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Stain Removal & Spotting Chemistry

Identify the stain, pick the agent, work in the right order, know when to stop.

Fault report · what this course prevents

A spotting kit of twelve bottles is useless if you reach for them in the wrong order. Most permanent stains were made permanent by the first person who tried to remove them.

4.3 hours 8 modules Any level

Red wine spilling from a tipped glass onto a white surface

Programme · 8 modules · 4:18 h:min

Module by module, minute by minute

  1. Module 01 · 31 min

    How stains bond: absorption, adsorption and chemical dyeing

    Running total T+0:31

  2. Module 02 · 45 min

    The spotting chart: water-based, oil-based, protein, tannin, dye

    Running total T+1:16

  3. Module 03 · 42 min

    Solvents, enzymes, oxidisers and reducers — what each is for

    Running total T+1:58

  4. Module 04 · 23 min

    Order of work: from the mildest agent upward

    Running total T+2:21

  5. Module 05 · 28 min

    Red wine, coffee, tea and cola

    Running total T+2:49

  6. Module 06 · 37 min

    Blood, urine and pet accidents, including odour

    Running total T+3:26

  7. Module 07 · 34 min

    Rust, ink, paint, candle wax and chewing gum

    Running total T+4:00

  8. Module 08 · 18 min

    Setting expectations: what to say before you start

    Running total T+4:18

Total8 modules4.3 hours

Kit list · 4 items

What to practise with

You can watch every lesson without it. To practise the method, have this ready.

  • A basic spotting kit (solvent, enzyme, tannin, protein spotter)
  • White towelling and a tamping brush
  • Hydrogen peroxide 3%
  • Carpet offcuts to stain and practise on
Cleaning technician holding a caddy of bottles and brushes

Outcome

What you can do at the end

You will have a printed spotting chart in your van and a routine that turns "we'll see" into a clear answer before you start.

  1. 01Study the lessons Recorded video, in any order, as often as you need, for 24 months.
  2. 02Keep the paperwork Method cards and charts download as PDF and stay yours.
  3. 03Take the test An online test at the end of the course; pass it for the academy’s certificate of completion.

Also sold inside 2 pathways

Cheaper as part of a pathway

Pathway A · 3 courses · 13.5 hours

Carpet Technician Pathway

  • 01 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning: The Complete Method
  • 03 Stain Removal & Spotting Chemistry this course
  • 06 Leather, Mattress & Delicate Fabric Cleaning

£1,835.00 £1,565 save £270.00

Pathway C · 7 courses · 33.2 hours

Master Cleaner Programme

  • 01 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning: The Complete Method
  • 02 Tile, Grout & Hard Surface Deep Cleaning
  • 03 Stain Removal & Spotting Chemistry this course
  • 04 Marble & Natural Stone Restoration
  • 05 Hard Floor Care: Vinyl, LVT, Wood & Laminate
  • 06 Leather, Mattress & Delicate Fabric Cleaning
  • 07 Starting a Carpet & Floor Cleaning Business

£5,445.00 £3,265 save £2,180.00

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