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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kinder clean on January 24, 2010, 03:55:07 pm

Title: Rug clean - Suspected jute in backing material
Post by: kinder clean on January 24, 2010, 03:55:07 pm

Have attached some photos of backing material of a rug i have to clean, face fibre is polyprop, do you guys recognise the backing material ?

Cheers

Paul

Title: Re: Is this a bulletproof rug ?
Post by: kinder clean on January 24, 2010, 03:55:48 pm

Can't upload the pictures  :(

Paul

Title: Re: Is this a bulletproof rug ?
Post by: markpowell on January 24, 2010, 04:03:10 pm

If its polyprop i would use ultrapac renovate.
Mark

Title: Re: Is this a bulletproof rug ?
Post by: Ken Wainwright on January 24, 2010, 09:07:07 pm

Generally speaking, if the polyprop rug is woven, there is a small risk of rucking/shrinkage. To avoid, it needs to be blocked until dry. Otherwise the customer may need to "train" it by folding back the corners occasionally. Very simple, but if you don't forewarn them, they will think you have damaged their unique and precious family heirloom ::) :'( ;)

Safe and happy cleaning :)
The Ken

Title: Re: Is this a bulletproof rug ?
Post by: kinder clean on January 25, 2010, 12:58:26 am

Help !

The face filbre of the rug is woven directly to ???? what looks suspiciously like jute ???? running in one direction only.

I've done a burn test on a 10cm strand, its slow burning and it turns to a light coloured grey ash if that helps. 

I'm going to have to leave this one until I get the identification clarified, so if anyone could take a look at the photos I've got of the rug and it's backing material I can e-mail them over, this would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Paul