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     greg watson (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 254.anniston.lib.al.us |
scrubbing bubbles will do it!! | ||
| Allen Ciesiel (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: d192-24-8-81.nap.wideopenwest.com |
After the police Finger-Print Girls in Naperville, IL left my house, nearly every carpet had finger-print dust stains. After many failed attempts, I learned of a local carpet cleaner who had the right stuff for finger print dust. The product name is "FILTER" by Bridge Point Products. Larry Ricken, Owner of Magix Carpet Cleaners (630) 885-8350, sprayed the "FILTER" on, aggitated it lightly, and then steam cleaned the carpet. PERFECT. Unfortunately, he wouldn't try "Filter" on my silk carpets. That carpet is still stained. | ||
| Webservant (Member) Moderator Username: Member Post Number: 219 Registered: 03-1997 |
Search online and visit multiple websites for guidance on cleaning spills/stains... free advice is sometimes worth what it costs you. Be sure to pay attention to the directions insofar as dry spills versus wet spills. What has worked for your webservant in years past is vacuuming followed by blotting in conjunction with a stain removing solvent: 1. If in doubt, contact a professional carpet cleaning service to do the cleaning for you. | ||
| Anna Lynn (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: pool-71-106-221-182.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net |
I bought a kids crime kit and it came with a fingerprint powder - 80% pumice and 20% carbon. My son got it on his dad's white carpet. I doubt this is what the pros use, but is there anything to get it out? Or did the toy company really use what the pros use? | ||
| Eddie Henry (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: host86-143-13-155.range86-143.btcentralplus.com |
You can forget about ever getting rid of black powder once it has been wiped. It is the most insidious stuff that will spread itself all over. | ||
| A B (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: host-216-78-85-96.gnv.bellsouth.net |
I work for a carpet cleaning company and my husband is a Deputy. The only way to remove the fingerprint dust is to replace the carpet. My customers contact their insurance company and the insurance company request that the customer have a carpet cleaning company try to clean it. Once that it done and the customer presents the receipt from the carpet cleaning company to the insurance company then the insurance company will replace the carpet. | ||
| Webservant |
If the spot is not a large one, a can of "Spot Shot" might work well to get it out. It works well to get out all sorts of stains that you would never expect to come out of carpeting or cloth... like ink, wine, blood and paint. Be sure to blot the stain and not rub it in further when using Spot Shot. (Sorry for sounding like an ad, and there may be similar products that work equally as well, but I know it works from personal experience.) | ||
| Barbara |
Thank you. | ||
| Kathy Saviers |
It might be worth the effort to first find out the brand of fingerprint powder used. Each forensic supply company has their own "secret" formula for powder. If you first find out which brand of powder was used and have a carpet cleaner contact the company to find out the components of the powder, the carpet cleaner might have just the cleaner to do the job. The carpet cleaner cannot expected to be successful without that information. And, yes, you might contact the risk management folks in the agency involved in investigating your break-in for assistance. | ||
| Dennis G. Degler |
Likely good ol' standard issue black fingerprint powder. :o) They should have been more sensitive and take precautions not to get it on your carpet--especially white carpet! Very likely, your carpet will need to be replaced--you should contact the risk management department of the jurisdiction that did the processing and ask them to pay for the carpet's replacement. I've never heard of anyone successfully getting smeared black powder out of carpet. | ||
| Barbara |
It is black and kind of inky. | ||
| David Fairhurst |
Unlikely. Depends on what type of powder it is. What color is it? | ||
| Barbara |
Police fingerprinted my home after a breakin. The dust left on my white carpeting won't come out. Is there a solvent or chemical solution? Carpet cleaning companies don't seem to know. |
