"Magic" Dog Drool!

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You know that old trick you used to do as a kid, where you wrote on a piece of paper with lemon juice, and you couldn't see it ("secret message")? Then when you put a flame under it, the message "magically" appeared. . .

Well, my floor (Adura vinyl planks) looked fine. I vacuumed it (NO beater bar, of course) and then mopped it with a microfiber mop head and Mannington No Rinse Cleaner solution.

Lo and Behold! Every place our two dogs had drooled (and smeared the drool), very bright, very shiny spots "magically" appeared--kitchen, dining room, living room, hallway. Scrubbing with the mop and solution did no good.

Now that the floor is dry, the spots are no longer visible.

Even though I can't see them, it does kind of bother me that they are there. However, I also don't want to do a daily cleaning for invisible dog drool that only shows up when you are. . .er. . . cleaning the floor!

[hookknife]

How do you know its dog drool??

[Robert Akin]

hookknife said How do you know its dog drool??

I have to ask the same question. If it is from the dogs I would think it would affect the other floorcovering to. Not that I want to make you paranoid


Rob

[Robert Akin]

Actually if it was me i would blame the kids first. The last one to get blamed for anything in my house is mans best friend. I always throw the kids under the bus first.



Rob

[Barry Carlton]

I have had good success (i.e. no problems) using a Magic Eraser (or WalMart knockoff) for spots like that. Once it was my hands had silicon residue on them and made spots that could only be seen in the right light. The ME took it right off.

[zivatar]

Barry, thanks for the suggestion, I will try ME!

Dog drool: Process of elimination. Dogs locked in the BR (carpeted) during the day, no young kids at home, etc. Right location, right size (drips and smears), for where they go when they are let out of the bedroom when we return home. Wouldn't see it on the BR rug because it wouldn't show up (twisted pile carpet).

For ye of little faith, I guess I could do a "scientific" test (get some drool, smear it on the floor, let it dry, and then mop over it). But I can tell you ahead of time, that is definitely what it is.

[hookknife]

I guess I was thinking it might be adhesive residue or something, then I would suggest mineral spirits or something of the like. But sounds like you have it figgered purty good

[Sean Moore]

dog drool is water soluble.

it's something else, IMO.

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hookknife said I guess I was thinking it might be adhesive residue or something, then I would suggest mineral spirits or something of the like. But sounds like you have it figgered purty good

There are small bits of residue here & there, but they come right up, and they look different.

[DoberStinker]

Dog drool is only water-soluble when combined with large amounts of elbow grease, in my experience.

I get the same spots on my ceramic and vinyl. Gentle spray mopping with Armstrong Once and Done takes care of it. I use a Rubbermaid Reveal mop.

[Barry Carlton]

DoberStinker said Dog drool is only water-soluble when combined with large amounts of elbow grease, in my experience. I get the same spots on my ceramic and vinyl. Gentle spray mopping with Armstrong Once and Done takes care of it. I use a Rubbermaid Reveal mop.

Once and Done is awesome stuff!!!

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I always thought Armstrong Once and Done was basically the same as Mannington Rinse Free Cleaner. Edit: Or No Rinse Cleaner or whatever it is called--you know the one. I'm too tired to go look at the container!

[DoberStinker]

I believe they are similar. The guy at the flooring store said both are quite good. One advantage to the Once and Done is that it comes in several different sizes, so you don't have to buy a whole gallon. I went with the Once and Done because I'd read good things about it online (including this forum!). It does a nice job on my tile and vinyl. I use it about once a month, and plain water for other weekly moppings. It continues to take care of the dried dog drool (say that three times fast ) when I use water in between. This was not the case before I started using Once and Done.

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DoberStinker said I believe they are similar. The guy at the flooring store said both are quite good. One advantage to the Once and Done is that it comes in several different sizes, so you don't have to buy a whole gallon. I went with the Once and Done because I'd read good things about it online (including this forum!). It does a nice job on my tile and vinyl. I use it about once a month, and plain water for other weekly moppings. It continues to take care of the dried dog drool (say that three times fast ) when I use water in between. This was not the case before I started using Once and Done.

Interestingly, when I talked with the Mannington Customer Service people on the phone, they specifically mentioned that I should NOT use Ultra Clean, which I guess is another Mannington cleaning product, but not for vinyl. The fact that you aren't even supposed to use another Mannington cleaning product sort of makes me nervous about using another brand of product (the Armstrong) on the Adura. Although honestly, I really thought the Adura would be more robust.

[DoberStinker]

I have Mannington Naturals sheet vinyl (Carolina Oak) in a high-traffic room (doggie door + two large dogs). After 18 months, still looks like the day it was installed. I'm very happy with this floor.