dye's spot question

by Matt; My carpet cleaner Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:06 pm

Did a church and in the youth room they had some faint dye colors from silly string. I didn't even see or notice the color until the pastor pointed them out. Very faint color on a dark carpet.
Suggestions? Yes, the pastor said we'll never do that again.

by Freemind1 Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:40 pm

No idea. I'd try a citrus cleaner but beyond that, what would work?

Red dye in a dark carpet, I don't think I would use a red out product. I'd be worried about fading the color of the carpet.

by milspec6 Wed Nov 30, 2016 2:45 am

Silly String can really stain....seen some bad ones on upholstery. It will go away in time and after a few normal cleanings, but you could just try a heat transfer. I would avoid most stain products at this point due to the dark color of the carpet or you might end up with a permanent stain ghost.

by Mike Myers Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:26 pm

I had a job a couple years ago with the Silly String in white carpet. I just use the hottest water I could. I use a propane heater. I turned it up all the way and the little bit of residue that was left of it I used formula 90 in a bucket with a little bit of prochem ultra pac. just a few drops of that and then scrub it with a brush then rinsed it out again. I got it out 100%.