Carpet, Fabric & Upholstery Protector In Birmingham

Does carpet & upholstery protector really do what people say it does?

In most cases it is amazing to see a spillage just sit there on the surface, ready to be wiped away. There are others when it is not quite as effective (when someone knocks over a whole tin of wood stain on to a carpet, it can struggle!).

Have a look at the carpet protector video. Prove to yourself whether it works or not. I promise it was not fiddled in any way. The only reason there is a gap (when we go outside) is because the aerosol (for demo purposes only) has to be used in a well ventilated area. It was easier to spray it outside.

Types of carpet and upholstery protector.

There are two types of carpet protector… topical (sprayed on separately) and “in tank” stain blockers.

The first one is the “topical” spray on sort. Many people refer to this as Scotchguard but this is just a brand name (like when people say Biro or Hoover). Available in spirit based or water based varieties, topical protector is a soil repellent that coats the outside of the fibres.

Like a “plastic mac” for fibres…

It’s a bit like putting a plastic Mac on each fibre. This is most peoples’ idea of protector because spillages “bead” and sit on the surface (like raindrops on a newly waxed car).

The other type of protector is referred to as a “stain blocker”. This works in a slightly different way.

Imagine if your carpet or upholstery fibres were put under a very powerful microscope. Most fibres would look like sponges with lots of tiny holes in them. These are called “dye sites”. This is where the dye goes when the carpet is coloured during manufacture.

The trouble is that not all of the sites are filled with dye. Many are left empty and this is where the trouble comes. They are just waiting to be filled with curry or boiling hot tea and coffee spills. Once they get lodged in it’s nigh on impossible to move them.

What a stain blocker does is to fill the vacant dye sites with a special kind of dye…

An INVISIBLE dye!

That’s right… some clever so and so decided to fill them with dye that you cannot see (which prevents other stains etc from getting in). Clever eh?

So… Does it work?

Don’t delay. Get your soft furnishings protected as soon as possible. Even as you are reading this, something may be about to be spilt on them. Something that even a skilled cleaner may be struggle to remove. Protector may just make all the difference.

Give us a call, now.