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Title: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: MAX Carpets on January 11, 2013, 07:15:18 pm

Evening All,


As it says, got a Laura Bloomin Ashley Rug, 100% wool, it has textured (almost fluffy) patterns that have browned up. My fault, I felt the rug after blasting with drier for a while and it felt dry, but the patterned bit clearly held the water longer, thus browning! I'm going to have a bash with de-brown on Sunday, I have had browning problens a couple of time before (since 1988) but just wanted to see if you have any tips on this one. Thanks in advance

Cheers

Justin 

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: MAX Carpets on January 11, 2013, 08:56:17 pm

Anyone?

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: Brendan (chem2clean) on January 11, 2013, 09:31:33 pm

You could try a acidic rinse,or prochems fibre buff and oxibrite and shampoo.

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: james roffey on January 11, 2013, 09:52:29 pm

Prochem de browner

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: Brendan (chem2clean) on January 11, 2013, 11:09:39 pm

had some good results with chemspecs haitian cotton

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: kerrpmiddleton on January 12, 2013, 07:57:25 pm

could well be viscos, or silk mix a"ve, seen them be for tend to stay clear of them ,thats the worst with designer shops , look nice but not practical ,for daily use and cuase al kind of troble , was their a lable on the back ,!!!

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: MAX Carpets on January 15, 2013, 07:34:01 pm

Correct.....Viscose, buggered rug !

Care label was in Chinese apart from the 100% wool..............Yeah Right!!

As a rule I avoid all Laura Ashley stuff, for this very reason! But it said 100% wool

Luckily its in a half price sale, so I just ordered a replacement......phew!

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: Paul Moss on January 15, 2013, 08:26:37 pm

If you can send the rug back and get a refund then call me and i will tell you how to reverse the browning on the damaged one.

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: John Kelly on January 16, 2013, 08:49:30 am

If its got a label saying 100% wool and it isn't then I would certainly not be replacing it. Thats an offence under the sale of goods act. If its a customers of yours then I would have advised they take it up with the shop it was bought from.

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: garybristow on January 16, 2013, 04:31:09 pm

browning prescription from pro chem
it works

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: Jim_77 on January 16, 2013, 05:33:50 pm

I've had a few of those exact same ones by the sounds of it Justin.  As Paul says they are salvageable!

The last one, the customer tried a rug doctor on it and not only did it brown but the colour ran into the viscose parts.

Browning on any fibre, if developed over the following 24-48 hours after cleaning should be a doddle to fix, can't understand why you've had to fork out on a new one :(

Title: Re: Laura Ashley Rug Browning
Post by: MAX Carpets on January 20, 2013, 07:31:03 pm

I did try to correct with browning prescription, I have had success with this before, but not this time!