Does Scotchgard or Teflon Protector come out during cleaning? How often do you need to reapply it?
You may rest assured that fluorochemcial carpet protectors – properly formulated, mixed, applied, distributed and cured – do not come out with normal cleaning. This may be a somewhat moot point, however, since they are removed from heavy use areas by traffic and maintenance. Generally, it s unwise to apply fluorochemical protectors more than every other clean. The buildup of residual protector can cause problems with fiber stiffening, potential yellowing, etc. Excess fluorochemcial protector is removed by preconditioners built with glycol solvent additives, followed by thorough hot water extraction. If you re cleaning a fluorochemical out easily, then it wasn t applied properly to begin with.
