A common question we get asked is what if I spill something on my artificial turf how do I clean it. Luckily, artificial grass is that it’s extremely hardwearing which makes cleaning up spills and other accidents pretty straight forward.
We listed below some techniques you can use to try and remove a stain:
1. Water based stains
First things first, as with all spills act quickly, make sure you soak up as much of the spill as you can with a cloth etc. This remove most of the spillage before it may harden on the synthetic turf.
Next add some liquid detergent to warm water (not hot as it may melt the grass) and apply it to the grass with a cloth, brush (not wire) or even a toothbrush.
If it leaves behind a mark or stain, the next step would be to add a small amount of washing up liquid to a bowl of lukewarm water. Hose the area down and repeat if required.
You can use the above method to remove stains such as coffee, tea, wine, urine and water colours paints.
2. Chewing Gum removal
Chewing gum is difficult to work especially if it has began to dry on your fake turf. Again best thing to do is act as quickly as you can. Best thing to do may be trying to remove it by hand. If it has hardened you can dry placing dry ice on the gum to freeze it and remove it or you can purchase chewing gum removers from carpet cleaning stores which also may assist.
3. Oil based stains
Again with these types of stains you need to act quickly to try and mop up the stain as quickly as you can.
To reduce the chance of the spillage causing long term stain, you can try to mineral spirts. Apply this with a cloth, sparingly. With this method we do recommend that you test on a small area on your turf to ensure it doesn’t effect your type of artificial turf. Please remember that mineral spirit is extremely flammable. The above can be useful for spills like sunscreen, cooking oil, motor oil etc.
If you are unsure about a stain or would like a quote regarding maintenance on your synthetic turf. Easy Turf® can assist. Simply give Easy Turf® a call on 1800 EASY TURF or contact us online.
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