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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2009, 08:24:20 pm »
If in doubt foam clean it, you need a bucket, some foaming shampoo and a sponge or hand mitt. Use the foam as a cleaner and extract off.

Personally I would wet clean and turbo dry.

Shaun

Jim_77

Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2009, 10:43:00 pm »
I'd follow Doug's sound advice.  Viscose in flat-woven form isn't a great risk, many people poop themselves at the mention of the material but it's not all doom and gloom!  If it was that weak it would split when sat on ::)

The only thing I'll add is that viscose never seems to clean very well when it's got really badly dirty.  I blitzed a really trashed one a while back with my normal heavy-duty approach and was left a bit frustrated, to say the least.

He who dares mate :D ;)

derek west

Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2009, 07:37:49 am »
if its basically paper, would i have better success with an eraser? ;D
always thinking!
derek

from edge2edge

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Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2009, 07:40:54 am »
Derek as they say if in doubt use a rubber mate   Regards Alan(swindon)

scholl

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Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2009, 04:34:48 pm »
What about a dry powder shampoo like Host. Certainly Hagerty sell a product which they say is suitable on all colour fast fabrics. I've got a large quantity of this Hagerty powder.
email : garford17@yahoo.co.uk

rich hand

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Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2009, 10:16:00 pm »
Cleaned a white vicose/linen flat weave suite very similar with water marks and stains all over. Rubbish to clean, method I used was to try everything twice and scrub like mad...solvex, solvall, spitfire, HD, Ultra pac, Rx spotter, sodium meta...not great results but they have had me back for the last two xmas cleans, sweated like mad each time. They said it was a good job compared to the dry cleans they had previous.   

Also cleaned a viscose suite recently with a decent pile, left it fury but they were happy.

Explain what can and can't be done and how it will be left with each method, price accordingly and let them decide, there won't be many.

derek west

Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #26 on: July 16, 2009, 10:11:06 pm »
did the test clean on one cushion.
think jim summed it up.
don't clean very well at all.
tried one step, tried natural orange. obviously i was cautious so agitation was minimal, probably could of scrubbed a lot harder, but from the results of the first 2 goes i decided to call it a day.
viscose is off my to-do list.
derek

Ricky M

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Re: i'm gonna walk, should i?
« Reply #27 on: July 17, 2009, 08:10:21 am »
Cleaned the same suite around 3/4 months ago at a well to do clients home ,if mem serves me correct there was baby milk , chock and B juice used a HD + MP as the main cleaner and a bit of special spotter . it went well , they are now on a CP .

aint read the whole thread but is not poss to get them to sign a waver if your concerned ?
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