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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Chapman on October 07, 2007, 09:00:20 pm

Title: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Steve Chapman on October 07, 2007, 09:00:20 pm: Hi all,

Not been on for a while due to other business ventures, but i have recently cleaned a 100% cotton rug, made in a shaggy pile effect and when it dried came up with loads of yellow and brown patches.

I have done the necessary with browning prescription and rinsed but has not made a scrap of difference, normally this fairly successful.

Is there anything else i should be trying, another clean maybe and quicker drying? oxidising bleach?

Your thoughts please?

regards
steve
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: *paul_moss on October 07, 2007, 09:24:34 pm: Steve are you sure its 100 % cotton rug?.

Defo sounds like Cellbrowning.
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: John Milnes on October 07, 2007, 09:30:50 pm: I had one of these that the customer tried to wash and had done the same thing.

I re-cleaned using Chemspec haitian cotton cleaner and also sprayed on after cleaning.

This cured the problem, and came out a treat.

BUT... I would I would stay away in the future... :o

John
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: John Milnes on October 07, 2007, 09:32:01 pm: It will be cellulose browning Paul
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: lands on October 07, 2007, 09:44:49 pm: unlikely 100% cotton but very likely to be cellulosic browning (any jute running though it?)
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on October 07, 2007, 09:49:14 pm: Cotton can brown through water damage, I have some curtain linings in my home that have gotten it on, before you go gung-ho try small bits of browning prescription then the oxy challenge reciepe.

Shaun
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: John Milnes on October 07, 2007, 10:06:02 pm: I have seen a few of these rugs. One was in 2 shades of cotton... grey and white.

Definately 100% cotton, including the backing.

Take a very close look before cleaning.

I would not normaly clean one of these unless a regular custy who is well informed of thier own risk.

John
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Steve Chapman on October 08, 2007, 08:48:45 am: It's definitely 100% indian cotton, will have a go at the browning prescription again and see if i can get it dry quicker!

regards
steve
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Mark Lane-Matthews on October 08, 2007, 08:55:48 am: Prochems Firebuff mixed with Oxibrite should cure the problem.

Mark
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: stuart_clark on October 08, 2007, 09:05:56 am: Steve! I had a similar problem a few weeks ago and cured it using Chemspec coffee stain remover, but I am sure you could use any brand
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Steve Chapman on October 08, 2007, 11:41:58 am: Cheers stuart & mark, think i will have a go at both, they seem sensible solutions and anything is worth a try, just cant understand why the browning prescription is not shifting it? Has always done so in the past!

I think where it is such a heavy rug and all cotton at that it took too long to dry even with a heater and blower on it!

Any how back to the cleaning!

regards
steve
Title: Re: cotton rug gone yellow!
Post by: Steve Chapman on October 14, 2007, 05:59:38 pm: Hi all, just quick update on the yellow rug,

treated rug with hydrogen peroxide mixed with ammonia and dried with heat,i

t made a small improvement so repeated process four times and it looked acceptable, but was some small patches of yellow around edges and in middle, barely noticeable tho!

Main thing is the customer was happy and understnading, never known a rug like it, a very heavy 100% indian cotton rug, it took three days to dry with heat and blowers.

Still a happy ending i think, although i feel i maybe could of treated a few more times, but had already had the rug three weeks so was anxious to get it back to the customer.

regards to all for the advice

steve