of these and what kind of results can be expected using it with the upholstery mate.
Years ago we checked into the water claw. We have about 5 of them in use. Lately we have had a lot more interest in it and we are working on the possibility of stocking the item. We will inform you as soon as it is available.
Cody,
Glad to hear it. I’ve been wanting to try one of those for a while now. They look like they’d be a good tool to have.
Jeff,
Go to waterclaw.com to learn more.
Have also looked at the water claw. They make a small sized one (less than a sq ft in size if I remember correctly) that I think would be ideal for most dog/cat issues and wouldn’t break the bank or take up a lot of room in the van. Would love to hear the results.
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