[pro-fresh]

Hi

I have just had an e-mail enquiry to clean a "burgundy, suede effect 3-piece". They have cleaned one of the covers and the colour has run.
 Has anybody had any experience of cleaning coloured faux suede.

Thanks Kevin.

[carpet guy]

Treat as a fabric suite, but beware, some can de- laminate. I clean one on a 4 monthly cycle, using chrystallising dry foam

This is the quickest  method and has proven to give the best results, over the past 5 years.

There are three dogs, which jump all over the suite  and three young adults, plus the parents.

[pro-fresh]

Thanks Carpet Guy

I have cleaned a few faux suedes before, it's just the colour run i'm worried about. I only have a HWE system and if it does run I don't want it going patchy.

[mark shannon]

Cleaned loads with HWE and splitters, easy but do not risk solvents

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

I would tread carefully as Faux suede is a synthetic and probably pigmented rather than dyed, so I would be surprised if there was colour run.

It's possible they have used a washing powder containing bleaching agents and have faded, it  otherwise as the guys have said it's realatively straightforward apart from delamination if too hot or using solvents.

Cheers

Doug

[pro-fresh]

Thanks for the replies,

 I shall quote high,  and then take my time if I get the job.

By the way
I know I should probably know this but what is the difference between a pigmented and a dyed material.

[Neil Grainger]

Funny, i picked up one of these today, any idea's on chems to use on it. Cream in colour and from DFS, Is it best to towel dry after cleaning and use blowers.

In the years I have been going i'ver never seen one before today, but came accross the material on the NCCA course 4 years ago.

[*paul_moss]

Pro fresh
A pigment is a coloring matter, usually in the form of an insoluble powder that is mixed withsolvent, oil, water, etc. to make paint/coating. The pigment lays on the surface and becomes part of the dry film.

A dye is soluble in water and is used to color cloth,fabrics and other
porous materials.

Faux Suede is made of a mix of synthetic micro fibres and is dyed not pigmented.
It is very straight forward to clean and micro spliters tend to be the easiest way to clean them.
On alot of suites that are dyed red, they will give of some of the dye on cleaning, dont worry unless the dye transfer on a white test is major, if his is the case the dye may not be set correctly and cleaning is npt advised as streaking can occour.

I have had this situation twice in 4 years and both times a report was made out for the customer, on one occasion becaue of the report the retailer changed the suite.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Roberts method is a good one but I would go for alot of pre treatmant before extraction and take a turbo to dry it off quickly- and they do dry very fast too!

Shaun

[PaulKing]

or maybe run away fast!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

What quicker than the colour run?

Shaun

PS what do you think of the 2nd coming of the messiah in your part of the world?

[carpet guy]

Thought it might be worth detailing how I do this.

After vacuuming, I use "glove bonnets" which are soaked in hot, foamy water, the gloves are wrung out by hand and provided enough foam has been added to the water, there is plenty of foam being applied directly onto the surface and  this is aggitated thoroughly.

Light brushing, or towelling,  finishes the job
 
Because of the way the foam is applied and rapidly and evenly spread, there is less likelyhood of streaking.

rob

[*paul_moss]

Thought it might be worth detailing how I do this.

Because of the way the foam is applied and rapidly and evenly spread, there is less likelyhood of streaking.

rob

Rob are you still doing those suites nude 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Paul

NO

You can't say that he's over 60! my god that's disgusting.

Shaun

[carpet guy]

Is there any other way ?

What's disgusting about muscles of steel, 44 " chest, 28" waist, well, O K, that was a year or two ago !

rob