[stevie wonder]

Hi everyone.
Went to look at this suite today.Its very silky material,and you can see the pattern on the reverse.Anyone know what material it is,and the best way to clean it.

[clinton]

Might be a polyester and cotton mix by the look of it.

[Mike Halliday]

hand up if anyone who can identify a fabric purely by a visual inspection ( especially from a photo on the internet) :

lets get real we can have a guess but that's the best anyone can do.


clean & dry a section, then inspect it,  if its ok.... continue

[derek west]

customers invoice might have details.
swatch or inside a cushion, loose threads etc... do a burn test. failing that, like mike said
simples
derek

[clinton]

Have a go doing the bottom of the cushion ie where the zip is.

That would be my first choice after what derek posted

[stevie wonder]

Thanks gents.
Ive done a test,and will observe tomorrow.
Stevie.

[Mike Osbourne]

I do what Mike says and it has a few advantages.

The key is to do and use exactly what you plan to use, then get a hair dryer on it until completly dry, so that's from start to finish and far better than 'theory' It also gives you the option to test outside the normal parameters on mingers to see what you can use.

[stevie wonder]

Im going to phone her monday and see if the test has changed the material in anyway.
Thanks gents.
Stevie.

[markpowell]

Your going to ask the customer to check the results for you
Why not dry with an hair dryer when you did it and see for yourself, it would have been far more professional, hope the customer knows how to check for shrinkage and pile distortion, did you do a burn test to see what you was dealing with?
Have you done an upholstery cleaning training course?
Mark

[stevie wonder]

Hi mark.
When ever I do a test I  spray the area with  the solutions I  think I am going to use in the  cleaning.
I dont bother with false hair drying .
I allow the solution to dry natually.Why dry the suite unnatually.I give it till the next day and then inspect it myself.
I never rush a job ,Then if there is no change in the look or composition of the suite, I will clean it.
iF i am unsure of the fabric I will ask advice,and untill I am totally sure of the type of fabric I am cleaning  I wont clean it.And I do know all about burn tests.
And could you please advise
me on the best course on fabric identification.
Stevie.
PS.After I phone her I will inspect it myself.
Thanks Mark.

[robert meldrum]

Stevie

Please tell us you're kidding.................you would'nt really spend the time going to a location doing a partial test. Phoning the client next day and then going back to confirm their findings/ opinions.

Someone else turns up and goes through the routine as described by Mike O and offers to clean the item there and then at a price that reflects his more efficient use of time .

Who is most likely to impress the client ??

I was in an Arnold Clark showroom on Friday resolving a problem their valeter was unable to sort. Three trials with products including hairdryer................job completed in just over 35 mins.

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

I would check for colour bleed which is unlikely and then I would clean it.

Cheers

Doug

[stevie wonder]

Thanks gents.I basically always quote on suites,and if I get it then I test it.Then tell them when I can do it.By the time I do it I check the test  again and clean it.I havnt got time to clean  it there and then ,especially when im quoting at 9 oclock at night. But its a good point you are making about time management.Ill review mine
Stevie.