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ian richards

Mixed fibres in upholstery
« on: November 09, 2004, 10:50:03 pm »
Hi Guy's.
Got called out today to quote on some upholstery, a two and a one seater.
It had a weird feel to it, kind of like a rubbery feel.
The content was ( supposedely)
26% pollyester
13%cotten
39%polymaid
22% Acrilyc

Sorry, but i aint got a clue!!!
Is it we cleanable???
If so, HOW???
Cheers
Ian.

Dynafoam

Re: Mixed fibres in upholstery
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2004, 11:29:33 pm »
Ian,

Based soley on fibre conten it definatly would be wet cleanable - but there may be other considerations that dictate otherwise. What tests did you conduct?


ian richards

Re: Mixed fibres in upholstery
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2004, 12:02:56 pm »
Hi John,

I did a colour test, which was fine, and also a burn test,  but i could not determine the odour, and the melt back went to a hard ball.

Cheers

Ian

woodman

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Re: Mixed fibres in upholstery
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2004, 12:05:05 pm »
Clean using solutions No4 woolsafe product as the sofas contain cotton.

Dynafoam

Re: Mixed fibres in upholstery
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2004, 12:45:26 pm »
Ian,

The reason I asked the question is that you will not always have the luxury of asking others before proceeding.

The fibre mix indicates that the suite should be wet cleanable, so what else do you need to know?

You say you did a colour test. I'll assume that you tested for crocking, dye transfer and bleed, plus colour change with all the product you intend to apply

Another useful piece of information is whether  the fabric will physically alter in other ways if made wet. Will it shrink or stretch? Is there something in the construction of the fabric that will de-laminate, for example.

Most upholstery will allow inspection of the back of the fabric for anything suspicious and  you should know how to test for shrinkage/sagging.

If the fabric passes all these tests then it leaves you to decide on the matter of temperature, which comes from knowledge of the fibre characteristics.