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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david_green on October 30, 2006, 03:14:29 pm

Title: flaring
Post by: david_green on October 30, 2006, 03:14:29 pm

Hi

I've been to survey a job today which included amongst other things 6 dining room chairs regency style.
Very badly stained, quite a few water marks included.
I am concerned about making the appearamnce worse by what I think is called flaring. I know there are some products on the market which I believe need to be presprayed onto the fabric to avoid this problem. I have very emphatically pre-qualified the job but as she would still like me to at least try and I would like to do the best i can with them, I thought I would ask for any experience with these products. Do they work????? Any other suggestions appreciated.

Thanks

Title: Re: flaring
Post by: Mike Halliday on October 30, 2006, 07:15:52 pm

I always thought flaring was when a small coloured thread bleeded and caused a 'flaring' of the colour into the surrounding fabric

so an acid dye lock would help set the dye and make it more stable, and easier to clean.

come on all you chemical genius's' help the poor man out :D

Mike

Title: Re: flaring
Post by: Art of Clean on November 01, 2006, 07:32:53 pm

I am not a chemist - but - the easiest way to go about with anything you are not sure of or even sure of for that matter...
PRE-TEST!!!

Make sure you mix your chemicals and test with them. (the mix you will use)

Make the customer ware of the risk and offer to do one chair to give her an idea of what you can do.

Remember - warning her doesn give you reason to mess it up and walk away.

Hope it helps