[mark_roberts]

Ive cleaned loads of these types of rugs before with no colour run issues.

Does the colour run test show run all over or just one area.

Id say it needs a pit wash regardless.

Interesting to see your results.

Mark

[Mike Halliday]

I only picked it up last night I can;t post after picture until its done..... but the solution we have discussed with the customer is a little bit different but its what they want . I've  experemints with the bleaches for my own  benefit

 

[Paul Moss]

Mark its an afghan, you only have to look at them and they bleed 

[Mike Halliday]

mark if you look at the towel it ran with what ever i touched it with

luckily it does'nt really need cleaning just the fringes sorting out

[Neil Williams]

Where's Dave Lionha when you want him?
His methods might seem primitive but he seems to know what to do with most things rugs and it normally involves hosing down until it stops bleeding.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

When I was at WE Franklin we used to clean these fringes with 'house hold bleach' then a rinse they always came up okay you got the fraying but with a pair of scissors you could sweeten them up.

Shaun

[wynne jones]

So he just wants the fringes bleached and shipped back, sounds straightforward to me.

It's a write off anyway, just wants the fringes looking nice.

[John Milnes]

Try a test with chlorine or amonia

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

I take it then there`s no one on the group doing flooded
Carpets these days.
Mike, the chances are that the reason Frankins wer`nt answering
Their phone calls was because they are `mown out`with wet
Carpets,due of course to the recent sub zero temperatures.

P.S.

Perhaps I should have started a different thread.


Lewis  Doubtfire

[colin fitch]

Mike,

My eye site is not great even with my glasses on.

But in your early photos it looks to me that the red has also run into most of the ivory in the field and boarder and turned it pinkish ?  Not just the fringes.

colin

[Hilton]

When I was at WE Franklin we used to clean these fringes with 'house hold bleach' then a rinse they always came up okay you got the fraying but with a pair of scissors you could sweeten them up.

Shaun

Bodge job then 

[Dave_Lee]

Ive also cleaned a lot of these without colour run problems, but on this one it has occurred due to flooding.
The obvious answer as Mike knows knows is to use bleach, however as the absorbancy is high on these rugs its important not to let the bleach wick up the pile where it meets the fringe. Probably a bit of a drawn out job, applying bleach and rinsing off shortly afterwards, followed by further applications until an acceptable level is reached.
Dave.

[Jim_77]

What is it with you heathens... always wanting to cut fringes off rugs!!!

Should be a fixable problem, probably a couple of hours work at least.  Just needs a bit of Magic

[Steve Rothwell]

pair of scissors 30 seconds ...........................

fringe gone...



PS  I like being a heathen

 

[Mike Halliday]

started with it today and decided to start slow this is the first attempt to see how it went will do again tomorrow, although this is for my own benefit as they want the fringe off as the other end is missing a lot of strands....  a bit like the gaps in these photos  but a lot worse

the flash shows them a lot lighter than they actually are, they still show a hit of colour

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Mike,I assume your near to Franklins.
Have you thought about getting the rug
Re-fringed.Assuming the pile responds
To treatment ask Franklins for a quote.
You should get trade rates taken to the door.
Doing it yourself,it might be more hastle
Than enough.The same thing can apply
To rug backings.They can be replaced,
Although usually repacement is the way
To go.



Lewis  Doubtfire

[Mike Halliday]

Lewis  I spoke to Franklins yesterday and got the distinct feeling they  are winding down the rug side of the business, they were supposed to get back to me

from first seeing these rugs I though i was too busy to do them so agreed with the customer that i would just arrange their packing and delivery ( Franklins no longer use Johnson dry cleaners as an agent)

[L.Doubtfire - The Blade Runner]

Who did you speak to ? Was it Mike Franklin,possibly Bill.
Does Bill still get actively involved with the company these
Days ?
I know David is no longer with us.
It`s quite awhile since I was over there.Mike told me his dad
Had had a stroke.
Find out properly whats happening.


Lewis  Doubtfire

[mark_roberts]

Can someone whos knows about rugs id these for us.

I thought they are (the pic with the white towel) Pakistani Bokara (sp).

Could be wrong of course.

Thanks
Mark

[garyfindlay]

Mike,

What do you call, or where can you get the grey grid the rugs sitting on?