Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Chris R on June 12, 2014, 04:39:46 pm
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I went to clean a suite today and on inspection I noticed a couple of ink marks on the back edge of the base cushions (2).
I unzipped the cushions and could clearly see that the upholsterer had used a permanent marker to number up the different fabric cuts and some of these marks had come all the way through the fabric. The suites never been cleaned before.
I informed the customer that any pen marks that had not yet shown through the fabric probably would do after I had cleaned it.
The suite was re-upholstered 18 months ago.
I thought that upholsterers used chalk nowadays?
She is going back to the upholsterer to see what he says?
Anyone come across this before??
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Often find marker on inside of cushions, usually at the zip end . I never clean the zip end anyway.
simply place something inside whilst cleaning to prevent it wicking through and dry completely before removing. Should not really be a problem.
Geoff
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I get it all the time but as geoff has already said put some plastic under the zipper end of the cusion, I learnt this when I first started twenty four years ago from a carpet and upholstery training course I attended in manchester
stuart
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I always ask when I book a job in, if the suite has ever been re-upholstered. The reason being is the guy who trained me was caught out with this and drummed it into me to check.
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How would plastic stop it coming through if its on the reverse of the fabric, this only works if its on the cushion.
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You tend to find it on the foam Adrian although your correct this is something to look out for.
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The plastic would stop the ink from getting wet
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The plastic would stop the ink from getting wet
Only if its on the cushion not if its on the reverse of the fabric as stated in the original post.