PETG Carpets
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Topic: PETG Carpets
Posted By: duckcountry
Subject: PETG Carpets
Date Posted: 29/October/2007 at 11:33pm
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I was wondering if anyone has experience with cleaning carpets made from recycled plastic? Think they use recycled bottles, not sure. Material is called PETG I think. This is the first job I have ever had with the new fiber material and I wondered if HWE will work, what chemicals are best, do we treat it as Nylon? Or is it more like polyester? In fact are they really using it to make fibers or as a synthetic backing material? I would appreciate an education on PETG. I remember Sherman Guffy saying something about it last year at a Portand Oregon seminar but I think it was in reference to the carpet manufacturing industry going Green. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 29/October/2007 at 11:55pm
Polyester. It's junk. I cleaned one in the lobby of an apartment building. Within a few months of installation it had traffic lanes worn into it  ------------- 
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 30/October/2007 at 8:09am
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cmaster wrote:Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 30/October/2007 at 3:09pm
Maybe they should have made them into those 70's style shiny shirts  -------------
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Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 30/October/2007 at 9:18pm
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Loves oil this polyester.
Heat, good co-solvent or micelle prespray will eat it up. It will resoil fast. Nature of the beast. |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 30/October/2007 at 10:42pm
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That is what has me worried. There is too great a chance of damage to the carpet by cleaning it. I might just go Green highly diluted and hope the combination of a wand and rotovac only one the worse areas gets the job done. I know I am going to hate that job. Then again, I have carpet shampoo and an old Hild. Might go with the old way of cleaning polyester and just shampoo the turd. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 30/October/2007 at 10:44pm
Gasoline and a match  -------------
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 06/November/2007 at 11:51pm
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I cleaned it with regular chemicals. Had to use a Rotovac in a few spots. Cleaned up quick. It was green, fairly clean and 6 years old. No kids but 2 well behaved dogs. They were happy and I was too.
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 2:17am
It will resoil quickly  -------------
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 3:37am
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I warned him about that too. When it does I hope he sees me as more credible. And I sure hope I get to clean it again. <GRIN>
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 2:14pm
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More money for you -------------
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 2:41pm
"Built in obsolescence" is the phrase used in the auto parts trade years ago. The more PETG carpets you can specialize in doing, the more service contracts you can sell I think. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 6:49pm
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Unfortunately, getting crappy results consistently is a real let down after a while -------------
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Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/November/2007 at 7:55pm
Yeah, I have one customer who is convinced she is allergic to everything. She has me back 3 times a year to clean her carpet with a Rotovac and straight hot water. Looks like crap as the oily dirt keeps building up. I want her husband to take her away from 2 days and have me over to do the job right with Green chemicals. If I rinse it and then do it again with nothing but hot water everybody should be happy. ------------- Are you in a high paying business or are you just a self employed low paid grunt who thinks this business provides dignity? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 08/November/2007 at 1:06am
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Yeah, I've had a few ask me to clean with water only. I politely tell them to go elsewhere -------------
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