Stelco Blood Remover 5Ltr
Blood Remover is a water-based alkaline spotting agent. It is used for the removal of protein and albumen-based stains such as blood, egg, milk, ice cream and beer. SAFETY DATA SHEET
Protein stains and why heat is the enemy
Blood, egg, milk and ice cream are protein. Protein coagulates with heat and sets into the fibre permanently — so use cool water on these, not hot, and do not put a steam wand over an untreated protein stain hoping to lift it.
Blood is a biohazard
Treat any blood contamination as potentially infectious regardless of what you have been told about its source. Gloves, eye protection, and dispose of contaminated towels appropriately.
Method matters more than the product
Apply to a white towel rather than pouring onto the carpet where you can. Work from the outside of the spot inward so you do not spread it. Tamp or agitate gently rather than scrubbing — scrubbing distorts pile and leaves a permanent mark that is more visible than the original stain.
Rinse and extract afterwards. Spotter residue left in the pile attracts soil, and the spot comes back as a dark patch a fortnight later — which the customer reads as your work failing.
Before you use it
Read the safety data sheet for this product and follow it. Solvent-based spotters in particular require ventilation and appropriate gloves — check the SDS for the glove material, because it is not always the same across products.
Always test on an inconspicuous area first. Fibre, dye and backing all react differently, and a spotter that is safe on nylon is not automatically safe on wool or on a solution-dyed synthetic.
Information documents
Not sure which spotter the stain calls for? Tell us what it is, what the fibre is and what has already been tried, and we will talk it through — the wrong first move on a spot is much harder to recover from than the spot itself.
