When using adhesive surface protection products on a job site there’s always a small risk of adhesive transfer. Improper installation, high temperatures, high traffic, and surpassing the recommended ‘remove by’ date can all end in problems with carpet masks and films. Following are a few suggestions to keep away from any adhesive transfer.
Always follow the producer’s recommendations when utilizing carpet films. Carpet film utilization scores range from 30 to 60 days. Leaving the film on carpets previous the beneficial usage score invalidates all manufacturers’ warranty.
Use films made in the USA for one of the best warranty protection and highest quality.
Carpet films use either water based mostly or solvent based mostly adhesives. Water based mostly adhesives are easier to remove if a problem occurs.
By no means install adhesive carpet protection on wet or damp carpet.
Never set up adhesive carpet protection over glue down carpet for a minimum of seventy two hours to permit the glue to “breathe”.
If carpet has been put in over a newly poured cement slab that is not absolutely cured, avoid utilizing adhesive carpet protection as it can trap the cement moisture and discolor the carpet.
In cases of maximum heat, shorten the recommended time of application by 50%.
As stated on the set up directions of every film manufacturer, there is no such thing as a warranty offered for application on wool carpets.
If the above steps are taken, the possibility of any adhesive switch when utilizing a carpet film is negligible. Within the cases where steps have NOT been adopted, one in all these two points might happen: 1) sticky adhesive residue on carpet, or 2) discoloration of carpet the place the plastic was used. It can be crucial at this step to know the type of adhesive used, water or solvent based.
Water primarily based adhesive film residue easily removes with warm water and will be quickly removed through steam cleaning the carpets. Solvent based adhesive residue may be removed by way of steam cleaning nevertheless it might take more than one cleaning to fully remove the adhesive. Citrus cleaners available at any hardware store can sometimes aid within the removal of solvent primarily based adhesive residue. If additional problems persist, contact your local surface protection supplier to debate different potential solutions.
Discoloration of carpet is caused by the trapping of moisture under the film and the next reaction of the moisture and the chemical compounds in the plastic film. Unfortunately this situation can only be remedied by removal of the affected area of carpet. This situation happens most commonly in cases the place customers have carpeted over slabs that were not totally cured.
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